My Hometown ~ Moncton

The events of the past few days have been all consuming 

something like this does not happen in our little city

the gunman was caught Thursday night

and when I awoke on Friday morning

I breathed a sigh of relief ~ it is over

then while getting ready for work the press conference came on

I stopped to watch as they announced the names of the fallen officers

and the 2 in hospital

Constable David Ross, Constable Fabrice Gevaudan and Constable Douglas Larche

wait..............what

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Doug?  No..... but he was accounted for

we heard it on the scanner on Wednesday night

we know now that accounted for did not mean that he was ok

you see before Doug joined the RCMP, he worked with Trevor

they were on the road ~ together steady for 4 days a week

every week

then the phone rang ~ Trev was at the fire station ~ he wanted to know if I was watching

choking back tears I picked up the phone

I cannot believe it

although we did not travel in the same circles anymore

it hit us both pretty hard

this is Doug and his wife Nadine on their wedding day

he leaves behind 3 little girls ~ 9, 8 and 4

it breaks my heart in 2

if you would like to read Nadine's message you can do so here

if you can say a prayer for her and her girls along with the families of the other officers involved I am sure they would appreciate it as well

I really hate and I know that hate is a strong word

that our city ~ my hometown will now be known for this

I have lived in or around here for most of my life

we used to be known for our magnetic hill 

where you can put your car in neutral and coast uphill

(really!  google it!)

now we join the ranks of places I never knew existed 

but are now known for incidences like this

all because one 24 year old had a problem with authority and

a dislike for the police

I have read every article, watched every video

cried, smiled and swelled with pride with the outpouring of support

the police force and our city has received from all over the world

the CN Tower in Toronto lit up last night in honour of the fallen

love * love * love

last night I got some flowers and went over to the police station

my lip quivered and my eyes welled up with tears

I shook the hand of an officer and said thank you

it's the least I could do

this video was shared today on facebook and I love that I can share it here with you.

We will come back ~ we will heal

#monctonstrong