April is turning into a month of mourning.

April is really turning into a month of mourning. Waco, Columbine, OKC Bombing, and now VT. So much has happened especially during this week, of tragedies and sadness and lives changing forever. Sometimes i wonder what this world is coming to. There have been many tragedies that you see almost everyday in the news but the one that affects me the most (besides the obvious 9/11) is the Oklahoma City Bombing. It was by far the only time in my life that i really felt scared and unsure of the world around me. It was the year i was graduating from High School. Spring in the air. In a little over a month i was going to start college. And then at 9:02 it all changed. I had skipped school with a friend that day and we were on our way to the city that my friend had a job interview with KJ103. I remember getting up to about Moore and we were trying to find something on the radio to listen to but there was nothing but yelling, news reports, etc. We didn't know what was going on at that time and didn't really understand it. But once we realized and saw the smoke from downtown we knew something had happened. By the time we got to 50 Penn Place and my friend couldn't get in the building because the FBI had it on lock down (they had offices there) and the endless radio reports we knew then what had happened. Well to make this short that was the day i felt like the real world started. From that day on it changed everything. Every year we remember the 168 who lost their lives that day. We remember how our lives changed and/or the friends we lost. And we can only look forward with hope that things will get better but with so much taking place during these few days it will always be a reminder that we live in a uncertain world. So i think today and maybe for the next week i ask everyone to reach out to a friend you haven't seen in awhile, or your parents or family members, or especially those who have been affected by all this and let them know you are there for them.