Family Tragedy

Most of us have at least one first cousin. My grandmother has a first cousin named Vivian. Vivian and her late sister Julia both have grandkids, Chris and Del, that are very close to one another. Chris and Del, 13 and 15 years old respectively, are about the cutest kids you'll ever see.



Around the middle of April, two sick, disgusting animals known as Jeff Moody and Chris Penn decided to take the lives of these precious children. The kids were on Spring Break at the time, and were walking to a Kroger near their home for snacks one afternoon. They took a well-known shortcut through some woods. This is where they met their untimely and gruesome fate. I wanted to blog about this some time ago, but the details of their deaths are so horrific that I haven't been able to write about it, let alone even speak of it to anyone.

Another thing that makes this so tragic to me is that I never even had the opportunity to meet either Chris or Del. If you take a picture of my family tree, you may as well cut it into fourths beginning with my great-grandmother and her siblings. This is why my grandmother and her first cousins aren't very close, and on down the line. People, if you have issues with a sibling or a first cousin, and decide to cease speaking to them because of some argument, misunderstanding, or a simple failure to see eye-to-eye, bear in mind that you are also affecting generations to come. I did not even know that Chris or Del existed until this horrific occurrence.

So please understand that no condolences are necessary for me. They should be reserved for the parents and grandparents who will be personally suffering and grieving this loss for many years to come. Please go to the Lord on their behalf. May these angels be at peace in the kingdom of heaven for eternity.


Chrisondra Sierra Kimble

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