KristieHardy

My name is Kristie Hardy. I am 32 years old and I became a widow and solo mommy to three beautiful children on May 26,2015 when my husband and the love of my life passed away unexpectedly in his sleep. I write quite a bit to try to cope and process everything and once in a while I get brave enough to share. See, I started dating my husband when I was 17 and we were together from then on so I am having to find my identity all over again. I have learned to take one very scary tentative step at a time, even when I may falter 10 steps back. I am proud of myself as long as I know I am doing my best and striving for happiness for our children. Our children are my reason for breathing they are currently 9(girl and 8 at the time of his passing), 6(girl and 5 at the time of his passing) and almost 2(boy and he was 2 days shy of 6months old at the time of his passing). My biggest goal and priority is to lead them by example and give them the understanding that while it is ok to miss him and be sad and cry, that it is also ok to smile and be happy and celebrate all of the amazing memories that we were able to make with him. I try to live by the belief that helping others is healing for the soul. I really hope that any writing that I share is able to touch another's heart and possibly even help even one person.