How our lives take a turn....

Fourth grade has always been a pretty tight-knit, close grade level. We hardly ever have people that come and go. The past 2 years, though, we have. This past year, we gained two brand new teachers. The year before, we gain and lost two experienced teachers, Kiana Lock and Michelle Muniz, both of them coach's wives. Saturday morning, I received a text message that Kiana Lock, who lives in Gainsville where her husband is the AD, was rushed to the Dallas hospital. While there, the doctors rans tests and found that she had bleeding on her brain and diagonsed her with acute lukemia. Talk about a shock of a lifetime! As the weekend continued, I was updated with texts-none of them good! She had taken a turn for the worst, was put on life support, and shortly there after lost all brain function. Her husband and family were faced with the horrible decision to disconnect the power keeping Kiana's body alive. Sunday morning, I received the final text on Kiana's progression, and learned that she has met Our Maker in Heaven. She was such a joy to teach with, if only for one year! Kiana had a challenge of being a coach's wife and a mom-both of which was was extremely wonderful at! I know that this is a difficult time for the Lock family, so your prayers and thoughts would greatly be appreciated~

Kiana left behind a wonderful husband-full of life, always looking on the bright side of a situation, talented coach/teacher, loving dad. The most heart-felt loss will be her children-1 in college, and 2 in high school-all gifted educationally and academically. They will all miss their mom and soulmate, but I know that she will be watching their EVERY move and blessing them with her guidance and spiritual strength.

So today, as we kiss our spouses good-bye, drop our kids off at daycare, remember how precious life is, and how quickly it can be gone. Just this morning, I had to tell Bryce that someone else was going to pick him up from daycare because I will be attending Kiana's viewing in San Marcos. He was not very excited. He asked if he would see me before he went to bed. Now, you must understand that I put my kids to bed every night, so I was a litle upset when he asked me that. I reminded him that I put him to bed every night, and tonight would be no different. Then I started thinking....anything could happen, and tonight I might not be able to put him in bed and kiss him good-night. I reminded him, then, that I love him and will try with all I have to make it home in time to put him to bed, read him a story, and kiss him good-night. Again...life is short~live it to the fullest!