A Heavy, Yet Thankful, Heart

While at school subbing today, I came across a blog of a little 18 month old boy diagnosed with a brain tumor.  The little boy was beautiful and as I continued through the site I came saw his obituary.  He only lived to be 2 years old.  He died this past January.  I then went back and read the posts of the days and months leading up to that day.  In early January they received news that there was nothing left to be done and Hospice was to come in.  The mother spent her days holding him and reading to him as he didn't have the strength to do anything else.  They had faith in the Lord and we happy he was with Jesus and free from cancer forever.  One thing that stuck out in my mind was that they said to cherish being a parent and each day with your children.  Hold them, cuddle them, talk to them, and have couch days.  I think of these things often and totally love being the mother of my boys.  But I often find myself wanting to get things done and not taking time to just sit with them, which is all Luke ever really wants.  I am so thankful they are healthy and pray it continues but it just takes one trip to the doctor and a piece of news that could change all that forever.  I ache for this family as the past few months they've been living without their little, sweet son.  How they must miss him.
Also while subbing I began looking through some yearbooks.  The back page were pictures of the seniors along with notes from their parents and baby pictures.  I remember when some of these kids were babies and toddlers, just like my two boys.  How quickly time will go.  I'm sure I'll love every minute of their lives growing up but they are so sweet and cute right now and soon they'll be off to school and our time together will be cut short.  I also look around at some of these high school students who do not having the loving parents as my boys or I did.  It's so sad that they've grown up on their own with no baby picture of them or loving note in the yearbook.  My family has it so good right now.  I do not know what is around the corner but I pray that we continue to love each other in trust in the Lord's will.