things which should never happen

it was around 9 p.m. yesterday maybe later, I don't remember, but time isn't important here.

we went for a walk - our traditional thursday Tesco trip - and there's a bridge over railway on the way there, a bridge which we love, from where we usually see a train at 00.12 a.m. when we go shopping for groceries in the middle of the night - a habit we picked last year, living in uni dorms, having no time during the day. it's our bridge, bridge where we always check the time to see if there'll be a train coming soon - you have to be lucky to see it - it doesn't stop there it just rushes under the bridge.

There was a car parked close to the railway, prince said it's an AMBULANCE, I laughed, no it's not, it just looks like one. And you know, I'm always right.

This time I wasn't. There was a police too, and stopped train - not far from the bridge.

Prince was right this time, and of course I wouldn't mind if the situation was different, but now, I hate he was right. I hate the fact that ambulance was needed, I hate that police had to come and I hate that ambulance was useless.

...the picture of blue working overalls and heavy black shoes will stay in my mind forever...

it was quiet and calm, I would say, almost peaceful...and prince told me I shouldn't look there and I should have listened to him - because he was right, again. I shouldn't have looked.

I could imagine people on that train, nervous, angry people, who wanted to continue their journey.. I could imagine the train driver wishing he didn't go to work that day, and after saying a short prayer for him, I prayed the man in blue overalls had no family - I know it sounds cruel, but all I wished for was he had no wife at home waiting for him, he had no kids, no parents expecting a call from him this week-end...because he's with God now, and I know everything will be fine but I couldn't imagine he was a son who didn't come home that night or a lover who was given someone else's heart to take care of and who now dropped it under that train... no.

when something like this happens, you are reminded to appreciate your life, just like prince said - our worries about school exams seem pretty silly now.

EXCITING NEWS!!! (sticky post! - for the new ones, scroll down )

ANOTHER BIG UPDATE : WE KNOW THE DATE OF SDA APPOINTMENT....7th february 2011!!! I need to make a count-down clock for this date!!! SO EXCITING!!! PRAY PRAY PRAY!!!

hey guys, do you remember this post ?

well, it's on my "africa" blog, because back then I wasn't this organized and had no "home page" as I kind of have now...

so, back to the topic...

I was following Ashley and her family (on her blog of course - no, I'm not that crazy to actually follow her every step in her home - I would get into her way as she's a busy mom to all her five wonderful boys)

...soo, where was I? ...yes... I was reading her posts ever since they were waiting for their son to come home - and that was a long wait, believe me - and if it seemed long to me, I can't even imagine how she felt - counting down the hours till the actual Gotcha day!

and now, dear readers, you're about to witness another miracle as God has a plan for one little lonely girl to become Ashley's and J.C.'s daughter and join their family - to live happily ever after :)

!!! I'm so excited for her, for her new family...and so thankful to our Lord :) for making this perfect plan A for all of us :)

anyhow...back to the topic again - I would like to ask you to pray for this miracle to happen as soon as possible - because no waiting is too short for a child with no mommy and daddy by her side.

Even a day would be too long...but we all know that the adoption process can take months and months ...

so would you pray for everything to go well, for every person who's involved, to do their job on time -or faster :) for all the mail that needs to be send - not to get lost, and for just everything.

go on! check out their blog and leave a comment to let them know you're thinking about them! - they'll need a little warning about all the prayers coming their way because I'm sure God can speed up the things if we all pray together so this is gonna be a fast ride home I'm sure :)

resumé: PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! and you can send a comment or two :)

(just a little note to myself or whoever noticed: the date of this post isn't real - I just wanted to make it a "sticky post" and so I changed the date :)