Takeaways

• A single quote scrolled past on Instagram can completely reframe how you think about grief, legacy, and the story you're currently living.
• Grief's questions change over time. What starts as "why did this happen" can eventually become "what story am I living right now."
• You still get to choose the story your loved ones would tell about you today. That story isn't finished.

Summary of the episode

As Kyle's nine-year heaven anniversary approaches, Kayla shares what happened when a quote stopped her mid-scroll on Instagram: "What if every time you thought of them, it was because they were telling a story about you in heaven?" That single line became the seed for this episode, a reflection on nine years of telling Kyle's story and what it might mean to ask, for once, what story he would tell about ...