It was one year ago today. Our good friends, Nick and Kristin, got a phone call that forever changed their lives. It was a phone call that has burned February 3rd in their hearts for the rest of their days. One minute it was their usual Wednesday, Nick at work and Kristin at school and in the blink of an eye their world was rocked and the days to follow would be the hardest of their entire life.
I was here at work when Kristin called to tell me the horrific news. Nick's brother, Matthew, was stationed in Germany and while doing a practice run in a helicopter he and 2 other soldiers were killed. The helicopter had crashed and just a few hours later those that loved Matthew the most experienced a crash of their own. True devastation, true heartbreak and true confusion.
There is a facebook page dedicated to Matthew's memory and yesterday his mother wrote this "Thursday, Feb.3, Matt will be gone a year. How can that be, it seems like it just happened today. I can still see those two soldiers, at my door. Matt will ever be a treasure, I hold so dear. Some memories bring laughter and some bring a tear. He will forever be in my heart."
It was a normal day. A boring Wednesday full of all the routine things we do on Wednesdays. Hitting snooze, hitting snooze again, getting up, getting dressed, driving to work. Only this Wednesday went from a normal Wednesday to a day full of awful news, devestating emotions and a sense of "how can this be?" It can happen in the blink of an eye. Life. It is not promised and it changes faster than we can imagine.
Today I ask that you pray for the Clark's. Pray for peace, comfort and understanding. I also ask that we all open our eyes to see the blessings that surround us. Hug those that we love tighter, say I love you more and take none of the gifts we have been given for granted. It can all change in the blink of an eye.
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