thoughts. & please pray...

So yesterday went rather smoothly. Unfortunately we didn't do much. I just took time thoughout the day reflecting over memories of Ali. I posted a writing of the first moments of reflecting. I made it a point to think of her at the same hour of her final hour. This writing can be found in the one right before this one.
There's a family I would like you to pray for. This teenager was supposed to be at our Church's Youth Rally today.Happens she was killed in a skiing accident. Please pray for her family. You can find the full story at 9&10news.com

An Indiana family is mourning the loss of a 16 year-old girl who died in a Northern Michigan ski accident. Police say she lost control and hit a tree Thursday night and died at the hospital.

They say Amanda Vignere was from Cedar Lake, Indiana and was on a church youth group ski trip to Treetops Resort near Gaylord when the accident happened.
Treetops General Manager Mike Fernandez said, "Our thoughts and prayers certainly go out to the family of this young lady involved last night."

16 year-old Amanda Vignere was skiing with a group of church friends when they lost sight of her. Police say she was a novice skier going down an advanced-level slope.

"The young lady was going down the ski hill and lost control and slid into a wooden section and had struck her head on a tree," Michigan State Police Sgt. Denny Reynolds said.

Amanda was not wearing a helmet, but skiers are not required to wear them in Michigan.

"It's a safety feature, not unlike the safety belts in your car," Tim Webster, Dan Webster's Pro Shop manager, said. Helmets can help in accidents, but not always.

"It's an activity you can get hurt in. Some people just get hurt more than others, and its unfortunate that it had to happen," Webster said.

And accidents do happen on any ski hill, but Webster says some can be avoided with a few safety tips: "Just being aware of your ability, more importantly, your surroundings and who is in your peripheral vision and who's behind you."

Treetops says they have a commitment to safety and will continue to make safety a priority.

"The owners and all the employees here are very committed to keep every ski terrain as safe as possible every time, every single skier," Fernandez said.

Vignere's autopsy was scheduled for Friday afternoon, but the results have not yet been made available.