Yesterday, I received another bit of news that rocked my world and actually had me bawling my eyes out in the Y: acouple I know, who have been married for 20 years this July, are calling it quits.
But this is no ordinary couple. I dated the Husband in high school- he was my First Love (Lord, how young and stupid I was!) whom I hadn't seen since I was a tender lass of 15... then reuinited with him and his wife (the girl he broke up with me for!) when I began attending New Life, which happened to be their church, too. He was my oldest son's youth pastor for several years, and a darned good one at that; I came respect him, and to both love and admire his wife. They were an exceptional, blessed couple with three exceptional, blessed kids, the youngest of whom (Jenna Rose) I secretly picked out to be JJ's future wife.
Then Jenna Rose got leukemia. She fought it off and on from the age of four to the age of nine.
The last October, Jenna lost the battle.
This devatsated the family, and from what I understand, ultimately tore her parents apart- though I know from experience that any marriage break-up cannot possibly be so simplistically explained. I am heart-broken for them, just sick.
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