Losing a friend

Hug your friends, kiss your kids, squeeze your pets, always remember to say I love you... don't take anything or anyone for granted.

Life is too short. Life is so fragile. Life can be incredibly unfair.

I've thinking about this for the past week or so, reflecting on Kira's death. And I realized that losing her hurt so badly in part because it was like losing a friend.

Then tonight, we received some absolutely heartbreaking, tragic news... one of Beth's closest friends died on Saturday. His name is Hoon No and he was 32 years old. I've heard alot about him over the years, and I wish I'd had the chance to meet him. He sounds like a truly amazing person, so full of life. My heart goes out to her, and all of his friends and family.

Read about it here. And see pictures on their blog.

It just doesn't make sense. Why do things like this happen?

Please, if you pray, say a prayer for Hoon and for his brother, who is still in the hospital in critical condition. And say a prayer for Beth, who has lost a dear, dear friend.