01/09/2025
Many of you have met my cousin Molly Broadwater, who gave up many weekends in 2023 and 2024 to come help me whilst I galavanted around to every hill and hollow in West Virginia selling crystals. In September, her husband Chris, became critically ill will pancreatitis. For ten weeks, she never left his side, and never slept in order to be able to answer any calls from the hospital. Chris Broadwater fought so hard, so selflessly, and so valiantly to try to overcome this illness, but in the end, it was just to much for his body to fight. On December 5, 2024, at the young age of 31, Chris passed away. I still cannot fathom what Molly is going through and feeling and can’t imagine anyone losing a spouse at such a young age.
Throughout the whole progression of his illness, so many people came forward, talking about his positive impact on the children he taught (he was a band teacher) and many many more were sharing the small acts of kindness that Chris did for them. Chris was such a sweet, goofy, talented, humble, and kind man.
One thing that Molly and Chris’ friends shared is that Chris was always saying “The Sky is Blue.” It’s hard for us all to see it now in the midst of the tragedy and grief, but somehow, someday, someway, in our own time, we’ll be able to see the blue sky again. With so many people hurting over this loss, I wanted to be able to reach a lot of people with a small memento of our too short time with Chris, and simultaneously help Molly out a little bit financially.
Em’s Gems n’ More is going to be selling these bracelets for $2 each (an additional $1 to ship). The darker blue comes in 3 sizes:
1. Adult small (for those with smaller wrists and children)
2. Regular adult
3. Adult XL (for those with larger wrists)
The lighter blue are the color that Molly’s bridesmaids wore to her and Chris’s wedding and they only come in the regular adult size.
Please message me or comment below which size and color (and how many of each) you would like and I’ll get a spreadsheet going of everyone’s orders. You can either PayPal me through friends and family or Venmo me the payment for your order OR bring cash to the Broadwater Bash on January 25th and pick up the order there. I have about 98 XL and 100 small sizes in the dark blue and about 700 regular size between both blues. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST TO REACH AS MANY OF HOS FRIENDS AND STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE!