Reminders

I think sometimes everyone needs a reminder of how fragile and precious life really is. It's so easy to get caught up in our own daily events that we can loose sight of the bigger picture. I was reading today over at one of my favorite and often visited blog sites (Life) and discovered that a family is in real need of our prayers and support right now. This was written on their family's recovery website:

"On Saturday, August 16, 2008, Stephanie Nielson was in a plane crash with her husband, Christian Nielson, and his flight instructor, Doug Kinnear, near St. Johns, Arizona. Doug Kinnear passed away soon after arriving at the Maricopa County Hospital.

Christian & Stephanie remain in critical condition at Maricopa Burn Center. Christian has sustained burns on over 30% of his body. His wife Stephanie’s body was burned over 80%.

For the past four years, Stephanie has welcomed us into her charming abode through the NieNie Dialogues. Far from being a product of creative editing, the Nielson’s don’t just shine through the selective lens of a blog. They are ingenuous examples of family devotion, eternal romance, and Christ centered faith. This site is dedicated to their welfare & recovery."

{Picture taken from NieNie's blog}

After reading their story, I have been embracing and cherishing each moment with my sweet little ones. It's sad to know that this young couple has 4 children at home waiting for their parents to recover and be with them again. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. If you want to do more, I've added their recovery button on the right of our blog that will provide you with ways to help them out. I hope that this unfortunate event will inspire you to spend as much time with your children/ loved ones as possible like it has done for me and to realize what an amazing and eternal gift families really are!