Sobering News

 

It is very common for me to read 

 news on the computer.  

It used to be that I relied

on the television but lately 

it is just more convenient to read it here.  

Yesterday I was doing just that 

when I stumbled on an article 

that shocked and 

saddened our entire family.  

It involves the family 

who is responsible for us having 

our rescue dog, Bandit.  

The mother is the president of 

Plain and Fancy

Animal Rescue.

Apparently early Saturday 

morning they were asleep 

when a fire broke out in their home.  

One of the dogs woke their twenty year old

daughter who heard her father 

yelling to the kids to "stay low".  

The daughter was able to 

help the four younger ones 

out of the house but the 

parents were trapped in a 

second floor bedroom.  

When the first responders

arrived they put a ladder to the window 

and brought the parents down but

the father passed away on the scene.  

The mother, with whom I have had several 

conversations and who personally 

chose Bandit for us, is in critical condition.

So often we read the news 

and it is quite entertaining.  

Sometimes it is the 

ammunition I use against Mikey's 

desire for a fast motorcycle.

Other stories make me shake

my head at the lengths people will

go to in order to avoid 

actually earning a living. 

Almost amusing.

But the news of this 

family's tragedy struck deep. 

If you would

like to read the story 

and see the photos you can do that here.

Know that you are reading 

about people of a very caring spirit 

and loving hearts.  

Remember that there are 

now five children who are fatherless.  

Take a moment to ponder 

the fact that their lives changed

in just a few minutes.  

We just never know.

Please pray for the 

Harrower family.

Linda Harrower will need 

God's help in a way

she never has before.....