Grace and I both started our blogs in March of 2015. One of us always seemed to remind the other of our blogoversaries each year. :) I'd see her post or she'd see mine and it was like, "Oh yeah! It's that time again!" We'd joke that it seemed one of us forgot about it every year.
Grace was also the very first blogger friend I made. I don't recall how I found her blog, but from the very start Grace was kind and friendly and welcoming. Even though we started our blogs within a week or two of each other, I apparently thought she had all the answers and I remember reaching out to her in those early days and asking questions. I'm sure it comes as no surprise that she was always helpful and gracious.
Over the span of four years, Grace was a constant in my blogging life. I think I visited and commented on virtually every post she made and she did the same. Our reading tastes were similar and we both read contemporary novels (women's fiction, romance, YA) almost exclusively.
It's too hard to think about how young she was - and the devastating loss to her family. So instead I choose to remember her kindness. The fact that she always had something positive to contribute. Her devotion to her three kids and all the soccer games and gymnastics classes she enjoyed with them. Her date nights with her husband. Her love of a good book and a glass of wine.
I considered Grace a friend. And I will miss her.
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For those interested, Grace's family has requested that any donations be made in her name to METAvivor Research and Support.
