A mother we all knew very well had lost her young daughter a few days before and we were discussing how horrific and sad it would be to lose a child and I felt sick to the point of nausea and said wow I feel so sorry for her. After finishing that phrase Kristen Haley Stiltner came walking in the dug-out and I can remember so VIVIDLY every single detail following. Kristen was wearing white shorts that day and looked so pretty. I proceeded to tell her to come sit on Mommys lap so you wont get your shorts dirty and have to go back home and change before work and be late. She came over and sat down on my lap and I can still feel myself as I wrapped my arms around her waist resting my face on her back and squeezing her SOO TIghtly and began to continue our conversation. I made this remark IF I LOST ONE OF MY CHILDREN you would have to call the funeral home for ME TOO BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE A HEART ATTACK and DIE MYSELF!! Kristen turned n looked at me and replied OH MOM!!! Your being so silly dont say crazy things like that. In our little world and family we had created in my mind this dont happen to me or anyone in my family or lil town. This is stuff you only hear about or at least I thought so. My mom, myself and my friend all agreed we would go insane or not live there were no other options!! I glanced at my watch and said OH BOBBERI didnt realize its 5:20 you gotta go to work you cant be late. I hugged her SOO SOO Tight, Kissed her cheek am said I LOVE YOU, BE CAREFUL and call me when you get there! So you see I thought I had life planned out how Kristen would be a Senior had her clothes, props, locations planned for her pics just everything running smoothly. If you ever met or had the chance to get to know Kristen she was a very kind, witty, very intelligent girl who was wise way beyond her years. BUT on May 25th 2012 Kristen not feeling well, under pressure not thinking made an irrational decision that I know we all are guilty of by putting her keys in the wrong hands! See with that One Decision and with ONE KEY her life was taken away and so many more destroyed. This horrible tragedy has affected so many from ME, MY FAMILY, friends, community, Tri-State and even impacted in different ways @ places I have never been and people I have never met. Have you used your TIME wisely today? Maybe to help someone in some way. I always told Kristen just the smallest thing as a smile or simple hello could change someones life. We dont know what they may be dealing with. How much will your CHOICES cost you today? Can you afford it? Is it worth the cost? STOP and think before you make your CHOICE is it truly worth it? USE your TIME wisely bc its swiftly ticking away! None of us know when our hourglass is gonna drop its last grain of sand. I hope this helps someone and I LOVE EACH ONE OF YOU ~N~ always remember K-KEEP💜 H-HELPING👼 S-SOMEONE🙏
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 11:53:55 +0000
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