Then later that year the worst thing in my life happened. I knew that God gave me these horrible situations because he knew I could handle them. However, this event I was never prepared to handled. On December 10,2006, my closest family friend was killed in Iraq. I grew up with him and his family since I was born and I never thought he would be taken away at such a young age. He was like another brother to me and my brother. He was only 22 years old and that news crushed me. I didn.t think I could handle this and I didn.t think I had the strengths to move forward. It was the hardest thing I have every gone through. The pain is so indescribable that it is something I would never w ish on anyone. I have lost a huge piece of my life with the loss of him. His death effected so many people not just family. It effected a whole community. I knew that I could get threw this and move on with my life, with out every forgetting him. His memories will always be remembered and cherished. I have a very strong faith and I Believe that everything happens for a reason and God has set plans for all of us starting at the moment we are born. Everything is in God.s master plan. I was never upset with God for taking my friend I knew it was what he wanted. I also knew that my friend believed that he would rather die defending his country than doing something stupid. After a while the pain gets easier and you don.t think about it as much. I think that God makes you a stronger person. Every challenge that you are faced with makes you a stronger person. I truly believe that God only gives you things he thinks you can handle. And I guess I can handle what he gives me.