Comments on: Heartbreak in Caroline County http://www.badroseblog.com/2007/09/26/heartbreak-in-caroline-county/ Life, Dogs, Kids and Politics through the eyes of a blonde... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:43:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Badrose http://www.badroseblog.com/2007/09/26/heartbreak-in-caroline-county/comment-page-1/#comment-49887 Badrose Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:33:19 +0000 http://www.badroseblog.com/2007/09/26/heartbreak-in-caroline-county/#comment-49887 Kristie & S.D.F. - You know, tragedies happen everywhere, everyday. I could fill a blog with nothing BUT tragedies. Short of VA Tech, I haven't written much about tragedy - I try to stay "upbeat" and positive because life can be sad enough without reading tragic stories about people you don't know written by a blogger that you don't know. I say that to say this: Something about Liz and Deputy Reel really reached inside and gave my heart a hard squeeze. I found a sort of hope through them. The idea that this brave young deputy, who had put his life on the line for others, would rather be dead than to face life without his true love. Sometimes it's easy to forget that a love like that truly exists, other than on a movie screen. I hope that these young lovers are buried together, as wished and that their spirit of deep, unabiding love will continue to live on in those that knew them and even in some of us, like me, that didn't. And that their souls are together, dancing and celebrating a love that didn't get to "play out" on this earth but will last for an eternity somewhere else. Something else: Small towns are the greatest in times of grief. Let the arms that are reaching out to you now embrace you and squeeze them back with all your might. Feel the strength of your community and yourself. That strength is the power that fuels us and keeps us going. That strength is love. Kristie & S.D.F. - You know, tragedies happen everywhere, everyday. I could fill a blog with nothing BUT tragedies. Short of VA Tech, I haven’t written much about tragedy - I try to stay “upbeat” and positive because life can be sad enough without reading tragic stories about people you don’t know written by a blogger that you don’t know. I say that to say this:

Something about Liz and Deputy Reel really reached inside and gave my heart a hard squeeze. I found a sort of hope through them. The idea that this brave young deputy, who had put his life on the line for others, would rather be dead than to face life without his true love. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that a love like that truly exists, other than on a movie screen.

I hope that these young lovers are buried together, as wished and that their spirit of deep, unabiding love will continue to live on in those that knew them and even in some of us, like me, that didn’t. And that their souls are together, dancing and celebrating a love that didn’t get to “play out” on this earth but will last for an eternity somewhere else.

Something else: Small towns are the greatest in times of grief. Let the arms that are reaching out to you now embrace you and squeeze them back with all your might. Feel the strength of your community and yourself. That strength is the power that fuels us and keeps us going. That strength is love.

]]> By: kristie karnes http://www.badroseblog.com/2007/09/26/heartbreak-in-caroline-county/comment-page-1/#comment-49866 kristie karnes Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:45:12 +0000 http://www.badroseblog.com/2007/09/26/heartbreak-in-caroline-county/#comment-49866 He was a very great individual, a great friend, and he will truly be missed. Rest in peace. He was a very great individual, a great friend, and he will truly be missed. Rest in peace.

]]> By: Kilo http://www.badroseblog.com/2007/09/26/heartbreak-in-caroline-county/comment-page-1/#comment-49307 Kilo Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:00:33 +0000 http://www.badroseblog.com/2007/09/26/heartbreak-in-caroline-county/#comment-49307 "Events like this truly put things into perspective for me. How about you?" Indeed. “Events like this truly put things into perspective for me. How about you?”

Indeed.

]]> By: S.D.F http://www.badroseblog.com/2007/09/26/heartbreak-in-caroline-county/comment-page-1/#comment-49301 S.D.F Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:54:51 +0000 http://www.badroseblog.com/2007/09/26/heartbreak-in-caroline-county/#comment-49301 My Husband just became a Deputy with Caroline County a few months ago. This department is very family oriented and close knit. This was a shock to everyone at the department and we were all saddened by the loss. My Husband just became a Deputy with Caroline County a few months ago. This department is very family oriented and close knit. This was a shock to everyone at the department and we were all saddened by the loss.

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