Winter Sorrow

I wanted to post a quick blog because I was reminded today of how fragile life is. We all think that we don't need reminding but we do. My niece, Koral lost a friend to the icy winter roads. I didn't know her and I think Koral knew her through her friend, Tay. All I know about her is her name, Melissa. She was 14 and played soccer. I don't know the colour of her hair or the music she liked or if she had a crush on anyone. All I know is that she wanted to live and see Spring come again, and Summer after that.
She was driving with her daddy and the passenger side of the car where she rode was demolished in the collision. I know she left a mom to suffer forever and one or two sisters who will always grieve. Probably many, many more. I want to ask you to lift up a prayer, however it is you pray to whomever it is that you pray to. Say a prayer of thanks that you are with your loved ones tonight and that they are all safe. Say a prayer of passage for a little girl who had to cross over far too soon and leave behind lives that will never be the same. Say a prayer that her daddy will make it so that there is one more tree in her family's forest to withstand the long winter that is that is ahead. We don't need to sink ourselves in sorrow because we all have much to be joyful about tonight. But surely we can spare a prayer for this little girl, her family and her friends left behind.
Thanks guys.
Many Blessings.
Autumn