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Tuesday, May 30, 2006


7-Year-Old Girl Dies In Housefire

Authorities say a 7-year-old girl died in a house fire in Greenwood. The girl's mother was badly burned but got the girl's twin brother out of the house unharmed.

The fire was early Sunday. The mother and daughter were taken to a hospital in Fort Smith. The girl was pronounced dead and the mother was flown to a hospital in Little Rock, where she was in serious condition.

Authorities have not released the names of the victims. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Greenwood Mayor Garry Campbell says there were no indications of foul play.


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The mother in the news story is a member of a message board that I've posted on for several years. Not only has she lost everything she had, but she's also lost her daughter and is fighting for her own life as I write this.

I don't "know" this person, but having crossed paths with her online for years, I'm aching for her. If you can spare some prayers, she could really use them.

Incidents like this make me wonder if there really IS a grand design (as I've always believed), or if shit just happens for no good reason. If there really IS a God, why would he let this happen to such good, church-going people? And then I start wondering if my occasional doubts in a higher power are going to send me straight to hell.

sKWeez'd by K @ 5:09 PM | Perma-link  

9 Comments:

  • At 5/30/2006 6:36 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    We're all wondering that today, K. But I think times like this you just have to pray even harder, and hope that God does have a bigger plan. Faith. It's a tough thing at times like this.

     

  • At 5/31/2006 1:31 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I heard a little bit about this woman's story earlier from my sister. My heart just hurts for her right now. My prayers are going out to her.

     

  • At 5/31/2006 1:48 PM, Blogger Major Bedhead said…

    How horrible. The poor woman. She's in my thoughts.

     

  • At 5/31/2006 7:25 PM, Blogger Jess said…

    Oh, K - what a sad day.
    I'll keep your friend in my thoughts tonight.

     

  • At 5/31/2006 11:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    As one who has been through a major loss, you absolutely question your bigger plan. Why do bad things happen to good people? I don't deserve this, etc. etc. Who knows. Sometimes I think it's just bad luck, wrong place, wrong time. I don't think it's our fault, our choices, though at the time it's always I should've, I could've. Everyone who suffers a major loss goes through this. The best we can do is learn from it and some how use it for the better. I bet you and I know a lot of women who have checked their smoke detectors in the last couple days. Bad things happen to good people. It's not fair, it sucks, and it hurts all of us like hell. Luckily, we have those around that love us and rally for us at our most desperate time of need. Keep your faith girlfriend. I kept mine and it kept my sanity. (Well except for a few bad days in the past few months, you know what I mean.)

    Prayers for our dear friend.

     

  • At 5/31/2006 11:44 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Oh, and I forgot to add that if the occasional doubt is going to send us straight to hell... I'll be waiting there for you with a margarita in hand.

    :)

     

  • At 6/01/2006 11:59 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    This is what I don't understand about the God issue: When something good happens or a "miracle" occurs, Christians rush to say "Thank God, He is so good.". However, when something bad happens, it's our fault or is all part of His bigger plan. Why does he let these horrible things happen to people and make them suffer? There always seems to be some excuse or justification for bad things like: "You're being tested by God" - is God really that cruel?

     

  • At 6/01/2006 4:04 PM, Blogger K said…

    I like to take a middle ground...like, there IS a higher power, who has some control...but that our free will and random circumstances are also a factor.

    I don't like to think that there is a God who is capable of cruelty. Perhaps He's more like a parent, who guides but does not possess ultimate power over his charges.

    I don't know. I just hope that if He is up there, that he'll see fit to send some good things Sherry's way. :(

     

  • At 6/05/2006 2:20 PM, Blogger Riss said…

    I cried when I read about Sherry's family on the board. Even if you don't technically "know" them, it's still devastating to read about their tragedy.

     

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