Sometimes I question....

I've always struggled with the question "Why do bad things happen to good people". Recent events make me wonder even more. Why can't some of my good girl friends get pregnant and the 16 year old who doesn't want a kid get preggo the first time. Why is my 94 year old
"crazy" grandmother still alive when my sister-in-laws Mom is fighting cancer? Why do good people have accidents, lose loved ones, lose jobs, have their spouse leave them when they thought their marriage was great, lose children, and on and on. These are hard questions. We had the longest discussion about this a few months ago in our small group. Of course everyone had something different to say. Truthfully, we all know the answer, God didn't promise us that this world would be easy and he would protect us from everything. He said that this world is not our home. He asked us to love him, love one another, and be faithful and he would save us and take us to our true home, being with him.
I bring this up because yesterday morning I received a text from one of my best friends Becky (pictured below in our twilight t-shirts) and she was asking me to pray for her college roommate. She was missing. Last night we found out she was murdered by her husband. Now I don't know either of of them personally but knowing she was a good good friend to one of my best friends really hit home with me. My heart breaks for my friend Becky, and her roommates family. Please pray for them to have peace and comfort and know that God is still there.

To my 4 college roommates: I put myself in Becky's shoes yesterday. I would have been utterly distraught to lose one of you. I love you girls!!