it has been a long time since i've posted anything. I can't believe how fast time got away from me! So much has happened since my last post, the most important being the explosion at the upper big branch coal mine. This accident affected my entire community. we live a short distance away, even for big city folk. we are about 20 minutes from the mines, which in our rural area is nothing.
i am so heartbroken over what happened. i knew several of the men who were killed. One man was one of my husband's cousins. Another man lived in our little town. A third man was the father of one of the kids my oldest son used to play with. Three men were close relatives of friends of mine. For five days, we all held onto hope that the final four would be found alive. When Governor Manchin and Kevin Strickland gave that final press conference, I cried like a little baby.
I have always been thankful my husband's job is not risky. He is an autobody tech. the only time I ever have to worry about him is in the winter time and he has to go across the mountian when the roads are bad. I have never been more thankful and relieved that he chose not to follow his family in the mines as I was this week.
There have been several tributes to the miners posted on youtube. One of them is the song Covered in Coal by The Blackwater Outlaws. I have always loved that song, since the very first time I heard it. It now holds more meaning to me. The one that tugs at my heart the most is coal miners note. You can see the video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bNc4SSZJlw
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