Talk about majorly mixed emotions at the moment. Last night a member of our church was killed in a roll-over accident coming back from Michigan. His name is Mike. There were others in the vehicle and apparently everyone was ejected - not sure on the conditions of the others involved. Roads were very bad due to a mix of wintery weather - ice and snow. Anyway...when I heard the news I thought it was his son, Matt who's currently serving in the military - he just finished basic training a few weeks ago. I was in shock - worried about my boys who had just talked to Matt on the phone last night - their reactions to the news, etc. Now that I know it was his dad there is still grief - for Matt and his mom and the loss they are dealing with. However there is also relief of a sort that my boys have not lost a close friend. Son1 got very very quiet when I told him but he's willing and able to talk. Son2 is, on the surface fine - he tends to stuff emotions in. I can only imagine how much worse the pain is when it's also mixed with shock. The thing to be thankful for is that the family all knows the Lord.