Mikelly Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 (edited) Today Tom Harris (Member Tombarace here) got married to his childhood sweetheart Brittany. Some of you may remember a donation drive I held about 10 years ago when Tom was involved in a horrible car accident that nearly took his life at the age of 16. Over the years he and Brittany have become our adopted kids. So today was supposed to be their special day... A week ago today another young man had the unfortunate horror of life's dark side close in on him, and he lost his battle with, well we're still unsure until toxicology reports come back. All we know is that an employee of my wife's lost her son under questionable and tragic circumstances. So, today we got up, went through our morning routine, got dressed and drove from our home an hour east to a memorial service for a life lost way to soon. The friends and family spoke of a young man who had finally found peace with his maker, and who had started to find a direction in life, one with hope, promise and conviction. The preacher gave a wonderful sermon about our human battle with sin, and our inability to escape it. About the love of a god who would simply look past everything and love us all for our blind faith and belief that he does love us, just for who we are. So after a morning of sorrow, sadness, and the realities of our mortality, we piled back into the car and headed 2.5 hours west to Shenandoah. Tom has been like a son to me over the last 10 years. We've grown close, and I've come to be so proud of who he has evolved into. Seeing him marry his childhood sweetheart was truly the storybook. Tom and Brittany have survived his two destroyed legs, physical therapy to put him back together, educations, careers, crappy jobs with bad bosses, and a new home that was attacked by arsonists before they could even move in. These two kids embody the spirit and desire to not only survive, but to succeed. And they're just so damned cool together. Tom and Brittany after the nuptuals... First Dance... It's been a day filled with wide ranging emotions! Edited October 16, 2011 by Mikelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrus Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Life is uncertain. Everyday a gift. I wish I could keep my heart in the right place and being thankful all day, everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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