This is a very sad story so PLEASE DONT READ IF YOU ARE FEELING PARTICULARLY VUNERABLE
The week before Easter, a 13 year old boy from my son and step daughters school died. His parents are farmers and he was off on his own driving a tractor rolling a field. For some reason he got off the tractor and got rolled over by the roller. His mother who was out riding with a friend, found him. The kids at school had a special assembly and counselling was made available for those that needed to talk. More than 300 people attended his funeral.
Last week a young boy who is in my sons year at school lost his mum, after her prolonged battle with cancer. She was in her early 30's.
At the weekend, another young boy, from the same school and in the exact same class as the first boy was killed in a car crash, along with his friend and dog. His mum who was driving has survived the crash. The news paper report said that the police knelt on the roadside praying whilst the paramedics worked on the the boys.
Two young lives, from the same class in the same school in less than a month.
Now I dont know if I am believer or not (in God that is) but I do wonder at tradgedy and why, if he is there, he allows things like this to continue..........
It is I reminder to us all how precious life is and how important those we love are.
A sad and reflective Fifi