Grief

We learned yesterday of a tragedy, a young man named Caleb Williams whom two of my children were friends with was killed in an accident at the sand dunes. Now Caleb was an amazing athlete, student, and friend. He has one of those infectious smiles which made you smile everytime you though of him. I will always remember Taylor's first year of baseball, the boys were on the same team, he was one that Taylor looked up too and wanted to be like, he wanted to hit like him, pitch like him, field the ball like him and just be like him. Caleb would watch and then pull aside any player struggling and give them pointers on how to do whatever it was they were trying to do and making it all make sense. He cheered for everyone on the team, he kept the team cheering and focused. He has also been in DaNell's class for their last 4 of elementary, she never had any complaints about him. Some of the other boys in her class would tease her or make rude comments, but not Caleb he was always kind and respectful to her. Both, DaNell and Taylor are taking things pretty rough and as a mother I am searching for ways to take away the pain, to make it all make sense, to help them realize how precious life is, and for ways we can honor this life that has been cut short. Right now I am not sure how to do any of it. I think for today we will try to come up with an idea to honor Caleb somewhere in the community maybe at the baseball field, and then take it day by day adding him and his family to our thoughts and prayers daily. I have read some comments posted on some of the news websites, yes there are some heartfelt comments but there are also many that want to blame everyone else for this accident, I don't understand, why, in a time like this, people have to post hurtful things, this family is in enough agony without all the blaming and negativity. I know we will get through this, but it sure is hard watching your children grieve and not really being able to Take Away Their Pain, as a parent that is all I want to do. God Bless Caleb and God Bless his family.