It's heartbreaking to read the news some days. Horrific tragedies inundate our eyes and ears seemingly constantly.
Today, the Star Tribune runs a more heartwarming piece. It's about the child of a woman murdered 14 years ago and raised by her grandparents. For me, it serves as a reminder of the lasting effect each of these stories we hear about each day have on peoples' lives, but also that life does go on, even for those touched by tragedy. The headline sums it up.
I know Luanne, the grandmother, and she's a wonderful person. Luanne is a union activist who successfully ran for the Minnesota House of Representatives not long after her daughter was killed. In the Legislature, she was a tireless advocate for countless causes, and remains an energetic advocate in her "post-legislative career." Luanne decided not to run again for election after her knees stopped allowing her to doorknock the thousands of homes in her district. Keep in mind this is a woman in her 60s raising a teenager at the time.
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