A Day That I Will Never Forget

A day I will never forget was the day I was driving on a road at about fifty miles per hour. Todd, who was 2 1/2 at the time, got out of his car seat (unfortunately, a fairly common occurence). As I was trying to pull over he was at the car door and was trying to open it! I yelled! I am not a yeller, but I yelled! Todd started to cry. He didn't understand why I was yelling. Didn't I love him? I tried to explain how scared I was and that if he climbed out of a moving car, he would die. He looked at me with his big blue eyes and said, "Mommy, I will be happy because I will be with Heavenly Father. You will be sad but it will be okay."

The thought crossed my mind then and many times since that maybe I would have only have this amazing beautiful boy for a short time, but he when he was gone, those words he spoke would offer me little comfort.

The Zoo!

One day a good friend of mine and I decided we would take the kids to the zoo. I loved places like the zoo because Todd could be outside running around and being so excited with each new animal. We had just arrived and were taking care of getting all the kids to the bathroom. When I came out, Todd was standing there with no shoes or shirt and is pants were half way off. We were standing by a duck pond and Todd in all his enthusiasm wanted to swim with the ducks!

I don't know if I say this enough but Todd had such enthusiasm for life and every little thing that he embraced life and wanted to be a part of everything he could. He delighted me with his smile and his tender heart.