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just as new people are brought into our lives, others are taken out, often times years and years before they should, years before it is fair.
its life and death that really are the rude awakenings to just how miraculous, precious, and limited our time on earth is.
just 8 weeks ago, i was blessed with a beautiful baby niece. her birth showed me just how much childbirth really is a miracle from God. she is so precious to me, so innocent and so full of life. she makes me want to be a better person every day so i have something to show for when she is older. she makes me realize how important and special it really is just to be alive.
and now, just 8 weeks after a new life emerged into this world, another was brought to an end.
my boyfriend's aunt finally lost her almost 2 year long battle with leukemia.
sadly enough, these experiences compose what is "life," whether or not they are good, bad, fair, or unfair.
anthony's older brother was murdered almost 2 years ago. someone who has never been caught poisoned his alcoholic drink at a business party with oxycottin, so much that produced a drug overdose. (what's even sadder is he was proposing to his girlfriend that night, but never got the chance. what's even more sad than that is the man never did a single drug a day before in his life.)
and now, more perils inflict the most incredible family i have ever met. anthony's mom lost a son and a sister. anthony lost a brother and an aunt. and, now, anthony's aunt's 2 young boys who are only 7 & 9, are without a mother, without a cousin, and even more sadly, left with a father who divorced their mother the same time she was diagnosed with cancer and wants nothing to do with his sons.
its things like this that make me realize no matter how bad i think things are, there are people in this world who really have it much worse and actually have reason for complaints, but yet these incredibly strong and amazing people have nothing but faith and hope.
anthony's family makes me strive to be a better person every single day. i truly admire these people. sometimes life just isnt fair. no family should have to lose so many family members so close to them in such a short span of time. wounds were never given a chance to heal before they were ripped open yet again.
i just have no idea what to do or what to say. i wish i could fix everything and make everything all better and take all of the pain and heartache away from this family. :( i wish i had got to see her more times than i did. i can count on my own 2 hands the number of times i got to share with this wonderful lady. i just cant believe i will never ever get to see anthony's favorite aunt ever again. she was way too young to leave this world. she had such a passion for life, such a will to live. i will never, ever, understand why she had to leave this earth.
its life and death that really are the rude awakenings to just how miraculous, precious, and limited our time on earth is.
just 8 weeks ago, i was blessed with a beautiful baby niece. her birth showed me just how much childbirth really is a miracle from God. she is so precious to me, so innocent and so full of life. she makes me want to be a better person every day so i have something to show for when she is older. she makes me realize how important and special it really is just to be alive.
and now, just 8 weeks after a new life emerged into this world, another was brought to an end.
my boyfriend's aunt finally lost her almost 2 year long battle with leukemia.
sadly enough, these experiences compose what is "life," whether or not they are good, bad, fair, or unfair.
anthony's older brother was murdered almost 2 years ago. someone who has never been caught poisoned his alcoholic drink at a business party with oxycottin, so much that produced a drug overdose. (what's even sadder is he was proposing to his girlfriend that night, but never got the chance. what's even more sad than that is the man never did a single drug a day before in his life.)
and now, more perils inflict the most incredible family i have ever met. anthony's mom lost a son and a sister. anthony lost a brother and an aunt. and, now, anthony's aunt's 2 young boys who are only 7 & 9, are without a mother, without a cousin, and even more sadly, left with a father who divorced their mother the same time she was diagnosed with cancer and wants nothing to do with his sons.
its things like this that make me realize no matter how bad i think things are, there are people in this world who really have it much worse and actually have reason for complaints, but yet these incredibly strong and amazing people have nothing but faith and hope.
anthony's family makes me strive to be a better person every single day. i truly admire these people. sometimes life just isnt fair. no family should have to lose so many family members so close to them in such a short span of time. wounds were never given a chance to heal before they were ripped open yet again.
i just have no idea what to do or what to say. i wish i could fix everything and make everything all better and take all of the pain and heartache away from this family. :( i wish i had got to see her more times than i did. i can count on my own 2 hands the number of times i got to share with this wonderful lady. i just cant believe i will never ever get to see anthony's favorite aunt ever again. she was way too young to leave this world. she had such a passion for life, such a will to live. i will never, ever, understand why she had to leave this earth.