Hi everyone. I am Tammy Gilkey Hester. By the grace of God, I was given two beautiful boys. Lee and Brandon. My relationship with them is amazing. Lee would have been 24 and Brandon is 18 and ready for college. Two weeks before the death of my son, I told my husband we were going to lose someone really close to us. The day before the accident, I sat in Lee's lap and told him what he meant to me and how I loved him. I left the drive, to find myself coming back and getting out not once but twice and kiss and hug him. The last thing I said was I love you. We were so close. He was so full of life. He touched so many people I never knew. God knew I was going to need that moment with Lee.

He was driving his best friend because his friend had been drinking. As he topped a hill, the truck hit an embankment and killed Lee instantly. His friend survived. Never once have I questioned God. This was his plan from the beginning. I pray each day for God to use this to glorify him. Use me in the ways to help others. I truly believe Lee's life had purpose and is continuing to touch others. I lost one child, but gained a hundred new kids in my life. They all check on me, call me, cry with me, mostly they keep Lee's memory alive. He will never be IV gotten.

There are days I wake and think...this is not my life. How did I get to this place in my life. Without my child. The pain is so deep sometimes I cant cry and other times I cant stop.The pain in my heart, my soul, and mind is unspeakable and unbelievable.

Everyday God puts someone in my path to either comfort me or for me to comfort them. He is amazing. If we only let him lead us and carry us through the valley of death.

We have one chance to teach our kids what being saved and washed of the blood to have their name in the Lambs book of Life. My Lee was in that book and is in Heaven as we speak.

Each day I wake is a gift. God loved me so much to bless me with Brandon and Lee. When I get to Heaven , Lee will be the first I run to.

Please keep me in your prayers and thank you Lisa for this opportunity. Love you . Tammy