I should’ve wrote this post yesterday, but found myself very busy and decided to leave it for today. However, this morning I received some tragic news about two former students who were fatally injured in a car accident last night. I didn’t want to write this post on joys. Not when I’m grappling with this news. One of those students was a very special student to me. He was a member of my show choir the year I returned after 6 months of chemo and radiation. It was after that school year his mom was diagnosed and it was hard for him. He made through high school and graduated a couple of months ago. Shortly after that, his mom lost her battle with cancer. Now he’s gone too. His sister just graduated 8th grade and was part of the music department as well. My heart is breaking for her and her family. It’s breaking for the Pioneer community and the graduating class who are getting ready to leave for college.
How can I even think about writing joys today. Ironic….. if I had written this yesterday, it would have been very different.
So now I have to fight hard for these joys of the past week as I think about this tragedy. Isn’t that what this is about though? Finding joys through the muck and mire of life?
So, here we go:
1. Last week was restful. No go to sleep or wake up times
2. I have been cleaning and re-organizing
3. I sang a song that Mark suggested in church yesterday. It felt good.
4. Mark actually sang with me.
5. We had our parents over for a wonderful dinner last night.
I’m all about looking for lessons learned, and here’s what I take from this, and why it was necessary for me to write this post today instead of yesterday.
Hold on to your family tight. Solve those issues. Love each other, even through the muck and mire of life.
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