Our easter rainbow

We have been away for the last month on vacation - a chance to unwind and rest. We've reflected on how this blog has helped with healing and really want to share more.

We still think about him all the time. We still cry. But we laugh a lot more now. And we know he's right there with us every step of the way.

His love is so strong. 

People ask if the trip helped. Yes, we believe it did :) There were many special moments to cherish and lots of time to just be together as a family. We called it our "William time".

While we were away, we saw a rainbow. It was the first rainbow we've seen since his death. It was Easter Sunday and we were staying in a small town overlooking the Mediterranean sea. It was totally magical, the colors of the sea and the trees and the buildings were so vibrant even though it was sort of cloudy. Everything seemed so bright from the scattered sunbeams and surfaces shimmered from the rain showers.

I'd been feeling sad that day, it being Easter and all. All I wanted was him, my little bunny. So when I spotted the rainbow I immediately felt happy, smiled, and yelled for Tom to look. The rainbow only lasted a few moments, but that was all we needed. 

It was a reminder of how a little light can shine down and create something spectacular, how a little light can brighten up a rainy day. And a reminder that he was right there with us, that we are on this journey together.

We'd like to share a note we wrote to our little light that day:

William,

You are every beautiful thing we see,

and every good feeling we feel.

Happy Easter, little one.

Keep sending us rainbows.

We love you,

Mommy and Daddy

Easter 2015
Positano, Italy

Taken literally seconds after the rainbow dissapeared,
too short lived to capture on photo but still beautiful