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Boston Marathon—Thoughts and Prayers

I guess yesterday will be one of those days where I will remember exactly where I was and what I was doing….  tragic!   When I heard the news about 9/11, the first person I called was my mom.   When I heard the news about the Boston Marathon yesterday, the first person I called was my mom.    I was in the car.  The radio announcer had just said, “There were a couple of explosions at the Boston Marathon today.  Several people are injured.  More information on our website.”  That didn’t really help me while I was driving.  So I called my mom.  I was on the way home.  I had to grab something and leave again, so I didn’t have time to stop for the news at that moment.   Mom looked it up to see what was online.  Very sketchy details.    I ran my errands I had to run.   Then as we sat at the middle school baseball game for my nephew, more details started coming out online.  People ...