A little over a year ago a friend I had not seen in awhile lost her son. I didn't know it happened at the time but was able to figure it out based on Facebook posts. My heart hurt for her and her family. It is never easy to write a condolence note, even harder when the loss is sudden. Where do you start?
I started with, “Life is random love is not.” It was the only thing I had and I was hoping there might be solace in the words. They continue to help me make sense of a world that is often confusing, they have connected me to be people in ways I wasn’t previously connected and at the end of the day, those words are comforting to me.
Social media has allowed me to watch my friend heal - she has been open about the process of both mourning and celebrating her son. And those words? It seems they found a home in her heart. And on her arm. Here’s to Nancy and her son and her family and the power of love.
LIFE IS RANDOM LOVE IS NOTTM
