... *sigh* ...

A man of 49 dies too soon...though it was expected and is the ultimate healing that would have to take place. Then a young man of 17 calls the sheriff to report a suicide, hangs up, and shoots himself in the yard of his home. Neither of these do i have to directly deal with -- but the ripples wash over all of us in a small community. While the grief has washed over me too...and i've done my fair share of telling the stories over and over to friends on the phone...and finally just cried over a light switch taped in the off postion at church; i'm also finding relief for the weariness of boredom in the midst of the chaos and work. Not so fond of that irony.