Wednesday, February 20, 2008

never quite the same....

For a while, Wednesdays are not going to be quite the same for me.... because I have been told about a family with a broken heart and I just can't get it out of my mind. I don't know this family, never met them in my life, but they are in the front of my thoughts and in my prayers.... the story goes like this....

Kass has been looking for a job down there in North Carolina, and since she missed working at the day care here, thought she would give "nanny work" a try. She has had all sorts of interviews, but nothing has really come of it. However, she met with this one Mom who wanted someone just on Wednesday mornings for her daughter who was 4 years old. Her older daughter was in school and this Mom just wanted that time to herself. Kas was happy, called and told me all about this sweet little girl and how much she was looking forward to sitting for her.

The morning of her first Wednesday (last week) , the Mom called and said she wouldn't need Kass that day, her older daughter was home from school, sick with something, and since the day was rainy and messy, the Mom decided just to stay home with her girls and not go out. She said she would see Kass the next Wednesday (ie: today). Well, last Friday, Kas recieved an email from the Mom.. it was a "general email" to many, many people... with the shocking announcement that the little four year old girl had DIED on Friday!!!!!!! and it talked about the furneral arrangements were, etc. Kas was so upset!!!! She sent a note back to the Mom, and then she and Nate decided that would attend the visiting hours.

Kass still doesn't know exactly what happened to this sweet little girl, we can only assume that maybe it had something to do with her older sister being sick. It doesn't matter, she is gone and a family is in great grief......Kas and Nate did go to the visitng hours, the place was packed, and she could only hug the Mom, leave her white rose and go....

Kas asked me "why".... why does God sometimes put people in your path and yet, it feels like we didn't "do" anything for them.. maybe we did, maybe we didn't... who knows, except for HIM.. maybe it was just one word said, or one smile, or a contact that will be used later... or not at all. It's one of the great mystries...

but, if all "my readers" could send up some prayers, especially tomorrow, as this family says their final goodbyes.... I somehow know.. they will be greatly appreciated.... and Wednesdays will make me think of them......