THIS is one of those questions we always think about: Why?
The whole life and death thing really boggles my mind...and I suppose, everyone's.
One side of the blog:
My Aunt's husband passed away, during the night two nights ago. At 35, how do you anticipate this? what a blow to the family. especially her and her two baby boys (3 yrs and about 14 months). how do you deal with stuff like that? The wake is friday night. and the funeral is saturday morning. Please send your thoughts and prayers to my aunt in this time of great shock and sadness.
And the other side of the blog:
Congratulations to our friends Sarah and Mike, living in Portland, to their healthy and beautiful little girl. Sola Christine. 6 lbs 12 oz. more on her later.
I know there is no way that these two events are tied together, but it always makes me wonder. It makes me wonder about a Greater Plan, about God, about how retirement plans are sort of silly, about how life will not be what we want it to be, or how we are all humans living in our own little plan when really we maybe shouldn't be (ie, what are we really about? why?).
Death is so hard to fathom. so hard to get my brain wrapped around. is that because we assume it will not happen to us, or our loved ones? we assume that "things will go how we want them to?". i really have no idea. it's still sad. it's still overwhelming.
i love you all. i am thinking of you all (assuming that you're still keeping in contact with me.... who knows what'll happen next.
peace.
~nicole
