I was running as fast as I could, but I seemed to be moving in slow motion. In my mind, I kept thinking, Don't take him. I have to tell him. Wait! I love you! Don't go. Don't take him! Not yet.
Finally, through the mass of people, I saw Brad lying on his stomach under the guardrail. His head was facing the road, and most of his clothes had been removed. I jumped over the guardrail, and I still remember the rocks pushing hard into the palms of my hands as I dug out rocks next to his body so I could lie as close to him as possible.
He was conscious and knew I was there. I quietly talked with him and tried to calm him. I told him I loved him, and he told me he loved me.
When Elizabeth's husband dies of a sudden heart attack, she doesn't think she can go on. Just two days before, they had shared a porch swing talk. His words came back to her. "If anything should happen to me, I want you to live your life in every way."
Her family had already endured many devastating losses. Now, her husband of twenty-nine years had died. How can she help her son and daughter deal with heartbreak when she has nothing to give? Can she learn to be a single woman, again? Can she trust God to help her live her way into the answers? Porch Swings and Fireflies: Creating Life Out of Loss is the story of Elizabeth's choice to live her life.
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