Notes from the Landslide

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of brothers. They are a match - these brothers. When it comes to
appreciating life......they are a match made from above.
Taking life for granted is something we never will take again, nor
should we ever.............yet, we hold out hope, because there is hope
to be had, in spite of the challenge of this moment.............there is
hope to be had. Yes, it is a sliver of hope within the incredibly horrific
moment that we are in....but hope it is.....and it’s worth hanging
on to......for these two and those other two souls, from this morning’s
moment. I know not what else to call it other than “wow.”
It’s hard to put into words what the moment is........this moment. To
hear the pain in Anthony and Nicholaas’ voices......to feel it.....and
to experience the pain in so many of these young adults.... --- life is
in front of all of them, not behind them..........and yet in this moment,
life has challenged them all - with this moment.
It was painful to listen to Dave Miller visit with the mom directly
and to take ownership of the decision to stop for the night.....a
painful one, given the near tears in his voice......to explain the “why”
and to be forthright and honest about the moment......and that is
life for all of us.......in anything we do, and want........ that there are
unexpected moments that affect us individually and affect us all.
I cannot, nor do I want to, imagine being in Chief Miller’s shoes
when he is making these decisions.......they impact all of my son’s
friends and they impact my sons - let alone these two that are
somewhere in there. We want to believe that there is hope........there