This may seem a little late, but Ive not been able to talk/think/hear about it without tears streaming down my face so Ive been avoiding it I guess. Waking up on Thanksgiving day I had several texts from some people I went to school with and for some reason, without even reading them, I knew something awful had happened the night before. My gut turned out to be right as I was told the news that we lost a few boys to an awful car accident. Two of which I went to school with, Logan Middleton and Cody Uber. I dont know what it was about this specific event that hit me so hard, but my eyes filled with tears immediately. I didnt even finish reading half of the texts that I had. I didnt want to know what happened, I didnt want to see the truck, I didnt want to hear how they were harmed, I didnt want to know anything. If we went to high school together, you probably know that I wasnt technically in the same crowd as Logan and Cody and so youre probably wondering why it affected me so much. I was wondering and have been wondering the same thing until this very moment. I mean, I have scrolled past every facebook status, every tweet, every Instagram picture, every news article etc. since the day this happened because for whatever reason, I was too angry to read any of it. I was angry with God. I just couldnt wrap my head around why these two boys had to be taken. I was so mad that two boys who had a passion for sports and a passion for studies didnt even get the chance to pursue their dreams. I was so angry that I could spend several weekends my senior year in a car full of people who had been drinking and I always made it home safe, but these guys were out enjoying the company of friends they thought of as family and their lives were taken. I was SO ANGRY that two young people who legitimately radiated the love of God to everyone they were around had to be taken from us but I could stand here and let him down every single day and still continue to wake up to a new sunrise each morning. I guess up until this point I felt that if I could trade places with them, I would in a heartbeat because they had so much more to offer than I do but Im just now realizing that God allowed this tragedy to move me in such a powerful way so that I could be MOTIVATED and INSPIRED by the stories of Logan and Cody. I think about these two at least every few days and Im reminded how lucky I am to spend another day on this earth and how I shouldnt ever waste a day but treasure every single moment and work to be the absolute best me that I can be. My heart breaks for the families of these angels and although its not much, I hope their families know what a powerful impact their sons have made on me and the community I live in. RIP Logan Middleton and Cody Uber.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 03:06:27 +0000
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