just another ordinary day

I am a follower of many blogs that I find interesting .. if you read blogs you know how it goes.. one person writes about another person so you end up on their blog and then another persons blog and before you know it, you are 10 blogs away from the one you started with.

On one of those occasions. I came across the story of Layla Grace. I have followed her story for many weeks and have wept after reading the story of this family watching their little one tiptoe towards death. I think part of what struck me in such a tender part in my heart was the fact she was two years old. I thought about my nephew James going through those treatments and having to watch my sister and Mark watch their little one's earthly body wither away.

Layla Grace died today and I am struck by the realization that so much is going on around me while I focus on trivial things like whether we will get our mailbox keys tomorrow or how many furniture pads we should reserve. One family is making funeral plans for their little girl while I'm worried about when we will be able to get bar stools for our new house.

I read another blog one time that talked about what it would be like if everyone carried a sign around their neck that disclosed what they are going through in that instant. Maybe they lost their job, maybe they just got divorced, maybe their child just died. It's amazing how easy it is to be insensitive to those around us and focus on what we are going through instead.


Here's a quote from one of her parents' blog post: "She has managed to do more Godly works in her short 2 years on earth than most people do in 80. I take comfort in the fact that when she returns home, she will be greeted by the Lord and hear "Well done good and faithful servant"."

What a good reminder of that this little girl was for me. Praying for Layla Grace's family. Praising that Layla is home with Jesus.