Prayer Request

Easter morning my mom called around 8:00am. I expected they would call to wish us a Happy Easter and to see what the Easter bunny brought Jack. Unfortunately that wasn't the case. She called to tell me my cousin, Catrice, had died during the night. Catrice is my Uncle Clannis' youngest daughter. She was 35 years old and died in her sleep. They aren't yet sure the cause of death. She leaves behind two precious children, a son Peyton (13 years old) and a little girl Zoe (6 years old). Needless to say we are all in shock. Catrice and I grew up together and all I have been able to think about are all of the hours we spent playing barbie dolls and riding three wheelers. In one of the last pictures I remember being taken of us, we were at my grandmothers, and Catrice was rolling my hair on my Granny's old rollers. The kind that get tangled in your hair and hurt if you sleep in them. Not the sponge type, but the ones made out of wire and hard plastic.

I was also thinking this morning about my aunts and uncles on my mom and dad's side of the family. Nicole and I are blessed with wonderful aunts and uncles. Ones that love us like their own and would do anything for us. That's one thing that makes Catrice's death so hard for us - knowing how much it hurts our Uncle Clannis. Please pray for him and Catrice's sweet children. Life will never be the same for them, but I know the Lord can help them establish a new normal at some point and help ease their pain.