06/11/2026
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕.
Dear Mom,
As I look at these photos of Akaden and me, I’m reminded of how much time has passed since you’ve been gone….and how quickly time continues to move.
The little boy you loved so much isn’t so little anymore. He’s the last baby of our family, but he was always your baby. Honestly, if you were still here, I’m pretty sure he’d choose you over me every single time.
I wish you could see the young man he’s becoming. I wish you were here to hear his stories, laugh with him, and spoil him the way only you could.
Losing you taught me a lesson I wish I didn’t have to learn so early…that time is our most valuable asset. It changed the way I look at life. I stopped asking how to work more and started asking how to be present more. How to create more memories. How to spend more time with the people I love while I still can.
That realization has shaped so many of the decisions I’ve made over the last few years. It reminded me that life isn’t measured by how many hours we work, but by the moments we share with the people who matter most.
We miss you every day. Thank you for continuing to guide me, even from a distance. Please keep watching over us.
We love you.
Love always,
Your daughter, Padee ❤️
“𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔.”
Photo credit: The Amazing Husband -F/9 Imaging
