tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003421843194196387.post5156712234649403109..comments2023-09-29T08:11:08.673-07:00Comments on Livin' the Dream: HeartbreakLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562499007182490450noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003421843194196387.post-50613766268909573822012-12-19T21:40:22.590-08:002012-12-19T21:40:22.590-08:00Ricks, I totally thought of you when I heard about...Ricks, I totally thought of you when I heard about the Mormon family. I had to double check that it wasn't you because it sounded so similar. So very glad that you guys are doing well.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562499007182490450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003421843194196387.post-84968960508697209592012-12-19T14:08:58.785-08:002012-12-19T14:08:58.785-08:00I too had to ban myself from the news and focus on...I too had to ban myself from the news and focus on my kids. How horrible and terrible this all is! I have a first grader, I was a first grade teacher. And then to hear of the Mormon family with three girls just like me who moved from Utah for a job just like me and to watch them grieve has just been a lot to handle. My heart just aches when I think of it. It's a reminder of the hope we all should have in Christ. We know how this all ends and it ends happy. I've really had to remember that this week. "Oh come let us adore Him!"Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300453485059307541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003421843194196387.post-36356438913179953862012-12-17T21:40:01.446-08:002012-12-17T21:40:01.446-08:00Great thoughts Liz. I found myself with the daunt...Great thoughts Liz. I found myself with the daunting task of preparing for my RS lesson on Sunday after learning about this Friday. (I normally have my lesson ready more in advance but December has been so crazy busy...) The material for the lesson- of course, "Living in Perilous Times". Um, ya think?! <br />I called the RS pres. and warned her that I wasn't quite sure what I would be doing. I didn't want to bawl through the lesson, and wanted it to be meaningful, but it was so hard to even write down, let alone imagine myself saying it. I turned to music (sounds like you did too!). I played "My Shepherd will Supply My Need" and "I Know that my Redeemer Liveth" (Messiah) and made sure the ladies sung too. Music can be very healing as it lets the spirit, the comforter into our hearts.<br />Jennifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003421843194196387.post-57520467632349874192012-12-17T13:47:20.245-08:002012-12-17T13:47:20.245-08:00I am with Karen that it horrified me to thnk at ho...I am with Karen that it horrified me to thnk at how i had barked at my kids Thrsday night as i was getting ready for gourmet dinner night and them heard of the tragedy Friday. So lucky that wasn't the last time i saw my childen. Thank you for shaing your thougts....i hope we all slow down a bit this Christmas and focus on the Savior and our families.brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15114483651100368830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003421843194196387.post-13108695457974896772012-12-17T10:02:24.712-08:002012-12-17T10:02:24.712-08:00You know, I haven't felt anxiety about sending...You know, I haven't felt anxiety about sending them to school, but I have felt an anxiety about how I treat them. I am trying to make sure that the last things they hear from me before bed, before going in to school, before leaving the house are that I love them. That I believe in them. That I am proud of them. <br />Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387780612882909229noreply@blogger.com