There is a family we know whose daughter is struggling with health issues right now. I fret over Evie when she gets a cold, but if something more serious were to happen, I don’t know what I’d do. It is so hard to see your child, no matter what the age, sick and in pain. You just want to take it away from them and make it better, and you feel helpless when you can’t. This family has been in my prayers a lot over the past weeks. I hope that they all have the strength to overcome the obstacles that have been thrown at them. Hopefully their daughter will be healthy and home soon.
Pat came home this week and said that one of his co-workers had lost his 8 month old nephew in a car accident over the weekend. I don’t know this person or his family, but my heart is just breaking for them. Losing a loved one is hard, but to lose a child…. this is something that I don’t even want to imagine. I look down at my child and my breath catches thinking about not seeing her sweet face and toothy little grin every day. It’s not something that I can even contemplate.
These things remind me to be grateful for each day. So much can change in an instant. You can’t live your life expecting bad things to happen, but you can slow down sometimes and be thankful for your blessings. I’ll tell Pat and Evie that I love them when I leave the house and call my grandma on a Wednesday afternoon just to say hi. I’ll hug Evie a little tighter, ask for one (or ten) more goodnight kisses and tell her I love her a hundred times a day. I’ll be thankful for the blessing that she, Pat and all of my family and friends are in my life and try not to take any of it for granted.
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