So, it's been a hard couple of weeks for us, with Jarrod being gone and us being sick. But in comparison to what so many around us are dealing with, we are so very, very blessed. Is it just me or does it seem like tragedy, pain and death has just been overwhelming lately? Maybe, it's because I am getting older and I am more aware about these things, or maybe it's because my circle of friends and acquaintances is larger? There have been four deaths that have touched someone in my life in the past couple of weeks. One is, as some of you may or may not know, one of my best friends and college suite-mate, Sam lost her baby this past Thursday. She was 21 weeks along in her pregnancy and expecting their second child, a boy they were going to name Kellan. I can't tell you how much my heart aches and breaks for her and her family. They had the funeral on Saturday and all I could think about was what a horrible day Sunday, Mother's day, was for her. How do you even go about grieving for a child you never met, held or knew? Then I found out this morning that a girl I work with had a friend that just died. She was only 34 years old and has three kids, the oldest 10 years old and the youngest 3 months old. She was diagnosed with breast cancer while she was pregnant, so by the time she delivered and it was safe to take treatments it had spread and there was nothing the doctors could do for her. Wow. That's just so tough for me, I can't even imagine? I have a really hard time wrapping my brain around tragic events like this. I do know that God has a plan and we should see that there is some good that comes out of all bad situations, but I have to be honest, sometimes I wonder what the good is in times like these. Why do bad things happen to such good people? Life just seems so unfair sometimes.
I stumbled upon these song lyrics and thought that I would share:
