I brought my eldest home from college a couple of days ago (Tuesday). Drove three hours, helped him clean his room (I won’t go into what  a dorm suite of four young men looks like after two semesters!) and then gladly brought him home. We enjoyed both our conversation and our silence on the trip.<\/p>\n

Yesterday he got the news that a classmate from high school had died and a dorm neighbor from college had been found dead the day after he left. We don’t have details on either one yet, but the tragedy is the same.<\/p>\n

I was reminded of a couple of tragic deaths during my teen years of two young men. One from a car accident and one by his own hand. Both deaths had a very big impact on me.<\/p>\n

Tragedies such as this reminds me how precious life is and our time together with friends and family should not be regarded lightly.<\/p>\n

Go hug your kids (physically or verbally) today.<\/p>\n

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