My heart is heavy this evening. I debated upon writing about today online, but this blog is a series of thoughts and memories for my family, and it is only fitting. Last Friday evening, the world lost a caring 10 year old boy doing what boys do best - playing in a tree. His mom, my cousin Dorothy, was within shouting distance, along with his 7-year-old brother, and his family was forever changed by a simple accident.
Tonight was his visitation, and I attended along with my parents and sister. It was an absolutely beautiful evening, and a myriad of family and friends lined up down the street to pay respects to Derek and his family. I cannot even begin to describe the emotions I was feeling as I saw his classmates at the church, coping with their loss, or looking at the enormous amount of flowers, the words of comfort and love from his classmates and friends on posters all around the sanctuary, or the raw emotions on all of our faces as we visited our friends and family and saw Derek for the last time.
Heartbreaking. Difficult. How do you explain this to a 5-year-old? Grayson had so many questions about life, Heaven, and why we need to leave the earth or die at all. He commented about how much he wanted to stay on Earth forever, and that if he'd ever lose his daddy, he could get another one...what do you say to that? I answered with my love and lots of hugs. It is just a child trying to make sense of this event we call life. It is a time like this that makes me appreciate all I have, and the beauty of life and relationships with people. I hope I never lose sight of what matters most, no matter how much is on my to-do list.
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