It was supper time...

...when the phone call came.  It was Aubrey calling to tell Lauren a student in her school had taken his own life.  Stunned silence for a few moments as we all recognized the finality of his decision.


...and I thought about how he was someone's little boy, someone's grandson and no matter how troubled he had been, they would miss him. 

There is something special about all children, but little boys can be the gentlest of all creatures.  Maybe we recognize that quality in them, because we know all too soon they will grow up and the world will expect them to be tough.  The world will tell them to be embarrassed for sharing their thoughts, for being emotional and for showing their kinder side.  All too soon, a little boy learns he is expected to fight his way through this world.

I walked into Grandma Great's room Saturday and found Cameron having a quiet moment with her, his capped head lying close to her heart.  Oh, how I would love for this gentle little soul to be protected from the harshness he will eventually encounter when he steps out of his own little Coil/Lawson world.

...if only Cameron can forever remember the moments he has spent with his great grandma...

...I know it will make him a better man.