Amanda Kloots posted a photo from last Christmas that she spent on Thursday with her late husband Nick Cordero.
Cordero died tragically earlier this year, at the age of 41, after suffering complications from COVID-19, an ordeal his wife regularly documented with Instagram followers.
Despite enduring such a painful year, Kloots, 38, gave a positive note while reflecting on 2020 with more photos from happier times.
“We were so excited to be together for the holidays”: Amanda Kloots posted a photo from last Christmas she spent with her late husband Nick Cordero on Thursday
“Merry Christmas to all,” Amanda began in the long legend with a heart emoji. “I know this Christmas is different for many of us. It was a year full of losses in many ways. I’ve found that focusing on what I do helps me tremendously.
“I start the day with a positive thought and go to bed counting my blessings. It’s not always easy, but it always helps. Gratitude creates optimism. I would say, I don’t want time away. Time is precious, even when it is difficult.
“I love this photo of my family last Christmas. It was, without a doubt, my favorite Christmas I remember. Elvis was only six months old, our little Christmas present from God. We were so excited to be together for the holidays.
Amanda regularly keeps the memories of her late husband on her Instagram account since his death in July.
“I love this picture of my family”: Amanda shone with joy when she took a picture of her family
In loving memory: Kloots recently had a ring made from the ashes of her late husband Nick Cordero, following his widespread loss in July, taking to Instagram with the beautiful jewel
Family legacy: She wrote: “Something very special arrived yesterday. @stephaniegottlieb made this ring for me using some of Nicks’ ashes. She placed a sapphire in the center, her birthstone. This ring, engraved with NC, will go to Elvis one day “
On Wednesday, she shared a video with the ring she made from her husband’s ashes.
The 38-year-old posted a video with a gold ring, with a large clear square stone, placed in the middle with a sapphire.
She wrote: “Something very special arrived yesterday. @stephaniegottlieb made this ring for me using some of Nicks’ ashes. She placed a sapphire in the center, her birthstone. This ring, engraved with NC, will go to Elvis one day. I am constantly amazed at the ways in which you can incorporate ash to keep your person close to you.
“I like that Nick is with me in many places; the ocean, a beautiful vase, an urn still in my hand. Nick went to Stephanie for all my jewelry, he knew he liked her drawings! My wedding and engagement ring are from her, so this ring is very special to me.
Kloots tied the knot with Cordero in 2017 and they met their only son, Elvis Eduardo, one, last year.
Precious gem: The 38-year-old posted a video of a gold ring with a large clear square stone set in the middle with a sapphire
Special pieces: Kloots added: “Nick went to Stephanie for all my jewelry, he knew he liked her drawings! My wedding and engagement ring are from her, so this ring is very special to me. “
She recently thought about spending her first Christmas without her husband and the father of her child, who died in July at the age of 41.
Host Talk posted a photo of Cordero on Instagram holding her little boy, writing: “One of my favorite pictures of Nick and Elvis.
– It was last Christmas. My family flew to South Carolina and had a Hallmark-style Christmas at @montagepalmettobluff. I will never forget her. Hug your dear close boys.
Happy family: Kloots tied the knot with Cordero in 2017 and welcomed their only son Elvis Eduardo, one, last year
Last Christmas: She recently thought about spending her first Christmas without her husband and the father of her child, who died in July at the age of 41.
Expressing pain: She was open on social media about her experience of having a loved one to receive COVID-19, following the pain that came with her subsequent transition (in August 2019)
She was open on social media about her experience of having a loved one receive COVID-19, following the pain that came with her subsequent passing.
Cordero was diagnosed with coronavirus in March, spending the last three months of his life in a hospital.
Doctors amputated his leg due to a blood clot caused by complications with the virus in April and gave him a tracheostomy tube in May, after they developed “holes in his lungs”.
Cordero died on July 5, 2020. Kloots wrote on Instagram at the time: “God has another angel in heaven now. My dear husband died this morning. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth.
RIP: Cordero died on July 5, 2020. Kloots wrote on Instagram at the time: “God has another angel in heaven now. My dear husband died this morning. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth. “