A Hard Day

I'm struggling today.  I have been struggling with all of the news out of Orlando this week.  And then today, I found out that two students from my school, 4th and 6th grade siblings, died tragically in a house fire while on vacation visiting family.

I have spent today with an aching heart.  It aches with sadness and sympathy thinking about all the parents out there who have recently lost children in tragic ways.  It aches with gratitude and guilt watching my girls run and play and live with such innocent joy.

I want to wrap them up in a bubble forever.

But I'm taking this challenging and bittersweet feeling and using it as a reminder to be thankful for every day.  And to continue looking for the light.