The Caroline from Saturday morning is a totally different person than the Caroline now. On Thursday, I was extremely excited for the weekend. We were going to have a Missionary Workshop, see Pirates Three, and I was finally out of school. On Saturday Morning we went to La Unidad to have an example of missions and then we returned. After a few classes in the church, our pastor informed us that the night before a certain friend had had a seizure and died in her bed. Cristina Vilchis was 17, in perfect health the day before, and was involved in many Church activities. The shock was so great; many people just stared into the air for a long time, while others screamed out crying. After our tears, however, we realized how great God really is. She had been struggling for a long time spiritually, and about a month ago had finally made a firm decision to follow the Lord. It was almost as if God was waiting and then took her. Anyway, on Saturday we went to see the family, on Sunday we went to the funeral, and yesterday we went to the burial.
When I returned, I realized that the time I had with H was precious, and tried my best to be the most cheerful I could be. We swam and had hamburgers. It was fun, except for the fact that David and Adrienne left before letting me say good-bye.
After they left, my friends Hannah, Sarah, Manuel, and Alexis went to the movies with me. As you can imagine, I was the outsider and a seat away from everyone else watching the movie determinedly. The rest were giggling and flirting with Manuel the entire time. I loved the movie, however, and enjoyed it a great deal. Hannah came home with me and my parents suggested her sleeping over. I'm serious; I was on the verge of tears jeje.... However, she left eventually and I slept well.
At least, I slept well half of the night... I woke up in the middle of the night and threw up. I am now sitting on the couch with a HUGE stomachache, unable to exercise or eat.
But God gave me strength, and I thank him every moment for what he has done, because all of this has made me a better person.
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I walked by your room and I thought to myself that I should knock so that you could say good bye. Then I thought...she knew we were leaving and she went in her room. So I decided that it might be really hard for you to say good-bye considering the weekend you had. So I let you be. I know that you loved her very much and you were a great Aunt. :) I hope that us leaving didn't make you upset. We love you very much. And you are going through a very difficult time. It's OK to grieve and be sad about the loss of a great friend.
P.S. I am sorry. and I love you.
that's alright 8)
you guys are ridiculously inconsiterate!!!! 4 exclamation points!!!! :-p
eh carol, calm down. i have been in colorado. i am praying for you and the whole youth group
i read this regularly, i just don't always comment.
sorry carols. i just read this today. i don't know why i've been so out of the loop.
Sorry, guys... I don't know what 's wrong with me,,,, I'll be more patient next time 8)
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