Parents to the Parentless

After a terrible loss, a couple turned their sorrow into joy

Mar.27

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On a cold afternoon in January 1992, Libby Moritz was waiting. Her children – Joshua, 11, Kristen, 9, and Daniel, 8 – were on their way home from school in a carpool with friends. Minutes turned into hours as Libby's worry turned into dread. She was about to call the police when her husband John arrived. He confirmed her worst fears – their three children were dead. The car in which the children had been traveling had hit ice on the road and had spun into oncoming traffic.

The rest of 1992 was filled with tremendous pain, tears and questions for John and Libby. Lost in grief, the couple from Massachusetts struggled to find purpose in the life without their children. "I told God...to be strong for me so I can take another breath, get dressed and move," Libby says.

John numbly tended to his swimming pool business. A housewife, Libby longed for something that would connect her with her kids again. Between long cries, she found herself in children's stores buying toys. Before long, she had filled an entire room with them.

Word Bank:

dread (n)懼怕感；憂懼
Before the speech contest, Minnie felt a lot of dread. She hates being on stage.

tremendous (adj) 巨大的；極大的
The powerful earthquake caused tremendous damage in many villages.

grief (n) 悲傷；悲痛
The young boy first experienced grief when his dog ran away. He cried for two weeks.

numbly (adv) 麻木地
After her boyfriend broke up with her, Sara sat numbly through dinner with her friends.

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