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Turns out we live three blocks away from the family at the center of a horrible, tragic accident, which I wrote about in my last post. The weekend was heavy as we mourned with this family we’ve never met, for a little girl Garrett would have entered kindergarten with. God allowed us to do some things for the family, things that I will not write about due to this blog being searchable, and the last thing I want is for the Cincinnati media to find it and exploit it.

There are so many things I have written in this space and deleted. I have a lot of anger work out, and I don’t think my blog is where it will be released. I’ve tried a few times, and the writing it out just serves to make it grow.

My anger is not toward the mother whom is at the center of the rage of this city. I feel deep sadness with her, I mourn with her and her family. My wife and I spent a weekend crying and mourning with this family we’ve never met.

No, my anger is toward the kid-glove journalists of the Cincy media, and toward the personalities of 700 WLW-AM whom have used a particular phrase to knick-name this tragedy. I have written and re-written words for you. I won’t publish them because I’d rather work out my feelings in another way, a way of peace. Regardless, I pray for justice to find you for what you’ve said.

This week I also learned of two others in our community whom are suffering from an illness or something similar. It’s been a very sobering week. The odd thing about seasons of life like now is that they tend to be fertile ground for deepening relationships. I know we’ve experienced that in the last seven days, and I can look back at other relationships that were deepened during hard times.

On a brighter note, a few doors down from us lives the mother and family of David Payne, Olympic Medalist for the USA! He won the silver in the men’s 110m hurdles! Congrats to him.