Today, I found out that my friend was in a bike accident and is the ICU with a brain injury. Please send any prayers or healing energy that you can. I received this news this morning, and it has been a hard day.

Of course, we never know when we will receive bad news, and there’s really no way to prepare. It’s hard when there’s no answers and you are not sure what to do.

I ran my errands, talked to my friends, and tried to make the day feel better. As much as I have tried to distract myself, prayed, and cried, there’s still a heaviness to this day. Writing these words is where I land. Knowing that others may read them and say a quick prayer for my friend. Knowing how powerful prayer is. Knowing others may read them and know that they are not alone in whatever they are going through (spoken and unspoken).

As I was listening to Speak Now (Taylor’s version), this line really got to me.

“When Emma falls apart, it’s when she’s alone, she takes on the pain, and bears it on her own.”

This is the line that got me to write tonight, because, oh, it felt like she was singing about me. And maybe you feel this too.

Anyway, I know that tomorrow is a new day, and there will be brighter days. Thank you and appreciate all your prayers for my friend!