Kayla Mueller-“noble beyond her years.”

I cannot think of anything else worth saying today other than to express my sadness for and sympathy to the family of Kayla Mueller. On the evening news last night I heard Kayla’s aunt describe her as “noble beyond her years.”

I had never heard of Kayla until a few days ago, but her story touches my heart. I have a son about the same age; and like her, his work and passions take him all over the world. I cannot imagine getting an email like the one her parents received confirming her death.

At only 26 years old, Kayla had already traveled to India, Israel, Palestine and Syria on humanitarian endeavors and in Arizona worked at a women’s shelter and with AIDS patients, according to the news reports. And in a letter she wrote to her family from captivity, she expressed regret that she was causing them pain.

I hope the memory of this beautiful young woman brings some comfort to their grieving hearts.

Please follow this link to read more about this young woman.

Kayla Mueller-Wikipedia

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I cannot imagine the pain her family must have felt then and continues to feel to this day. What an inhumane way to treat her. She sounds like she was one of those people who light up a room when she walked into it. I do hope her parents find comfort in knowing she is at peace.

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marsha57 says:

April 19, 2026 at 10:47 PM

I cannot imagine the pain her family must have felt then and continues to feel to this day. What an inhumane way to treat her. She sounds like she was one of those people who light up a room when she walked into it. I do hope her parents find comfort in knowing she is at peace.

https://marshainthemiddle.com/

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