Hord remarried in 2015 and she shared an expression she enjoys from her spouse, Axel Johnson, which is that “‘Good things happen for a reason'”– rather than the old “everything happens for a reason,” which she discovers suspect.
But she securely thinks that when life comes calling with its difficulties, absolutely nothing more is needed than what’s currently within us.
“I don’t believe there’s a grief index,” Hord stated. “You know, it’s easy to look at me and say, ‘Oh, I couldn’t do that.’ But we all have things in our lives that we struggle with that cause us to have to find the guts to say, ‘Yet in spite of that, I’m going to continue.'”
Of course, she likewise stated of ending up being a source of strength for others, “I did not choose this. What happened was, I had people write me letters and say, ‘Michelle, I had not prayed in years until I saw you speak at Gabrielle’s funeral.’ ‘Michelle, I watched you go to work every day and it’s inspiring to me.’ And I realized the holes in my heart were letting light of hope come through for other people. So this wasn’t really about me, it was about honoring her spirit and hopefully giving other people hope.”
