Shock and Sadness

Let me preface this by saying that Daddy's doing great-- preparing to celebrate his good health one year after his surgery, and we continue to be grateful and feel extraordinarily blessed. However, today our hearts are heavy. Our family learned this morning that my cousin Nicole (my dad's niece, daughter of my Aunt Betty) passed away suddenly overnight. They suspect she had a heart attack. Please pray for my Aunt Betty and my cousin Trey. We are all in shock and sad, obviously. My Aunt Betty and Aunt Linda were quick to come up here to encourage my parents and have tea parties with my girls when things were especially tough for our family last summer, and we hope that we can love on Betty the same way. I do know that in these tough times, I am so thankful for our huge, crazy, generous, loving extended family.