Crazy and Sad Month

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This week at work was quite crazy. I was busy every second of every day. Unfortunately, that means there were a lot of deaths this week. I hope we were able to serve all of the families and meet their needs without making any mistakes. It's hard when there's so much going on. I need to remember that each family has lost a loved one and not think of each new addition as more work for me. Sometimes I catch myself doing the latter.

I am glad it's Friday, though, and I can sleep as long as I want to in the morning.

There were some very sad stories this week. Over the weekend, we had quadruplets at the funeral home. They were premature and couldn't survive. I can't imagine what their parents are going through. The same thing happend to Adam's cousin Kristin on Monday. Her little girl Lily died. She was also premature. Lily lived for a few days. She certainly was a fighter. I have to keep thinking that the little ones fulfilled their purpose on this earth by gaining a body...even if it was for a short time. Now they're back home with their Heavenly Father.

Working at a funeral home, I constantly see how fragile our lives are and how quickly a life can end. We had a young man who died in a car accident this week. Two weeks ago we had a young man who died in a motorcycle accident. We also had a teenager who died in a work-related accident. One minute they're here, and the next minute they're gone. How devastating to their families and friends.

A month ago, my friend April in Ohio lost her one and only sister, Amy. Amy went missing in Washington state one Saturday evening. Her story was all over the news and papers there and in Dayton, OH. Amy was very depressed and ended up taking her own life. A hunter found her body in the woods near a farm 19 miles from her apartment. It's so crazy to me. I can't imagine what her family is going through.

Sorry for all the depressing stories. I guess I just needed to share them.