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I stumbled upon this forum when I was surfing. As I read the many posts, tears ran down my face. It did not help matters when I found out this morning that a girl friend lost her baby at 4.5 months.
How I have taken my kids for granted! How I have squandered the gifts that my God has so gracefully showered upon me! How I have been so self-centred, selfish and unloving!
It reminds me of the story that was circulated in the internet some years back.
It was about this mother, in queue for coffee and complaining about her kids to her friend, saying how messy they were and how frustrated she was cleaning the house. The woman behind her tap her on her shoulder and told her that her house is clean, there are no footprints, things are never messy. The reason was because some years back, she lost all her kids in a car accident. Now she wishes that her house is messy, footprints everywhere and that there are dirty clothes on the floor.
How easy it is to get lost in the daily grind and forget about the important things in life! I am going back home tonight to hug my kids a second time, kiss them hard and tell them that I love them, no matter what. I may still nag about the messy house but I will not quite mean it. I pledge to remember that I must give thanks every single day for my 4 gifts and not only think about myself.
Have you hug your kids today?
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