So today has been a busy day in general for Chris and I... well for Chris it has been a crazy week, but that another story. I guess I just want to talk a little now about some very horrible, tragic news I discovered after taking Chris to the testing center so he'd have the most amount of time he could. I got on Facebook and noticed a good friend of Chris' had an unusual post "hurt.." That's it. So I admit I clicked on his name and tried to see what had happened....
I was shocked to see posts from who I found out were his mother-in-law talking about funeral plans and remembrances of her daughter. I looked at an article from a newspaper that she mentioned and figured out that something Chris and I had seen in one of the only times we've had the news on about a tragic accidental shooting of a young woman, fairly newly married, in a 7-11 parking lot, from a gun that is so old it has no safety falling and discharging on its own, was in fact the tragic incident that took Chris' friend's wife from him.
I was/am shocked and stunned that it's someone we've got a connection to. I can't imagine being in that position. I can't imagine the feelings, the pain! I broke down and cried for him and their families and there are no words available for me who barely knew this young man except for through Chris and his high regard for him. I remember when I first heard of him and Chris told me stories of him I was excited to get to know him and the girl he was at the time so serious about and then they became engaged and got married and I thought the same of her. It'd be fun to meet people who Chris was so fond of.
I couldn't imagine losing Chris so soon or being in that situation. So right now, I'm praying - for him, their families and for us and everyone I know to remember how precious our time is and that we don't always know what could happen. So don't waste time on stupid things if you can help it. Remember what a blessing it is for the people we have in our lives, especially our spouses. God Bless.
Jill you are so not nice... you arent supposed to make me all teary this early in the morning! jk-- thanks for the thoughts, I get scared about losing Jon all the time too. It only gets worse with time I think, especially now that Im pregnant I think about how hard it would be to raise our kid without him. It just always makes me so grateful for our knowledge of Heavenly Fathers plan, and being sealed to those we love.
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