For various reasons I have been doing a lot of worrying lately. I'm not even sure worrying is the right word, but I can't think of a better one. A lot of self-assessment if you will. I did something bad and stupid and will soon be paying dearly, but the people that will really be paying are my family. Anyway during all this worrying and self-assessment, I was watching the news last night and saw a story that makes mine pale in comparison.
I don't know who saw the reports of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Deputy that shot his wife, her friend and then killed himself, but I knew him I a very round about way. One of his sons was/is friends with my nephew. They went to school and played sports together. So I also knew the son in a round about way, but it still hits a little too close to home. Four kids are now without their parents and have to live with the trauma of this for the rest of their lives. I say kids, they are 23, 21, 19......but there is a much younger brother also. Maybe 10 or 12 years old. My heart just bleeds for him. I know that there will be plenty of people to support all of the kids, but I also know that when a child loses someone that close to them, that they never really recover.
It's just God's way of telling me that no matter how bad I have it, I need to stop worrying about myself and know that there is always someone else that has a much harder road to travel.
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