Tragedy

Today, tragedy struck in a small town very close to where I live when a janitor shot and killed the principle of the elementry school in which he worked. It's sad how people now adays take things to the extreme.

Here is a link to one of the stories if you are interested: http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-shooting-at-school-injures-one-20110202,0,287476.story

And that wasn't the only one this week (and it's only just now Thursday). On Tuesday, a third grade teacher was killed when the car she was riding in was flipped over.

http://folsomtelegraph.com/detail/170467.html?content_source=&category_id=2&search_filter=&user_id=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&event_ts_to=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=1&sub_type=&town_id=

In the midst of tragedy, I had a teacher come into my work today, well, technically yesterday and purchase 95 flowering bulbs for the students at Indian Creek Elementry School to plant in honor of the teacher who passed away and to help brighten their day after the murder of the Principal of Schnell School. I was in awe over her thinking, having the students plant bulbs as a memorial was an incredibly thought since bulbs continue to come back and the memorial will exist for years to come.

All of this death got me thinking about how I need to show more appreciation for those near and dear to me. I have gotten so caught up in my own little world that I really haven't taken the time to show them how much I care. And it honestly could happen to anyone, at any time. I'm sure neither the teacher, nor the pricipal woke up thinking that those were the days that they were going to die.

My challenge to all of my readers: make sure all of the people you care about know that you care about them. Whether it's a phone call a day, facebook comments, text message conversations, weekly or even monthly dinners, something to make sure they know, because you really have no idea how long you will have them for. Treasure each moment!