.why it's hitting me like a ton of bricks.

.disclaimer: as i've mentioned before this blog won't always be peaches and cream

because honestly life just doesn't work that way.

.yesterday hit me like a slap in the face.

.a little over two years ago, while we were living in utah, i had the opportunity

to work for one of the largest newspapers in utah and it was awesome.

.in journalism generally the bad comes more readily than the good and as part of my duties
i had to edit the online stories to go up at the strike of midnight
and possibly even earlier if the story was breaking.

.i worked during a time when devastation was a high -
a climber was stuck in a mine,
mother nature took it's toll on haiti,
and specifically when susan powell went missing.

.naturally, i was very close to all of these stories, their timelines, and new developments.

.but especially the powell case.
.i was even in the newsroom when the story first broke.

.i watched and read interviews by the minute, the hour, and the day.
.everyone in the newsroom wanted a happy ending for her and her family.

.well yesterday the two year old story took a turn for the worse
and that's all i'm going to say about that.

.we are flabbergasted.
.we hoped for better.

.please keep this family in your prayers.
.they most certainly need them.

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