Our hearts are breaking today for the Chapman family. I scared my husband this morning as we were drinking our coffee and watching the news, when "tragic accident" came up on FOX news, I yelled, "NO!" as I read about Steven's son running over his youngest daughter, Maria. I went and lay down with my own 5 yr. old, still warm and sleepy, not ready to get up for the day. I held her and thanked God for her, as I tried to imagine the pain the Chapman family feels. We love them, and their testimony to this world. They have played a part in why we adopted ourselves. We went to a concert of his years ago, and have been impressed by him ever since. He is a humble man, yet vivacious in serving God through him music.
After telling our kids what happened, here is their impressions:
Damien said "at least he got to write a song about her." He is referring to the Cinderella song where he is trying to put the girls to bed, and they are dressed in Cinderella dresses and they ask him to dance with them, so he puts down his work, and dances with them "before the clock strikes midnight, and she'll be gone..." That line is extra poignant now. I agree with Damien - at least Steven realized that these moments are precious, so he took the time to enjoy them. Damien also compared it to how it could be like him in a few years, driving over his much loved baby brother, Gabe. wow.
I was brushing Kira's hair, and her eyes started getting red and puffy. I asked her if I hurt her with the brush, and she said, "no, I was just thinking about if it was Serena who died."
Please join in prayer for the Chapman family.
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