Life is short

I was confronted today with reality. Life if short. Sounds trite? Common? Of course it does because we hear it all the time. It is when you experience something that touches your heart and brings tears to your eyes is when reflection comes. I was checking my email and my brother-in-law twittered, "Such sad news, my heart goes out to this family. http://apinisfamily.blogspot.com"

Of course I went to see what was up. I'm of a curious nature after all. It was a blog about a little boy named Samuel who was born 4 weeks ago with a heart defect. As I read the latest post on their blog my heart just broke for this family. I immediately started from the beginning to get an inkling as to what had happened. Intermixed with the medical jargon and prayerful hope were pictures of this baby boy. As I browsed the pictures I saw two big brothers who met and loved their baby brother. As I read the parent's journal of the last few days before Samuel went to be with the Lord, I was overwhelmed with tears.

Often the pain of another can remind you of the depth of love and thankfulness for your own. Sometimes in the midst of frustration and exhaustion of parenting, God sends me that gentle reminder.

I pray for this family and will often in the next few weeks. Although I do not know them, my heart hurts for them and the pain they face.