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Sometimes, life has a cosmic way of straightening out our thought process and showing us a lesson that may need to be learned. I know many people, me included, can sit and feel sorry for themselves when things don’t go their way.  And usually, it is some sort of materialistic way.  I just saw some new kitchen chairs in one of the Sunday Newspaper flyers that I really liked. We have been looking for some new kitchen chairs for about 6 months now. Let me tell you, it is not easy to find chairs that compliment my kitchen, that I actually like and that I can afford! I showed them to my husband, and his response was, “uh-huuh…they are nice. We cannot afford them right now.”  He is right. I know that, and you know what? I am OK with that.  I can wait. We have a new way of thinking about our wants and needs in our family.  We even have a new way of teaching our boys to stop with the pity party and look at the big picture.  Here is how our big picture came into focus~

I work with a Realtor named Brad.  He is a fireman/EMT full time, Realtor part time. When he first started at our office, I knew I would like him right away. Who does not love a fireman?  Brad is smart, kind, and a really good Realtor. And I am not just saying that because he was the one that finally found a buyer for my parents house (well, maybe a little!). Brad and his wife just built a new home and welcomed a new baby boy into their family, joining their 2 year old, Kaylee.  Sounds like a story book. Well, their story just had a few pages ripped out, right in front of them.

Their two year old little girl was sick early in the summer.  With many trips to clinics and pediatrician’s offices, they kept getting the same diagnosis. She has a virus.  One night,  her fever got out of control and Brad, being an EMT, just had a gut feeling that something was not right with the diagnosis.  They sought a second opinion and that night, their lives changed forever. Leukemia. Kaylee was admitted and started the process of blood transfusions, spinal taps and chemotherapy. She is two.  I will never in my life understand why this happens. Why is it that the good people and small innocent children have to suffer?  I was sad for them. My heart broke. I did what little I could. Made a batch of homemade soup and a pie, offered to babysit for the baby and brought Kaylee a gift.  Their immediate family has everything covered for them, as I have learned from reading Jenny’s beautiful website/blog keeping people updated on Kaylee’s prognosis (which is really good, by the way!)  What would we all do without family?  For all of your mothers out there, read Jenny’s words for yourself at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kayleebuntrock  You can feel her pain and helplessness through her story, something no mother should ever have to go through.

I have not seen Kaylee since her diagnosis. Before, Brad would sometimes bring Kaylee into the office (or “off-eese” as Kaylees says!) and her and I would chat, she would sit on my lap and play on the computer. I do however check on her everyday through her Mom’s site.

On Friday, we saw Brad’s car pull up into the parking lot and he went to the backseat and out came Miss Kaylee!  I was so excited to see her! She happily came onto my lap, my heart filled with emotion and we were right back to playing Elmo games on the computer, her sparse blond hair pulled into a pony tail.  She showed me her “port” and I told her what a brave little girl she is, as tears filled my eyes. She nodded at me when I told her that, and also when I told her how pretty she is in her pink and yellow floral skirt!   She smiled a lot and I wondered to myself if I could be that tough at the age of 39 as Kaylee is at 2.  It made me say a little prayer, thanking God for what I do have in my life.  And thanking Him for Kaylee, a little hero in a skirt and ponytail. I know this for sure. Kaylee is going to be OK.  I however, will never be the same.

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