Sadness

I have sad news. I got a call from back home yesterday telling me that a young man that I have known for as long as I can remember passed away.
He was taking a shower and there was carbon monoxide in the room and well you know the rest. I ask everyone to pray for his family. This has got to be a horid time for them. He was 15 years old. This has got to be quite a blow to the family. I can't imagine losing one of my children. It saddens me to think of their loss.
One good thing that did come about all of this....it sure did make me take stock in what is truly important in life. I was whinning about my piddly little problems and they just don't seem that important in the grand scheme of things.
Anyways...I wanted to share that with you all...please remember the reason fo the season is not to buy gifts....and max out your credit cards....and make your kids happy for about 2.2 seconds....it is family and the birth of Chirst. Not santa and elves and mass marketed BS!!!!!!!!
Shannon