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Moment by Moment

This morning at breakfast I met an elderly woman who mentioned she lost her adult son to a heart attack.  She said she loved him and was glad for the time she had with him, even though it was so hard losing him.
Yesterday I met a woman at the park whose husband passed away a year ago.  The cause?  Heart attack.
I can go days, even weeks without thinking about our daughter’s heart condition.  She’s such a spunky, fun, “normal” little girl.
Then there are moments like tonight when the kids are chasing each other playing duck-duck-goose.  The house was full of laughter and squeals.
Then BOOM she hits the floor, lays there perfectly still… and starts panting.  I scooped her up and looked at her pale face and blue lips. Her heart was racing, her eyes glazed.  She was totally out of it.  It probably only took a minute for her to catch up and get her color back.
My heart is still trying to catch up.
She’s fine.
We’ll be checking her all night and thanking God for each moment we’ve had, and have yet to have with her, and each of our kiddos.  And with each of you.
Not every relationship or situation in my life has gone how I’d like it to, but I’m still thankful for the experience.
Don’t dwell on how you wish it went, or what you wish you had.  Just choose joy and enjoy the journey, moment by moment.

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