The Focus of Feelings
I watched the news in disbelief. A 10 year old St. Cecilia student drown. He was a classmate and friend to my daughter, Sophia. I knew him from the time spent over the years teaching Junior Achievement in their classrooms. He was well-liked, quiet, and humble. My heart started to break open for his parents and his 8 year old brother now in the midst of this tragedy. At the funeral, I could not take my eyes off of her. His mother trying to find her footing to stand up for hymns. She barely took her eyes off the casket