Death of a child

Death, ugh.... such a weird thing

when you really start thinking deeply about

the afterworld.

Yesterday a young man, who I have not seen in

many, many years died in a car accident.

Baby girl and his sister were friends when

we first moved to Thibodaux back in 2003.

Their friendship was not long-lived but

for that short time, her family was close and important

to us. This morning, I think about his mother

and how in the heck do you get past that?

I know people do, I have seen other parents loose children

and although, their lives are lived with an empty space in

their heart, they are never the same again,

somehow they find a way to continue on.

I mean what other choices do you have?

The death of one of my children, or a child in my

big family would throw me badly.

Last night baby girl and I are texting about this

and she tells me she is sad about it.

Of course she is, for a short time he was a pesky

little brother of a friend of hers.

I find myself not really knowing what to say to comfort her.

I tell her that I too am saddened about it.

I tell her I am going to say some prayers for all of them.

She is not too sure how she feels about prayers and

all of her feelings about the afterlife but I offer

a suggestion to her.

"I know you struggle with your beliefs in prayer but

offer a few up for them....

just in case it does give them some type of peace.

I love you baby guh"

I do believe this, parents who do not believe in God and prayer

must struggle getting over a death of their child much

more than those who know OUR FATHER will take care of

their child.

I also believe this,

God does not believe in atheism, therefore it does not exist.