A year ago, I learned just how quickly a life can be taken away.
A year ago, I learned that a little girl I had grown very fond of via the stories her mother shared with the world on her blog had left this world.
A year ago, I learned just how kind strangers can be.
A year ago, I learned to love each and every person in my life a little bit harder then I already was.
A year ago, I learned that everything can change in the blink of an eye.
A year ago, my life changed.

To the adorable Miss Madeline Alice Spohr:

You left this world too soon and even though I never had a chance to meet you in real life, you had a very large impact on my world.
Although my children never knew you, they do know of you and walked in your honor last year and are excited to do it again this year.
To you Maddie, I thank you.
Thank you for changing my life and showing me how to love more.

To Mike and Heather Spohr:

I think of you everyday when I look at my children and I remember to tell them I love them because your pain has taught me to never take anything for granted.
I know there are no words that can make everything in your life return to “normal” but I want you to know that you have also had a huge impact on my life.
Seeing the way you have supported each other this past year has taught me that it is possible to pull yourself out of the darkness when you have your best friend by your side.

To Mike, Heather, Maddie and Annie:

Today I will be thinking of all of you.
Today I will see hues of purple everywhere I look.
You are all in my heart.

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