Featured Writer: Sandy Bruce

Welcome to our second mom story in our series beYOUtiful Mom!

I lay in bed with tears flowing down my cheeks as my 2 year old sobbed and asked again where daddy was and when he was coming home.   It had only been a week since an accident took his life suddenly, and we were thrust from “normal” into heartache and loss.   How could I explain to my sweet girl that, this time, daddy wasn’t coming home anymore?

Neil was a missionary helicopter pilot – he flew his last flight on Sept. 20, 2004, but it wasn’t until the following day that they located the crash site and I found out he hadn’t survived.  (more…)