Sad Times

I'm feeling very sad right now because so many people we are connected to have died in the last three days. Wes's good buddy, Willard (82 years old) died this morning; a classmate of mine from high school, Dawn, died over the weekend; my old neighbor, Fred, died over the weekend; one of Wes's former youth football players, Cody (16) died of unknown causes over the weekend; and one of Cole's friend's dad died in a tragic tractor accident yesterday. With my niece's near-death accident last week added to all of this tragedy, I am so thankful for my friends and family, but am so sad for those around us who are dealing with pain and loss.