In the past month: a little boy from church fell from a second story window and landed on his forehead. He narrowly survived. My brother's family barely escaped their burning home and stood in the snow watching everything they owned destroyed. This morning, funeral services are being held for my sister in law's brother and his precious two year old son- a wonderful woman lost her husband and only child on her birthday of all days.
Yes, it's hard to be positive until you read what I read. Once in a while you hear something or read something that changes who you are. You know you will never forget how you feel in that moment. You pray that it will give you the wisdom and strength to be better, to do better with each blessed day you are given. That is how I felt when I read this.
Life is miraculous and short and precious and our challenge is to see the beauty of each precious moment.
3 comments:
Rebecca - Congratulations on your new baby boy coming soon! I am so happy for you and wish you all the best. I have days like the one you described all of the time. Thanks for the reminder that the normal, mundane family things are JOY.
Thanks for sharing this story. As I read it and what happened to her husband and little boy I cried and cried. It does make you realize how precious and fragile life is and to make the most of each day you have with you family.
I truly miss you and your outlook on life and the ability to make me thankful for literally everything. Congratulations on the expected one. almost a month. Wahoo. I really miss you and Cameron lately. Mikey likes to talk about the time Cameron came and played legos at our house all because of the pictures I took on those days that flash on the screen saver once in a while. e-mail me when you get a chance. It would be better than a phone call. I would cry the whole time and you wouldn't understand a thing. Love and miss you more than I can express.
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