Hi all.
Saturday was a horrible day at work for me. In my profession, unfortunately, tragic death is common. Because I work at a National Recreation Area, it usually happens to people who are on vacation, not expecting their fun to end in such a way. I've dealt with more than my share already, and I've only been in the area 2 years. Saturday was the hardest yet. A girl very close in age to my older daughter was killed in a freak accident on a beach. I'll spare the details, but needless to say it hit a little close to home. It's the first time I personally have dealt with a young child fatality.
So, I have praised God for giving me the strength to work through the incident as it happened. I know he was with me. I'm asking that you pray for me as I deal with this, I have a great support group in my family and friends at church, but I can't quite shake the images from my head or stop myself from imagining one of my daughters in that situation. I know God has this baby in His loving arms, and she feels no pain, so that comforts some. Also, pray for this girl's family, they need it far more than I.
Saturday was a horrible day at work for me. In my profession, unfortunately, tragic death is common. Because I work at a National Recreation Area, it usually happens to people who are on vacation, not expecting their fun to end in such a way. I've dealt with more than my share already, and I've only been in the area 2 years. Saturday was the hardest yet. A girl very close in age to my older daughter was killed in a freak accident on a beach. I'll spare the details, but needless to say it hit a little close to home. It's the first time I personally have dealt with a young child fatality.
So, I have praised God for giving me the strength to work through the incident as it happened. I know he was with me. I'm asking that you pray for me as I deal with this, I have a great support group in my family and friends at church, but I can't quite shake the images from my head or stop myself from imagining one of my daughters in that situation. I know God has this baby in His loving arms, and she feels no pain, so that comforts some. Also, pray for this girl's family, they need it far more than I.
