Meeting Ryan
This morning I got an opportunity to share this with my faith community. December 21, 2018, I met Ryan, the young man who ran the red light that killed Joshua. It was a meeting I had asked the county solicitor about having and she was kind enough to get it arranged. I wanted to see him as a real person and look into his eyes. All I knew of him were the smug selfies in his deputy uniform I’d seen on Facebook. There were things I could have said and questions I could have asked him, but none of that seemed to matter. I wanted him to know how important Josh was to me and the people who knew and loved him. Somehow, I wanted to convey something meaningful. From the very beginning of this tragedy God has amazed me with his love and how close He has stayed by my side. From the very beginning of that Sunday, God had been right beside of me. No doubt Ryan had replayed July 23, 2017 over and over in his mind. The most impactful thing I could share with him was h