Today is the day that my girlfriend watched her son go to the other side, 3 years ago. His injury was caused by an adult that was supposed to care for him. His death was uncalled for. The grief his family has felt is unimaginable. I hug my children extra hard on days like this. That anxiety creeps up and I don't want to let them out of my site. When DS5 almost drowned I caught a glimpse of what it was like to stand by and do nothing as your child struggled to live. Struggled to get air in his lungs. I could do nothing. These visions will never leave me, my son or the sight of my friend's son laying there never to open his eyes again.

I can not imagine watching a child die because you as a mother did not have food to give. I can not imagine burying a child in a mass grave with all the other children that are dying for the same reason. I can not imagine the conditions, the heartbreak, the life!

We are lucky. We are safe. We are healthy. We are alive!

We have choices....how to school our kids, what to serve for dinner, what to wear in the morning, makeup or no makeup, shoes or no shoes. What do we feel like today.......

We are doing great jobs, my friends. We are caring for our families. If you can, let all the worries go by today. HUG YOURSELF or ask someone else for a hug. We are lucky! Be proud of who you are today and all that you do. Live in the grace today!

Jana