I had some sad news myself last night. My aunt (my mom's sister) passed away very unexpectedly yesterday. She collapsed and they took her to the ER, but she never came back around. My gpa that passed away recently was my mom's dad, so my mom could really use extra prayers right now.
My mom was very close to this sister. (she has 3 sisters and 2 living brothers, but my mom was only one year younger than her and they were the oldest of all the siblings) They have been through some unspeakable things together.
My mom is definitely the one that taught me the art of picking yourself up by your bootstraps and moooving on and when life deals you a rough hand, it's not the end of the world, only a stumbling block. I just hate it that the one person that understood everything my mom has gone through is now gone. And while I am very sad, I can't imagine the pain my mom is going through.
And if you think about it, keep my cousin in your prayers too. She is my age and now her mom is gone and she never knew her dad as he was killed by a drunk driver when she was a baby. TIA.
So sorry to get the thread started off on a sad note. Somebody post a cute kids story quick!!