This is so sad...

Right before I left work I read the paper for the first time in a couple of days, and they had a story of a little girl who'd been swept away in a flash flood. Remember the torrential rainstorms from Saturday? Searchers have been hoping against hope that they could find the girl, a six-year-old with cerebral palsy who was snatched from her grandfather's arms by flood waters, alive. The grandfather suffered a heart attack trying to reach the girl and has been in the hospital. People came from seven counties to help with the search. Her picture shows such a cute, bubbly girl. I can't imagine the emotions her family and friends have been going through, but it must be a terrible place to be in.

Today they found her body, still clutching a teddy bear.

What an awful way to lose a child. She seemed to touch the lives of everyone around her. They called her a 'miracle baby' because she beat the odds and lived when no one was sure she would. How horrible to lose her, especially this way. I think this is a family that definitely needs to be in our prayers and thoughts. I pray they find comfort, and that she finds peace.