Oh Dear

Well, only my 2nd day as a blogger and already a calamitous happening to write about. My dear friend Gillian's 3-year-old daughter was knocked down by a car a week or two ago. Sadly she died yesterday without having regained conciousness. Gillian and I have been friends for more years than I care to remember, and she and her children had a very happy week staying with us in the summer this year. I have lost my father and several friends over the years, but this has left me devastated with sadness; much more than I expected it to. I suppose it is because it happened to someone close, but more so because I keep thinking how easily it could have been one of mine. My 7-year-old still doesn't have much road sense and has been known to walk out into the road without looking on several occasions. How uncomplicated my life was before parenthood, and how my heart goes out to Gillian and her other children. I don't normally do "serious" too much, but right now my thoughts just seem to run deep. Without the belief in an afterlife that Gillian and I both have I don't know how anyone could cope. My thoughts are constantly with them, and all others in a similar situation. My goodness me, I really have nothing to complain about.