Sheinelle Jones on Husband Uche Ojeh’s Death, Grief

And as Sheinelle and her family—which also includes kids Kayin16, and Clara’s twin Uche13—continue to navigate their grief, she’s encouraging her little ones to not be scared of expressing their emotions.

“What I’ve told my kids, it’s almost like rain can’t last forever,” she told Savannah in a Sept. 5 interview on Today. “So when the rain comes, in some ways, I’ve just learned to look up at the rain and let it clear the air. I don’t run away from crying anymore. When it comes to grief, I see it as, ‘Here comes my cleansing rain.’ And it’s OK. So when it comes now, I’m like, ‘OK, you can come. We can sit for a little bit.’”

Keep reading to see more heartfelt moments in Sheinelle’s family album…