I’m blessed that I got to know her, And that she was a part of my life, too. I came to love her as my own mom… just as she came to love Caulder and me as her own. I didn’t love her because of you, Lake. I loved her because of her. So, thank you for sharing her with us. She had more advice about life and love and happiness and heartache than anyone I’ve ever known. But the best advice she ever gave me? The best advice she ever gave us?” I read the quote in my hands. “ ‘Sometimes two people have to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together.’ ”
