I’m going to take a little break from talking about design and switch to something very personal. It’s early Friday morning and it was a long sleepless night. I decided to get up and put these thoughts on paper as if to find some way to feel better.
Last night when I got home from a non-stop day…several meetings with contractors, architects, clients, customers and friends…then to the gym, then finally home…rush here, rush there, get to the next appointment…
I was told of some very sad and tragic news.
A little boy in my youngest daughter’s 3rd grade class had been swept out into the ocean the day before. It’s Spring Break for us right now and he was at the beach, playing in a tide pool when the water started getting rough…
the search has now been called off…
You hear, now and then, a story such as this and as a mother it “always” hurts your heart…it’s like we have this universal mothering radar…that deep compassion for children, any child…and then you “go there” as a mom and think about,
what if……………….
I just could never even imagine….
I have watched this little boy play amazing soccer, while on a neighboring field I watched my own child play…
I have watched his older brother, who is a good friend of my oldest daughter, be there to put his arm around him after the school day was over. Day in and day out he would help his little brother with his backpack, which is always just as big as they are at that age. We’d talk as we waited for the school bell to ring….I had always enjoyed that. I could just tell he loved his little brother, wanted to protect him…
I remember doing art projects and class parties….and the typical things we do as parents in our children’s classrooms…we’ve watched them grow up…
but now one of them is gone…and I wish there was something I could do to help...
Explaining it to my daughters was rough…. They slept in our room last night….I wanted them to be close just as much as they did.
I’m sure there will be counselors at the school on Monday, we’ll all talk and cry and talk some more…and pray….pray for this family which has already had too much tragedy for a lifetime…
pray so that they can get through another day.
Last night I held my children tight….today I’ve cancelled appointments to be with my them…
stop rushing…
slow down…
hug them, enjoy the little things,
be thankful….
If you’ve come across this post it wasn’t by coincidence. It’s a reminder that life is precious, that it can end just a fast as a single crashing wave…
If your beliefs are so inclined, please pray for the family, the school , the community. I sincerely thank you for doing so.