Miners (not Minors) RESCUED.

I've been watching the Chilean Miners get rescued one by one all morning, and I can't stop watching.  This is just amazing and truly a miracle.  I can't help but be a baby and get teary eyed every time I witness (via television, of course) each man reunite with his family.

I must confess that when I first heard about the miners, I thought, "what are those kids doing being trapped underground like that and where are their parents?".  Yeah, Thyda... there is a huge difference between miner and minor.  You can't blame me though... I didn't read it, I heard it first!

Right now the 23rd Miner just got pulled out of the capsule named the 'Phoenix'.  Only 10 more to go... yes!

I am amazed that they are rescuing these miners so much earlier than expected.  It was estimated that they would be rescued by the end of December.  Holy cow... I don't know how I would ever survive that long.  Heck, I probably wouldn't make it past dinnertime on the first day.  Seriously.

Keep hope and faith... and remember, cherish the moments.  Bless all of these miners and their loved ones.  *hugs*

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Tragedy in Seattle...

'My mom has gone crazy;' four dead in West Seattle shooting

What a tragedy.  What would drive a Mother so crazy to shoot her own Family?

I saw the headlines on Twitter yesterday saying that there was a shooting in West Seattle that left four people dead.  My heart dropped reading the headline alone because its so close to home... I used to work in West Seattle for awhile.  Although I don't live in Washington anymore, I still constantly read the news relating to it because it will always be home to me.  This morning, I woke up and figured that there would be more information about the tragedy so of course, I followed up.  I went to my reliable source, 

King 5 News and it broke my heart to see faces that looked very familiar on the front page.  Although I don't know the family personally, they just looked really familiar.  

This story caught my attention because its

• so close to home
• Cambodian people involved (I care about all people, but I will admit that I pay closer attention to my own people... its the truth)
• family tragedy... always breaks my heart
• survivor's name is 'Thyda' as well... though the reporter pronounced her name as "thigh-duh"... ugh! *cringe*

I am definitely going to call my Mom to see if she knows more about this.  I just want to know what it is that could drive a Mother to go to this extent.  We all walk different lives and face different struggles so it is hard to judge and assume.  I read some of the comments on the article and some really upset me, but I don't feel it necessary or worth my time to rebut to ignorance... but I am willing to bet twenty bucks (all that I have in my wallet at the moment) that it was not drug or gang related.

(You can click on the link at the beginning of this post to see the article that I read)

My heart, thoughts, and prayers go out to this Family.