Kimberly Van Der Beek, the widow of actor James Van Der Beek, has said "reality is settling in" in an emotional tribute three months after his death.
The actor, best known for starring in the US teen drama Dawson's Creek, died on 11 February after suffering from bowel cancer.
Kimberly Van Der Beek shared an update with her 544,000 followers on Instagram on Tuesday, describing the "outpouring of support" as "tremendous".
Sharing a carousel of photographs of the actor with their children, she said: "Yesterday was three months since we lost @vanderjames.
"To say I'm heartbroken is a severe understatement. Words just don't capture what grief is. The comforts of shock have worn off. The reality is settling in... and I miss him. We all miss him. Yet, there is a different kind of magic in the air. I feel him. I know him more deeply.
"My conscious connection to God has deepened. The veils of the universe have thinned. And I trust that this is the path me and my family have always been intended to walk."
The couple's six children are: daughters Olivia, Annabel, Emilia, and Gwendolyn, and sons Joshua and Jeremiah.
Kimberly Van Der Beek continued: "The outpouring of support has been tremendous.
"It's held our family in the most beautiful of ways. You all went absolutely above and beyond anything I could have ever expected in supporting us and honoring James. I am deeply grateful. There is so much more to share here. And in time - I will."
Van Der Beek rose to fame playing Dawson Leery in Dawson's Creek, which also starred Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams.
The show, which ran for six seasons from 1998 until 2003, followed the four hyper-articulate teenagers who were constantly embroiled in complex romantic entanglements.
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Source: Press Association
