A Dose of Reality

An incident occurred today, that has given me a chance to stop and be so deeply grateful for all that I have in my life, namely my two beautiful children.

Today was our big grocery shopping day. As I was loading up the groceries into the back of the car, Rose was standing close to me holding on to the cart as she has been taught, while Sam was still sitting happily in the cart. We have a rule about holding hands or the cart at all times, especially in the parking lot. As I turned to put a bag in the car, I saw the car behind us and a few parking spaces over begin to back out quickly. I put the bag down and he was not stopping. I remember yelling, "Stop! Stop!" while the car continued to roll and then hearing Rose Marie calling my name. The car had only slightly pushed her and also the cart with Sam in it. The driver, never saw us. He simply stopped rolling and then threw his car forward and left. He NEVER looked in his rear view mirrors. He never saw or heard me trying to get his attention.

Rose Marie is perfectly fine, but it scared her so much to feel the weight of a moving car push her little body against the grocery cart. I am so grateful that her angel was watching out for her. But, I am so angry with that driver! I am so careful with my children in parking lots. She was right there next to me, we were not in the middle of the road. It was simply a matter of the old man never checking and backing out WAY too far. I hope that he will be more careful in the future.

After that, all I wanted to do was hold my babies close. It reminded me how fast a devastating accident could occur that would change our lives forever. Thank you Lord, for reminding me that no matter how crazy things can get, I need to rejoice in the little things. I have my two babies safe and sound, and nothing is better than that! :)