Shattered
Tragic.
Awful.
Unfathomable.
Horrific.
Sad.
There are so many words yet none completely describe the event, the situation, the feelings.
Our dear friend, Mark Mulligan, has suffered an incredible loss. His wife and two children (ages 6 and almost 2) were in a car accident near their home in Mexico. A driver in oncoming traffic suffered a heart attack and crossed the median and hit their vehicle.
His beautiful wife, Adele, was killed. His sons, Marcos and Luis, were seriously injured.
Mark was in Indiana doing a house concert and rushed back. I can't possibly imagine how he felt on the way back home. How does the mind wrap around something like that? I just don't know.
Someone quoted the police officer who said 4 seconds either way and they would have been fine.
Four seconds. What a tiny slice of time that divides tragedy and continued happiness.
Where does one take comfort? Knowing Mark, he's getting strength from his belief in God. Many of his family went to Mexico to be with him. His good friend, Gary Seiler, is there as well. And, the entire community of San Carlos has rallied to his side, visiting the children, collecting funds and cards, doing what they can to help. His friends across the nation are praying for them all and also donating what they can. There has to be comfort in that...God, I hope so.
How does the mind wrap around the unfairness of something so terrible happening to people who are so wonderful?
I don't know the answer to that question. We're all so devastated here, knowing our friend and his family are suffering, knowing that there's nothing we can do to bring back his wife, his children's Mother.
God Bless them all.
Awful.
Unfathomable.
Horrific.
Sad.
There are so many words yet none completely describe the event, the situation, the feelings.
Our dear friend, Mark Mulligan, has suffered an incredible loss. His wife and two children (ages 6 and almost 2) were in a car accident near their home in Mexico. A driver in oncoming traffic suffered a heart attack and crossed the median and hit their vehicle.
His beautiful wife, Adele, was killed. His sons, Marcos and Luis, were seriously injured.
Mark was in Indiana doing a house concert and rushed back. I can't possibly imagine how he felt on the way back home. How does the mind wrap around something like that? I just don't know.
Someone quoted the police officer who said 4 seconds either way and they would have been fine.
Four seconds. What a tiny slice of time that divides tragedy and continued happiness.
Where does one take comfort? Knowing Mark, he's getting strength from his belief in God. Many of his family went to Mexico to be with him. His good friend, Gary Seiler, is there as well. And, the entire community of San Carlos has rallied to his side, visiting the children, collecting funds and cards, doing what they can to help. His friends across the nation are praying for them all and also donating what they can. There has to be comfort in that...God, I hope so.
How does the mind wrap around the unfairness of something so terrible happening to people who are so wonderful?
I don't know the answer to that question. We're all so devastated here, knowing our friend and his family are suffering, knowing that there's nothing we can do to bring back his wife, his children's Mother.
God Bless them all.
