Somethings in life just can't be explained. Andy and I pondered this last night as we went out for some drinks...but we weren't really in a happy-go-lucky mood. It was a wierd Friday. Yeah, the weather was great, I had the day off, I grilled out, I was lazy, Broad Ripple was hoppin at 5pm...you know, all things that would make the day great, but today was different, and not in a good way. Both Utter and I had fun hanging w/ Marko and drinking way too mcuh, but it was tough to shake the cloud that was hanging over us.
I know life isn't fair, but why does it always seem like really bad things happen to good people? What happened to Scott and Sara...no one deserves that it, but it hurts when it hits close to home like that. Even more painful was the fact that I visited them at the hospital from 4-6pm on Thursday and everything seemed to be on the up and up. Granted, I'm no doctor, but still...I would have never guessed that 6 hours later, they would go through something that no one deserves.
Reading Scott's email the next day that he sent to his family and friends was tough...they were in such good spirits just 18 hours earlier. I can't even imagine how tough it was for Scott to type that email...it had to take him an hour. But somehow he wrote it and I felt after I read it that I had known his two babies for years, but yet had never met them. Addison and Drew Cline unfortunately were born 4 months premature and barely weighed a pound each...just not strong enough to survive.
Again, there is no reason for why this would happen, but life is full of these moments...sometimes good and sometimes so so bad. Scott and Sara will mourn and cope and become stronger because of it....as will all of us. It's amazing to me how much I've learned about myself and life in general from two babies that I never had the opportunity to meet.
Scott & Sara - we are all here for you when you're ready...
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I understand your mood...and I'll be praying for your friends. I have a friend who lost his child after 2 days, she was born prematurely as well.
ReplyDeleteSorry, Buddy. That is so sad, and your friends will need your support and friendship to help get through this. We'll keep them in our prayers. Love ya, Mom
ReplyDeleteB- sad doesn't even begin to describe this. It is obvious that you are such a great friend and although nothing can make the pain go away...it will be comforting to be surrounded by people who truly care. It is SO apparent that you do. I'm going to send you an email later. In the meantime, just know that we're thinking about you. We'll say a prayer for your friends tonight. We'll actually add them to our small group's prayer list tomorrow night too. We love you!
ReplyDeleteWe prayed for them tonight at my small group...tough to understand why things like this happen, but God has a plan for all of us, tough as it may be to see at the time.
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