Almost a week ago a Ladera Ranch mother lost her 3 young children in a car accident. She was driving home from the mall, her kids buckled in safely, and her mother riding next to her in the passenger seat. They had probably driven that same stretch of the 5 Fwy hundreds of times. Yet, on that very day, her life was changed forever, as a big rig slammed into the back of her car and claimed the life of her children.
The last couple of days I have been holding my girls tighter, and breathing in their smell a little deeper, and resting in their gaze a little longer, and enjoying their snuggles more. And as I feel my blood pressure rising because Katelyn wont brush her teeth, I stop and praise God that she is here to brush them!
I have been praying so much for those parents who lost their children, for their strength and courage and peace. But I have to admit that my mind quickly wanders off and I start begging for my own safety and that of my children's. I begin to plead for God to keep my family out of harm's way and to please never let a tragedy like this enter my home. But I could pray and pray over my girls all day and still feel like I haven't covered it all.
I use to wonder what "faith" meant. I'll never forget the morning I knew for sure what it was. Mark and I were flying to Northern California to visit my brother for the night. It was the first time that we had flown together without the kids. As I showered, I prayed, "God, please bless us with safe travels. Please give us good weather, make sure that the plane is working right, and that the pilots are alert, and that the air traffic controllers are paying attention..." I realized that there was no way that I could pray for everything and everybody that could have an impact on my flight. So I ended my prayer with, ".... I get it, I just have to surrender control and put my trust in you and know that you have a plan for me and it's better than anything I could ever come up with on my own. I have faith."
Sara Groves sings it so well in her song "Prayers For This Child." Please check out this link and click on the song. (it's from the album Station Wagon) It gets me every single time!
http://www.saragroves.com/store.asp
and for article on Coble family....
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1681224.php
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