An Angel on Earth
You’re mourning the loss of what you thought your life was going to be. Let it go. Things don’t always work out as you planned; that’s not necessarily bad. Things have a way of working out anyway. ~ Frasier Crane It was July of 2007 when I learned I was pregnant again. I knew I was pregnant with my daughter, whom I had dreamed about off and on for four years. Ever since we had moved to Mendon, UT, I had dreamed about her. I knew she would have beautiful brunette hair, large loving eyes, and a contagious, radiant smile. The day I chose to tell Randy about the pregnancy is one we will never forget. I told him on his birthday, his 40 th birthday. Randy didn’t think this was good news like I did. Later, Alex called him from a camp he was working at that summer, called camp Fire Walker. After telling his dad happy birthday, Alex broke the news that our Suburban, the only vehicle that could hold our entire family, had broken down. It wasn’t going anywhere ever again. I...