Do you ever have those days where you just want to snuggle your child and do nothing else? I've been having lots of those days lately. I'm sure it's because of these blogs that I have been following about tragic accidents that have occurred with little ones. One blog follows the story of little Bronson (15 months old) who drowned in the bathtub, was pronounced DOA (dead on arrival,) but made a miraculous FULL recovery and is doing very well. I followed his story closely as his family struggled from the day-to-day life of not knowing how things were going to turn out. It broke my heart, but made me realize so many things. First and foremost, what an incredible blessing life is and that no matter how bad things can get, God comes first and then family comes next.
Do I have days where I believe that Tommy in his terrible twos is going to drive me insane? You know I do. BUT,now when I have those "moments" I just think back to Bronson and think about what his family went through and how his mom only wished her child would be throwing a tantrum instead of laying in bed in a coma. That puts things in perspective real quick for me.
The other story didn't turn out as we had hoped. Little Sage was a 2 year old girl who would have "breathing spells" in which she would start crying and stop breathing and pass out. Well a couple of days ago she was playing upstairs with her 4 year old sister. She started crying (probably to get her way) and did the thing where she stopped breathing. The family is not exactly sure how it happened but they believe that she passed out and landed face first on the ground with a toy obstructing her airway so that she was never able to start breathing again after passing out. They found her without a heartbeat and not breathing. She ended up at the same hospital that Bronson was at. Unfortunately, I found out this morning that Sage went to be with the Lord. What a devastating loss. I can't imagine it,and don't want to imagine it. So heart-breaking.
So here I am. Taking in every second that I have to ENJOY Little Tommy and his unique little personality. Laughing when he is silly, and improving my patience when he is trying me. Remembering that I am blessed to have him as my child.
God is so precious. My baby boy is so precious. My husband is so precious. My family is so precious. Life is so precious. Let nothing get in the way of the things that really count.
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