When Life Makes No Sense

I understand the need for death. We are born, we live, we grow old, our bodies wear out, we die. As Elton John sings about - "The Circle of Life" What I don't understand is when children die either of injury, accident, abuse, or illness. It's not right that kids die regardless of their age. One blogger I read Anna lost her son Jack in Northern Virginia during a flood. I thought about this family all weekend and especially on the 12th as they held services to say a final goodbye to their beloved Jack. My heart is so so heavy.

Losing my son is something I can't fathom. I cannot wrap my brain around it. I know the reality is we have no control. We can pray, we can hope, we can want our children to be safe, to live to be old old old men and women that have lived long and productive lives with a mate and big family. We protect them to the best of our abilities but at the end of the day we really have no control.

And Anna is going through every mother's worst nightmare.

And again, my heart is heavy for her, her husband and her daughter Margaret. No one should have to lay their child to rest ever.

Regardless of your faith, your belief system, or non-belief system, please go over to Anna's site, and show her your support -- envelop her in your good thoughts, wishes, prayers, or whatever, she and her family need our love and support right now.

Thanks.