God's little ones.

I would have to agree with my brother matt, we do take many things for granted, one being life. After reading both Matt's and Jamie's blog regarding the little boy that slipped in the river, I felt like I needed to put my two cents in regarding life.

I have a friend's friend that Lost a 10-year-old twin girl. For ten years this little girl was perfectly normal. This girl had no physical handicaps. One particular Sunday afternoon this little girl was folding up a plastic bag and putting it in the drawer. Her mother asked, "What are you doing?" The girls response was "I'm folding up my blanket and putting it away." This was only the beginning of the suspicious things this young girl did. Very concerned for her daughter's condition, they took her to a psych. Immediately they had her admitted into the Hospital. Remember this all happened on a Sunday, beforehand the little girl was just fine. Wednesday the perfectly normal girl changed in the blink of an eye. Grandparents were contacted to come down from Hawaii because they had to pull the plug. Her condition had become very severe, and she was now completely brain dead due to unknown factors.

That night once the grandparents got there and said their final goodbyes the little girl wanted to talk to her twin sister on the phone one last time. "I love you,” the one twin said to the other right before her heart stopped. The twin that was fine cried holding her sisters big fluffy teddy bear.

This is a huge example why we need to live life for all it's worth and not take it nor the things/people in it for granted. With the blink of an eye that little girl’s life was gone, with the blink of an eye that boy at the rivers life was gone. It is very reassuring that we have the plan of salvation. Everything happens for a reason. Remember all that as you leave you house leave on a good note with all those that live in it. Remember to stay faithful and humble so that you too can once again be with those that you have so dearly loved that have come and gone. I am so grateful for my life and all of the trials and struggles I went through because I know I relived one other person from having to have to experience what I did. I have so much to be thankful for. I love my parents, Mark and Lyndi. I love all of my brothers and sisters, Jamie, Willy, Laura, Lisa, Sam, Dana, Jill, Matt, Sara, Angela, Amy, (Ashley and Alysha, my half sisters), Marshall, and Abby. I Love there kids. I love all my aunts and uncles and cousins. I Love my grandparents.

Smile always.