3 years and 3 tough days

my terry has had a hard week. in my "june" blog i talked about his college friend dustin who has suffered brain injuries from a bicycle accident. monday afternoon we got the call that dustin had gone to meet jesus...he is finally whole again. within 30 mintues of that phone call we received another - one of terry's favorite students had died on the way to the hospital after collapsing at baseball practice. we spent the good part of that night at the highschool, standing on the baseball field watching hundreds of kids drown in shock, grief, anger and many, many tears. it broke my heart, it breaks my heart.

the next day, yesterday, was our 3rd anniversary. i can officially say that #3 will not go down in the record books as the most romantic. there were flowers, a good meal, and big hugs...but there was also big pain. so yeah, not the most romantic, but by far the most blessed. i have a husband of three years and this year i learned about the blessing of a companion. we have cried together the past three days, alot. but in the midst of those tears i felt closer to my terry than i would if we were having a candle light dinner with a $50 steak and potato, and "the way you look tonight" softly playing in the background. no, this year all it took was a broken heart, open arms and a good god.

i am sorry that for many of you, all you hear is sadness in these blogs of late. i am sorry for that. i am laughing, i really am...and i am even funny at times. i will get back there on these pages, i will get through this season. i will write a funny blog. but for now, pray for the familes of these two precious people, pray for the students - that they will run to christ, pray for my terry.