Trying Times (june 5-7)

The last few days have been rough. Thursday I had a flood in my apartment because the "plumber" who was supposed to be "fixing my shower" did not know what he was doing and caused water to spew out a pipe without stop. The water flowed out the bathroom, into my bedroom, into the 3rd bathroom and out through the hall. I was able to contain in at the end of the hallway but it was a lot of water! It took about 2.5 hours to mop up all the mess, clean the rooms of the filth (re mopped with bleach/cleaner), put my clothes that got soaked in the washing machine.... I ended up missing a whole day of work because of the foolishness and it still wasn't even fixed. He said he'd hafta come back and would have to break down the wall to do so. That's what he was sposed to have been doing today...or so I thought...but apparently not...

So I go about my day, then I get a message Thursday evening that one of my professors at school was found dead in her house. Her husband was in critical condition and rushed to the hospital while the children, who were also in the house, were taken to a family member's home. The police did not suspect an outside party was involved in the incident. This was a woman I'd worked with on multiple projects outside the classroom and so I was blessed with the opportunity to get to know her well. She was a wonderful woman/mother/professor and very wise/insightful. I'd played with her 4 and 6 year old children at the office. I'd even met her "loving husband". Never once did I sense domestic abuse or an unhappy home. However that just goes to show that you never really know what goes on behind closed doors. The police issued another report on Friday stating they're ruling her death a homicide and are 99.9% sure the husband did it but no charges have been pressed bcuz he's still in the hospital. This was the 2nd professor in less than 6 months that my business school has lost- both of which were professors I was close to. I'm sure it will be very sad to go back to school in the fall without her but death is a part of life's cycle. It's inevitable and may seem to us that it's coming at the most inopportune time, to those who don't "deserve" to die...but who are we to say when someone should/should not die...and who does/does not deserve to die at that point?! God has a master plan in store for all of us and at the end of the day...all we can do is stay prayerful and try to live life the way He wants. Oftentimes, we are not meant to understand but that's where true faith comes into play.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.