Lydia, my eight year-old niece is dead. No parent should ever see their child die before their eyes, but that's exactly what my sister-in-law and her husband went through this morning.

I don't have all the details but my niece Lydia was killed in a storm-related accident while camping. A storm hit their campsite at 2am this morning, knocking out a tree that crushed the little angel's life out.

More details here.

Lydia died while her mom tried desperately to clutch with her hands to her life. Unfortunately, neither she nor her husband could not move the tree and had to wait to be assisted by the state park's emergency unit.

The most horrible part of the story is that they were all sleeping in the same tent when this happened. The tree only hit Lydia. My in-laws were not harmed.

My kids saw me and their father crying. They don't understand they will never see their little cousin ever again. Unfortunately, my in-laws are not holding a wake, so the loss may never sink in.

I can't imagine the pain my SIL is going through. Lydia was her only child.