Well it’s been pointed out that I did not blog even once in the last few days. I have not already grown tired and neglegent, quite the opposite. Sadly, a friend of ours was tragically killed in a car accident. She was one day younger than me, only 23 years old. She was married and had two baby boys.

I spent the last 4 days in Cold Lake, trying to be helpful in any way that I could. Mostly I just tried to keep busy so that I wouldn’t have time to think about it. The memorial was monday afternoon. It hurt me very deeply to listen to people talk lovingly about how extraordinary her life was. She was a missionary in Peru, a registered nurse and a mother of two amazing kids. She did so much good in her life. It forced me to acknowledge that we all have our time and there is nothing that you can do to about it.

I see now why so many people try to change their lives after something like this. I’ve really been feeling rather selfish lately. Wondering whether or not my life could measure up. Wondering what kinds of things people would say at my funeral. It’s shallow, but it really opens your eyes to things. Nothing seems like that big of a deal anymore, this whole ordeal really puts the trivialities of everyday life into perspective. Don’t sweat the small stuff and it’s all small stuff. That kind of thing.

She was a wonderful person and an amazing mother. To quote her husband “she was super great, and now she’s better”.

God Bless Faye Ann Hodson (1981 to 2005)