A couple of weeks ago, I traveled up to Topeka to watch my niece, Addi, swim in her first state swimming meet. I am not very familiar with swimming meets, so it was interesting to figure that all out and fun to watch Addi swim her best! She ended up with a 5th place finish in one race and then finished as the state runner-up in the 100 meter free. What a privilege to watch her succeed after training so hard. It will be fun to see how she does next year, and then she's off to college. How can it be!!!???? I'm so proud of you, Addi!
I have struggled with writing about the shooting in Hesston - in fact, I wasn't going to post anything about it. However, for the sake of memories, I decided I should at least touch on it. It does deserve a place. It just hit so close to home - particularly since Doug was directly involved. Honestly, I sometimes feel guilty for struggling with this tragedy. I wasn't there, I didn't lose anyone close to me, and, although I know a few people who work there, I didn't know any of the victims. And I get to move on with my life with little disruption. I feel like I am on the outside looking in. But I guess that's okay. I didn't have to be directly involved for this to touch me. My heart is sad for the families of those who died, for those who were injured, for those who witnessed it, for my brother-in-law who will probably replay images over and over, for my sister and my niece and nephew who might sometimes wonder "what if?", for th...
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