Well I thought the next post I wrote was going to be about the graduation weekend and all the emotions surrounding my daughter's matriculation from high school. But yesterday, a tornado ripped through the town of Moore, Oklahoma and killed (as of right now) 24 people including 9 children.
Makes my idea of writing about caps and gowns, pizza, frozen yogurt, hair cuts, tears and laughter feel a little bit shallow. Oh I will write about the weekend but not right now.
Instead, I am counting my blessings that one of my very best friends (for over 24 years) moved from Moore to Norman last summer, because her old house no longer exists and her children would have been at the elementary school which was leveled in the tornado. Instead, I am watching the video from the aftermath and listening to the children talk about how their teacher shielded them with her own body. And tears stream down my face because I know that those teachers didn't think twice about it. It's just what you do. It's instinct.
Instead of writing about being frustrated that my boys' bedrooms are horrific messes, I now view it as an opportunity to give to others... those families have lost everything and we have so much, we can give and give and still have plenty. Instead of harping on them to pick up their rooms, I've put a box in both and said "fill it with items - toys, clothing, stuffed animals - for the victims in Moore"... I need to get more boxes.
Watching the videos and seeing the pictures reminds me of when Joplin was leveled last year and when Katrina decimated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. And in each of those horrific events, my friends and family all survived. I, indeed, have so much!
So dear readers, I will get back to blogging about the funny things in my life and sharing more of my life philosophy in due time. But for now, I am counting my blessings and filling boxes as I know you are too....
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