Out of Normal: Hurt

September 12, 2003

Hurt

As if this week wasn't hard enough, this morning we get news that Johnny Cash has passed away. The Apple Music Store has been taking some of my cash today, as there were two songs that I felt were imperative to download. The first one was Hurt, ala Johnny Cash. It is the song that I felt was so appropriate for this week in general. If any of you, for whatever reason have not heard it, I think that you need to hear it today in any way possible. It is a song that is oh so appropriate in this current climate, for myself at least. I have been bombarded by every extreme in emotion this year. This has left me numb. I don't know what to feel or even how to feel anymore.

The second song, not even by Johnny Cash, was "Fragile" by Sting. As I sat listening to this song, that I had literally not heard in a decade, an episode of "21 Jump Street" came to mind. In the episode, "Doug" went to Central America to rescue a woman that he was in love with, only to see her die. Life is truly a fragile gift that was given to each of us.

On a much more personal note, I received a very troubling email yesterday at work. There is an awesome couple that works for the same consulting firm that I do. Their names are Jen and Paul. Jen and Paul have two children that are very very ill with diseases that afflict 1/40,000 and 1/3,000,000 individuals respectively. I don't have the names of the diseases at hand, but I will update this post later today with the details. Not that it matters in the least, but one of the children is a boy and the other is a girl. Included in the email is the information that their daughter has been granted a final wish from the "Make a Wish Foundation." I don't think that I need to further explain the gravity of her situation. I feel incredibly helpless, and I don't know what to do. God, there has to be something.

"Knuckledragger" aka Doug, that is listed in my A Thee Blogs list on the left there, is very close friends with the family, and Ill try to find out more information from him as it becomes available.

Posted by Broch at September 12, 2003 10:55 AM

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Let us know what we can do! Praying here...and still in transit! But post and let us know!

Posted by: pam at September 13, 2003 09:45 PM

That is what's best Pam, keep praying! Keep that chin up and keep getting your stuff moved. It'll end here soon.

Posted by: broch at September 13, 2003 09:58 PM

The sermon today was the power of prayer..perhaps it is time to direct it to these two sweet spirits. Please let us know their names..and we'll place them with the prayer warriors. Peace

Posted by: Shaw at September 14, 2003 12:05 PM

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