dbh

A mom that I have known for a number of years passed away on Friday. She was a wonderful person and a great mom. She has three children (ages 12-17) and was extremely active in our community. You could tell that she loved her children. She was very involved in their lives - volunteering in Girl Scouts, attending school events, etc. She was only in her early 40s. She was loved by many and will be greatly missed.

As I'm grieving the loss of a friend. I find myself also grieving for her children. I can't help thinking about all the major events in their lives that they are now going to have to experience without their mom. I'm sad for her too that she didn't get to experience this with her children.

I've been praying that they'll always be able to keep a piece of their mother with them. That they'll remember her love and how much they meant to her. They are strong kids with a supportive family so I'm pretty sure they will be fine.

This tragedy has got me thinking about how little control we have over the events in our lives. These kids got good parents and a stable home and it was taken away from them.

So many of us here didn't get that. I have/had parents who lived long lives but still went through many of my own life events alone or sometimes wishing I was alone.

So I find myself tonight praying for children who had good parents taken away from them too soon and for children who never had good parents at all.

May we all find a way to feel loved and secure. May we also find the strength to be the parent that we need for the rest of our journey.

Not sure if this makes sense, but I really needed to share.

Thank you for listening.

db