I wrote this in class the other day. I am going to be breaking it up into sections because its long.

During the first week of class, I had an unexpected event in my life. The day seemed to be normal until that afternoon. I received a phone call from my mom. This phone call put me on the edge because mom does not call during the school week. I thought my grandfather was in the hospital again for his heart. But that was not so. What came next was a big surprised. I heard the words, "Jesse was in a car accident." When I asked how he was, I heard the dreadful response, "He is no longer here." In other words, Jesse died in that car accident.

This caused be to be in shock. I could not believe that this happened. I began to question God. Why did God allow him to die. He was only 16 years olf and had his whole life ahead of him. I grew to be angry at God. I could not understand why and I was asking questions that were receiving no answers. The next day I had to make the decision of should I go home for the funeral or not. After talking to my parents and some friends, I decided to go home. The decision caused my three-day weekend to be one of stress and work. I had to get all my homework done by Tuesday to turn in on that day. Our faculty is wonderful. They have helped through this time. Ths in one of the many blessings I have seen during this time. The funeral was Thursday, Jan 22.


to be continued....