Sunday, May 30, 2010

Sweet Olivia

Most days I can find more than a few reasons to be excited about life.

Today is not one of those days.

I got some awful news this weekend that is finally starting to register. My dear cousin Olivia was hit by a car and killed crossing the street to her bus stop Friday morning. She was just 14 years old.

I keep thinking about what an awkward, unsure little thing I was when I was 14. About how much of my life hadn't even begun yet. About the experiences I'd have missed if I hadn't lived to see 15 or 16 or 18 or 20.

There are just no words for something like this. I know that God is good and that his plan is perfect. But even his word tells us that there is a season for everything. And this season is for heartbreak. There's no way around it.

I'm headed to Tampa Tuesday night to be with my family and attend the funeral. With it being 50 degrees and still rainy in Seattle, a surprise trip to Florida would be a welcome escape under any other circumstances. But this is never the kind of thing you want to go home for.

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers this week. We'll need all the love we can get.

3 comments:

  1. How terribly sad. I am praying for you and your whole family right now. I pray that the Lord is holding you all close over these next few days.

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  2. sarah I don't really know what to say. i just want you to know I am weeping right along with you even though i never had the pleasure of knowing Olivia. i am praying for you and your family. i love you.

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  3. my dear friend. my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

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