Me falling to my knees when she met me at the door with a positive pregnancy test. Our daughter blowing out birthday candles as our son tried to swipe the icing. Playing catch on the front lawn. Kissing boo-boos when they fell off their bikes. Taking pictures before they headed off to prom. Cars lining the street as we hosted a high school graduation party in the backyard. Our last child driving away for college, leaving us with a heartbreakingly empty nest, but still grinning because I knew Gwen would be forever by my side. I hadn’t just let go of Gwen all those years ago. I’d let go of an
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