{"id":75,"date":"2012-04-15T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/100.42.52.148\/~klaaskid\/blog\/?p=75"},"modified":"2018-04-04T15:11:59","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T22:11:59","slug":"sierra-lamar-anatomy-of-a-search-day-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/sierra-lamar-anatomy-of-a-search-day-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Sierra LaMar: Anatomy of a Search Day 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

Milestones<\/strong><\/p>\n

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By Krystine Dinh<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sierra\u2019s search center was buzzing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Today was productive. Though it has almost been a month since Sierra\u2019s disappearance, over 300 volunteers came ready to search. Brian, armed with new search assignments, successfully dispatched 34 search teams to Morgan Hill. It was a cold day, but the sun shined bright. If Sierra\u2019s nearby, I thought, at least it isn\u2019t raining.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Today may have been productive, but not easy. The month milestone is approaching in two days. That means 31 days of unanswered prayers. 31 days without Sierra: A month too long.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We are people of milestones. Together, we celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, weddings, promotions, graduations. Then there are those who are tied together by milestones of a darker kind \u2013 deaths, tragedies, kidnappings, murders, abductions. Dates forever branded in your memory. For Polly\u2019s family: \u00a0October 1st<\/sup>. Our family: May 27th<\/sup>. Now, Sierra\u2019s family: March 16th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At points throughout the day today, I found myself angry – disgusted at the monsters that have imposed those dates upon us. Those days will never just pass by without notice. For Sierra\u2019s family, March 16th<\/sup> will never be just another day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One reporter said to me, \u201cI heard there were over eight families here who have gone through a similar situation. Can you tell me about them?\u201d I was almost paralyzed by that question \u2013 where do I start? We are connected by milestones of tragedy \u2013 ragged, pained threads that bind us together. Given the choice, we would have much rather lived in ignorance \u2013 our families untouched and our loved ones unharmed. But, here we are.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As the month milestone approaches, I pray for all the strength in the world for Marlene, Steve, Danielle, Rick, Ashley, Connie, Keith, Sierra\u2019s cat Chester, and the rest of her family, so they may find solace in each other on Monday the 16th<\/sup>. I pray for persistence and leadership for the volunteers so they may continue their efforts as time continues. I pray for safety for our search teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I pray for Sierra \u2013 for her life, her warmth and her safety. \u00a0I pray that one day we will celebrate another milestone \u2013 the day she returns home to her fa<\/span>mily.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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