Booyah! for Braydon, part 2

This phone version of blogging is not letting me make a long post or make new paragraphs. Sorry. Anyway, I was fortunate to be able to drive down to St. George the morning after Braydon's death with Jana and Hannah and Maelie. And Scott came down the following day after work and stayed with us until we all went home about a week later. My entire family made it to St. George to be with Melissa and her kids. It was all so surreal--watching Melissa plan her husband's funeral and then graciously greet hundreds of people who stopped by the house and/or attended Braydon's viewings, funeral, and burial. It has been so incredibly heart-breaking to watch Melissa and her 4 sweet kids (ages 13, 10, almost 8, and 5) deal with the loss of their husband and daddy. But it has also been very heart-warming to see the outpouring of love and support from their friends, their ward, and the entire community. I didn't realize until after he was gone how many people's lives Braydon had touched by his positivity, his friendliness, and his determination to never give up (not to mention his signature exclamation of Booyah!). I love Braydon and will miss him. His life and death have motivated me to not take my blessings for granted and to reach out more to those around me. Please keep my sister Melissa and her children (Mikayla, Kyler, Rylan, and Katelyn) in your prayers for a very long time!