Kathie Lee Gifford Pens Touching Message on the Year Following Frank Gifford's Death

Today marks one year since Kathie Lee Gifford lost her husband of 29 years, Frank Gifford.

However, the Today host is looking back at the last 365 days since his death and rejoicing in her strengthened relationship with God, penning a touching message about her journey in hopes of helping anyone else who has lost a loved one.

“I’ve gotten through this past year the way I’ve gotten through every day of my life: faithfully trusting God to do what God does, which is to show up, redeem and restore,” she began. “If you thought about it as ‘How am I ever going to get through this year?’—well, God doesn’t promise you a year. He promises you a day at a time.”

She continued, “He broke life into 24-hour-periods because that’s all we can handle. The next day, you reach for your fresh cup of mercy that you need every bit as much as the day before.”

Gifford opened up about the morning she found her husband and realized he had passed. “The look on his face was complete and total wonder,” she explained. “I felt in that moment he saw Jesus, and Jesus took his breath away. That’s the way I want to go.”

As for how she’s handled his death and the advice she’d give to others who might be grieving, too, Gifford said, “I would tell them it’s impossible to do it on your own. You need to immerse yourself in the word of God. What I would do is get up in the morning and spend time in prayer. Start really learning as much Scripture as possible so you can quote it without looking it up, so it’s in your DNA. You can call on it when you’re feeling challenged in your faith.”

Finally, she concluded, “Don’t rush the process. Joy can exist in the exact same spot as your grief.”

Frank passed away of natural causes at his Connecticut home on the morning of Aug. 9, 2015.