Life is Short

I've taken the time to reflect this weekend on how life is soo short and you never know when one of your loved ones may be taken from you. Downer topic, I know. On Friday, February 13th two of Kenzie and Chelsie's friends from college were killed in a car accident while on their way home from school for the weekend. It's tragic, but even more so when you know that they were sisters and one of them was to be engaged to be married this weekend. My heart breaks for this family. Micah and Shiloh were next door neighbors of Kenzie's and in the girls ward.

This is hard on my girls. How do you comfort them? How do I make it easier for them to understand how this could happen and why? My heart is fearful for my own girls as they travel back today. So, do I live in fear for them? NO! I cannot. It does no good and make things more difficult. Instead, I try to remember that it is in the Lord's hands. He is mindful of each of us, especially the family of these beautiful girls. He is our comforter. He knows the pain everyone involved is feeling and it is by turning our lives over to Him that we will find peace and understanding. It is in situations like this that we must turn to the Lord, sometimes it's the only way we can feel comfort because no human words can possibly express how truly sorry we are for the loss. And it is a loss. These girls leave behind a huge hole in a lot of hearts and lives. Kenzie and Chelsie are worried about how strange it will be to go back to school today and not see Micah and Shiloh next door and at the clubhouse where they both worked. I'm worried that they will arrive there at school safe and sound and that they will be able to deal with the grief.
And so this is life...sometimes it's sad, sometimes it's happy, sometimes it's joyful, sometimes it's worrysome, sometimes it's depressing, sometimes it's fun...but it's never the same all of the time. We don't know what tomorrow will bring, so let's be the best and do the very best we can to be good, honorable, loving people in this life. Let's be kinder to one another, mindful of each others feelings. Let's stop judging people and just love them. Most of all, hug your family, because sometimes, life IS short!