grateful

My heart is so filled with gratitude for these three guys in my life.

They bring me such joy and happiness.

But all day today, I have thought about a family who no longer has their son to hold and to hug.

Six year old Jacob Wells has had heart problems all his life, and sadly,
 he lost his battle to survive last night.

I do not know this little boy. 

He is a friend of a friend's child, 

but as soon as I heard about his struggle, I started praying for him.

I thought about my boys, about how his family must be feeling, I cried, and I prayed some more.

Tears fall as I write this.

I'm touched by others who have prayed on his behalf.

I don't always understand why Heavenly Father chooses to take the lives of those so young,

but I do think Jacob Wells must have been so special, that the angels needed him on their side.

My heart is aching for his family.

Please, include the Wells and Dinubilo family in your prayers,

especially his parents and twin sister.

And hold your loved ones a little tighter.

Let them know how much you care.

Make that apology.

Send that thank you card.

Try harder to be better to the people in your life, to be more patient and understanding.

We never know when the time will come for those we love to be called Home.