One Year

Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the tragedy at Virginia Tech.

While I didn't have a direct connection to the school, there was a connection. Plus the connection of being a college student at the time. It's scary. It really is. Somehow I knew it was only wishful thinking that it would be the worst and last of these tragedies. And it's terribly sad. I can never imagine what it would be like to be a student, a friend, a family member of those so unfortunately involved. I am an emotional person, there's no doubt about that. I feel it. Don't you? The community and nation banding together in support of the Hokie family shows how many people care and grieve with you.

I'll link again to Fields of Gold - the video itself is a tribute to Eva Cassidy so just listen to the song.

Another video tribute

I'll end with something borrowed from a friend.

With Hope - Steven Curtis Chapman

This is not at all how
We thought it was supposed to be
We had so many plans for you
We had so many dreams
And now you've gone away
And left us with the memories of your smile
And nothing we can say
And nothing we can do
Can take away the pain
The pain of losing you, but ...

We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
'Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
'Cause we believe with hope
(There's a place by God's grace)
There's a place where we'll see your face again
We'll see your face again

And never have I known
Anything so hard to understand
And never have I questioned more
The wisdom of God's plan
But through the cloud of tears
I see the Father's smile and say well done
And I imagine you
Where you wanted most to be
Seeing all your dreams come true
'Cause now you're home
And now you're free, and ...

We have this hope as an anchor
'Cause we believe that everything
God promised us is true, so ...

So we can cry with hope
And say goodbye with hope

We wait with hope
And we ache with hope
We hold on with hope
We let go with hope