Kayla Stoecklein and her three boys have navigated a whirlwind of grief since her husband Andrew committed suicide last month.
In a heartwrenching letter written just three days after the tragedy, Kayla poured her heart out to her sweet husband who she couldn’t imagine living life without:
“Nothing can take away the suffocating pain I feel now you are gone. I miss every part of you, I see you everywhere. I replay the events of that fateful day over and over again in my mind wishing I could have done things differently. Wishing I could have held your hand one more time and prayed over you and told you how much I love you, how much I believe in you, and how God’s got this too.”
As a father, husband, and the head pastor of Inland Hills Church, Andrew was the rock for his family and the spiritual leader for so many.
Losing him seemed unfathomable.
But just three weeks after his death, Kayla has found that her grieving but strong little family is still able to revel in the small joys and big plans God has for them.
While the pain may rest just beneath the surface of every moment they walk through, Kayla is proud that her boys won’t let the tragedy of losing their dad ruin their day.