Life and Death

Lives come to an end every day in this world and new lives enter just as often. I heard a line on TV the other day, "every family has its story." It is true. How is it that I am so blessed? I've known many women my mother's age who have lost children not that much older than me or they were my age at the time of their death. I have known people who themselves are facing life threatening illness or another of life's hardships. How is it that I have seemingly escaped that kind of sorrow or drama. Certainly I have lost people close to me and certainly the loss of my father at the age of 25 was horrible, but there are others who have and continue to suffer more. Life just wouldn't be life without a couple of curve balls, but it seems some have more than others. I know that God doesn't give us more than we can handle, it just makes me realize how fortunate I am.