With a Couch, a Map, and My Brother’s Love, Was The Journey How We Healed

I can still picture the day I finally said goodbye to that hideous old couch, as if it happened just yesterday. It was a gentle autumn morning, the sort where the sky hangs heavy with clouds yet doesn’t seem ready to spill any rain, and the cool air brushes against your cheeks. My husband, Bryce, had headed off to work at the break of day,

leaving me by myself in the house, with only our dog wandering around the kitchen in search of any leftover treats. The living room was filled with a soft gray light that spilled over the worn cushions of that huge piece of furniture.

I had been pestering Bryce to get rid of that couch for months—maybe even nearly a year. Whenever I mentioned it, he would just nod off in a daze and respond with something like, “Yeah, we’ll take care of it soon,” or “No worries, I’ll get a junk service on it,” but he never actually did anything. I just couldn’t understand why he was hesitating; it felt so out of character for him. He was typically practical and didn’t hold on to old things. This felt unique.

The couch was absolutely awful. Once, it had a soft pale blue hue, perhaps decades in the past, but now it had transformed into a murky shade that hovered somewhere between gray and green. Read more below

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