I Lost My Husband in a Motorcycle Accident 2 Months After Our Wedding

Listen to this episode from Mighty Pursuit Podcast on Spotify. When she was 26, Jessica Rice’s life got turned upside down. She tragically lost her husband Jarronn in a motorcycle accident – just two and a half months after they got married. Four years later, Jessica got remarried to Jordan, who also lost his spouse tragically in his 20s. Their love story has been featured in ABC News, The Huffington Post and DailyMail, not to mention a video that has gone viral on YouTube. Few things are more tragic than losing a spouse instantly, especially when you are really young and just got married. In this conversation, we talk about grief, tragedy and navigating the road forward. Chapters:0:00 - 1:00 - Intro1:00 - 4:09 - Meeting Jarronn4:09 - 8:25 - The proposal story8:25 - 10:26 - The wedding10:26 - 13:00 - The motorcycle13:00 - 20:49 - The night Jarronn died20:49 - 24:17 - The aftermath24:17 - 30:22 - Recurring dreams30:22 - 33:05 - Blogging & grieving33:05 - 35:45 - Stuffing your emotions35:45 - 42:39 - How do you prevent grief from crippling you?42:39 - 45:34 - When nothing helps45:34 - 50:44 - Loving someone through grief50:44 - 53:48 - Putting a timetable on grief53:48 - 58:09 - Letting go of what you thought life would be58:09 - 1:06:10 - If God exists, why would he allow this to happen?1:06:10 - 1:09:14 - The paradox of grief1:09:14 - 1:13:12 - This is not the end1:13:02 - 1:18:25 - Meeting Jordan1:18:25 - 1:23:48 - Crying on the first date1:23:48 - 1:28:31 - Holding each other’s grief1:28:31 - 1:32:21 - “Moving on”1:32:21 - 1:36:35 - Getting remarried1:36:35 - 1:39:22 - A message to those who are hopeless right now1:39:22 - 1:43:52 - There is purpose in the painMighty Pursuit Links:Website: https://www.mightypursuit.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mightypursuit/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mightypursuit/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mightypursuitFor business inquiries: [email protected]