death is so hard

God bless Va Tech. I can't imagine being one of those students or staff on that campus right now. Satan and his work on this earth are so strong. And even though this is probably no comfort to the victims and their families, I can't help but think that, thank God, Jesus is much greater than all of this, and He IS still in control!!

Death affects everyone so differently. We had an incident on Palm Sunday that has affected me so deeply. On our 30 + minute trek to church, we came upon an accident that had happened just 30-60 seconds beforehand. A young girl (early 30's, no seatbelt) was rushing back to Bowling Green where she was a BGSU student (her family lives in Defiance, where she began her journey that day). She ran a stop sign (clearly marked with flashing lights) and hit the back end of a semi. She ended up, where we found her, face down in a ditch (we have DEEP ditches around here. She was still alive but not for long. I stayed with the kids, and Russ went, along with several others, to see if they could help. All they could do was wait for the authorities and pray. Her name was Nicole, and I will never forget her. From the van, I could see most of her, hanging out of the car, white as a sheet, except for the blood. She might not have known what hit her. Let's hope not. Those of use who saw the aftermath have been affected for life.

God bless Virginia Tech. God bless Nicole's family. God bless us all.