The past two weeks have been the longest split-seconds of all time. How can it be that just 14 days ago I was happily fixing breakfast for this crew?!? That very day that ended so painfully…
We had such an amazing day! Tyler, Schuyler, Ava Jane, my daddy, Cade, Prince Charming and I all held hands to say a blessing over breakfast. After sausage and biscuits, we piled on the golf carts and headed to the pool...
Schuyler, Tyler and Cade made friends with some other boys at the pool and had a blast with a crazy version of hoops that they made up to include the younger kids.
Ava Jane and I focused on more important things like adding to our endless collection of Auntie-Niece Selfies.
We had lunch by the pool and mom and I convinced the kids to play one of our favorite games where we take turns asking eachother interesting questions and each one of us answers. Schuyler, Cade and Ava, who have been playing their whole lives, were less excited to play than Tyler. But Tyler played eagerly til we ran out of questions, excited for each one. We learned a lot and laughed a lot. After lunch, Daddy, Schuyler and Tyler set out for the East Beach of Bald Head Island, where the waves are perfect for bodysurfing…
Now, two weeks later, Tyler is still unconcious in the ICU at the hospital in Wilmington, NC. How can it be? He is the most wonderful boy who belongs to the most wonderful family, so why? How? How can such a good person who does so much for others with no expectations of anything in return be suddenly fighting for his life? Someone who did so much for others for the pure Joy of the doing. And finally, what does one do when she is totally helpless, but feels painfully responsible? How do you get out from under the weight of it all? There must be Light amongst these darkest of dark shadows…
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