I "love" my girls.. I mean, I "LOVE" my girls!

My great friend Camille (from Providence) called me two days ago and asked if I would accompany her at a funeral in Pleasant Grove today.

So, I did. I was gone all day, then dropped my kids at two different houses and took off to the funeral (it started at 5:00).

When I got there, to my surprise, it was a tragic, tragic sad death.

A beautiful 17 year old boy had committed suicide. Shot himself. I don't know where the bullet went in, because it was an open casket and he looked as peaceful and beautiful as he did in his pictures...

His mother had taken, it seemed, "every" picture she had of her son.... and, well.... the entire relief society room was plastered with them... There were so many things to remember him by... I wil tell you there were as many shoes as there were pictures. They had them all displayed (So many shoes.. he was obsessed!!)

SOOO tragic. Everyone was "bawling", of course. This little 16 year old girl took me aside and asked me, "why didn't he feel he had another choice"....

This kid was captain of the football team, soccer team AND baseball team, if you can believe that..
He took his mom to his "last and final" prom two weeks ago... Here was his first "fault", his grades had slipped so he was grounded from taking the girl he asked. Rather then miss his prom, he opted to take his mom instead----Their families best friend mentioned that in his talk. He said that Ty's mom called this friend the day after the prom in tears, saying she had had the perfect evening with her son... She couldn't remember a more fun night---coincidence?? Or tender mercy??

He worked full time at Golds Gym. He had bought a car two weeks ago and had just signed a contract last week to do something with the pro-golf tour!!

WHAT??

He was the ultimate child. Happy, confident and full of a million opportunities at the beginning of his adult life... He was the kid we all pray that we have...

Listening to everyone talking in the room, it seemed that they expected ANYONE but Ty to end their life this way...

I don't know why, but, this next part was devastating to me...
He was an only child..
That broke my heart.
Not saying that losing a child would be easier if you had more then one. Of course it would be devastating in any circumstance, but, he was their only child... Their pride and joy, and my heart was breaking the entire service as I watched them and their sadness...

I couldn't wait to get home and hug my girls and praise them and hug them again, and tell them great things about themselves....

I've been so sad thinking of what those parents are going to endure the entire rest of their lives.... They are only in their early 40's.... So many years without their their child!! AGH... SAD

Anyway, Give your children a hug today and tell them great things about themselves....