AUTHORS NOTE

BANNED FROM THE BEACH

To my Dearest Husband, Adam Curtis Williams,

I want to thank you from the deepest part of my heart for everything you are. The goodness inside you is my favorite thing about you — it’s the part of you that has always felt like home to me. And I’m grateful for the chance to learn from the harder parts of your story, too, the places where the shadows live. Without that darkness, your light wouldn’t shine the way it does. The depth of one has always matched the depth of the other. I’ve always known that.

Walking through your story with you has been one of the greatest honors of my life. Learning the layers of your soul, piece by piece, has changed me. I know how hard it was for you to open these parts of yourself, and tell the worst parts of you. I want you to know I saw every bit of your courage. You were brave. You chose truth. You chose closure. You chose to let your life be seen. And because of that, others will understand things they never would have without you.

There were moments when you wanted to run — moments when the weight of it all felt too heavy, when you fought me because facing the past hurt too much. But even then, I saw your real remorse, the ache in you to make things right, the part of you that refused to hide anymore. Thank you for staying. Thank you for pushing through with me, for looking forward instead of back, for choosing a life built on healing and new beginnings.

I’m here to tell you: we made it. We arrived somewhere only the two of us could have obtained together. And I love you for eternity. I thank you for three things.

First, for being my best friend all these years. I love doing life with you — on the hard days, on the beautiful ones, and on every ordinary day in between, simply because we’re together.

Second, for giving me access to your soul. That is a gift beyond measure, one I never take lightly.

And Third, for trusting me with your truth. Even in your darkest moments, there was wisdom waiting to be found.

Never forget how special you are, how deeply loved you are — especially by me, your eternal wife. I have always believed in your goodness. It’s been there all along; you just needed someone to help you see it again.

You are never beyond our Savior’s reach. Our Heavenly Father and Mother love you.

With all my love,
Your Bestbudsaa XOXOXOX