Love is when your heart hurts when somebody else's heart hurts.
Depressing evening for sure. Got word that my dear cousin Brian lost a beloved member of the family. Puddles, the 22 year old shitzu died today. Understandably, Brian is sad... which makes me sad. I don't know if we've been close simply because we were closest in age so we always ended up doing everything together Grandma's, or if it's just the fact that he's the coolest older cousin I've ever had, but Brian has been my buddy since day 1. We are 16 months apart and I can't imagine growing up at a cooler time in the Tittle family. We've shared almost every milestone together. The first big loss was his goldfish Theodore. He won that stupid fish at church and it ended up living 15 years. He was devestated when it had a stroke and he found it swimming in circles becasue it's fin was paralyzed. Yes, it's ok to laugh here. I laughed hysterically with him until I realized he was genuinely upset over it. Theodore eventually died and Brian was crushed. I'm pretty sure that was our first taste of death together... at least the first that I remember. We've been through much more since that - bringing us to today. My poor cousin is sitting heart broken 2 hours away and there's not a thing in the world I can do about it. SO, I told him I sent hugs from Muscle SHoals, I love him, and my heart will just have to hurt for him from here. Sadly, I don't think that helps. However, he's got a wife and Pax now, so I'm sure he'll be just fine.
Equally as depressing, I just watched the Duggars season finale where they had to bury thier 20th child, Jubilee Shalom. My heart broke for my favorite family. Those Duggars are amazing. Through it all, they have unwavering faith and are an amazing example for everyone the encounter. Tomorrow, we will hopefully return to brighter days! :0)
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