I am not sure how to start , so I will just start at the beginning of My day; Julie (my pregnant sister) had an appointment with her "high risk" Doctor and I was able to go (as I always try and do). Everything so far so GOOD, the baby weighs about 8 oz (the size of a coke can). We were able to see 4 chambers of the heart, Both sides of the tiny brain, two hands that were waving everywhere (how sweet that was to see), we saw two sweet knees, and two precious feet...we even saw piggy toes...we saw one little "tee-niney" booty and guess what else we saw........did you guess...... yep we saw it.... plain as day....would you like to know?? okay.... okay..... we saw.... a.... "stem on our little apple"....Julie and Mark are having a BOY!!! Julie and Baby Boy had a good check up....after her appointment we went to eat at Olive Garden (yummy) then on to Garden Ridge (OMGoodness if you have never been you are missing out!) we were there for only a short while (about 3 hours).. We were having a really good day and were on our way home (730 pm) I drove so, I was taking Julie home and picking up my other 3 (Dad went by and picked them up earlier since Ronnie had to work....I think I am going to like Dad being Retired....lol).
NEW YEARS EVE NIGHT;
Julie went inside and was gone like forever sooo I lugged (is that even a word??) anyway I tried to get all her bags out since she disappeared.....when I finally got inside I could just feel something wrong (not with her or baby). There was a little boy in her house that I had never seen before (found out later 11yrs old). He was standing in her kitchen, my first thought is he wandered off from his house and had gotten lost (woods behind her house).....if this had only been the case, but it was not. There had been an accidental shooting at her neighbors house.....My Dad and Bro in law were over there when we came in. They had called 911. I am not sure of any of the details so I can not say anymore than this, but the 19 yr old neighbors son did not make it. The brother and sister (in their early 20's) were not allowed in the house of course so they came over to Julie's and stayed until their Grandparents came to be with them (their parents were out of town a few States away. How agonizing for the Parents....not only had they lost their youngest son, they could not get back to be with the other two older children (they were due to come in this afternoon). Please pray for this family and for the little 11 yr old boy and his family as well. I do not want to give out any names, God knows who they are. Even through all this tragedy I have seen God's work; It happened at the time my Bro In Law would have normally been at work.... what if Nobody was home??? What would the little Boy had done??? What if Julie and my Nephew had been there alone.....My Dad had just happened to be there helping Bro In Law with "house stuff". Even though small and subtle ways GOD WAS THERE.
I hope my Bro In Law doesn't mind me telling you something (maybe I should ask his permission first). What I will say is this; He told me something and as he did I saw what kind of wonderful, loving, caring person he is, move to another level. ( I am really having a hard time finding words that express what I felt) It is also hard to put into words what I saw through his teary eyes....just believe me when I say I saw something in him that impressed my heart sooo much....I can't even describe with words.
We (well her Hubby) did talk Julie into coming home with me, since everyone was over at her house, because they were not allowed in their house (and we did not want her to get anymore upset than she already was). I stayed with the Little Boy until his Mom arrived... As I stood there hugging him I prayed. I prayed for God to give me the strength I needed to help him. I prayed for God to give me the words I needed to say to comfort him. I prayed again for strength to hold it together while I was with him (for you who know me that is not an easy thing for me to do....I am pretty much a "crier" I just feel for whoever I am with and the situation they are going through no matter how big or small. In other words you will never cry alone if I am around)...that is just who I am, but God said different this time.....I think I did good...(well I myself didn't do good...God did!). I hope and pray in some way that I helped him.
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