Life is short - Appreciate the time you have with the one's you love everyday!

To follow up on my quick post yesterday, here's what happened:

Tyler was on a play date with Joshua Smallwood yesterday. Kelly was driving to Calgary to deliver some beds to a ministry that they support. Mom had an appointment and so the boys were being babysat by a family friend.

Sabine took the boys to Edmonton to run some errands. One of her stops was a quick one at Zellers. She figured she was just going to be a second, so she left the boys in the truck and left it running.
A man jumped into the truck after Sabine had left and started driving off with the boys in the backseat. Joshua Smallwood thought fast (thank God!) and unbuckled and started opening his door while yelling "I want to get out!" The man slowed the vehicle down and swung his arms behind the driver's seat to push the boys out. Tyler had a bit of trouble getting his seatbelt undone as fast as Joshua, but was able to get out of the SUV before it had sped up too fast. The man drove off, stealing the Smallwoods SUV and the boys ran inside the Zellers.

I received the call from the friend looking after the boys about what happened and closed my office and went and picked up Tyler. He was physically not hurt, but obviously was pretty scared about what happened.

Thank God that He caused the situation to go in such a way that the boys didn't get hurt, or kidnapped, or so many ways that it could have gone. Thank God that Joshua thought to yell and say he wanted out. Thank God for His protection over the boys. Thank God for the reminder yesterday that life is so precious. That family is so important and to remember to appreciate the time you have with the one's you love.

If you haven't told someone you love them today, please do. You never know if you'll have that chance again.

Thank you all for your prayers. If you're reading this blog, you're someone in Michael and I's life that means something special to us. We love you.