Facebook and social media are amazing tools. I was folding laundry and happened to look at my Facebook page, when I noticed that his school was on lock down. After doing some research, I found that there was an incident happening in the area with an armed gunman, and to keep the kids safe, all of the schools in the area were put on lock down. Even though Little Man was safe, and there really wasn't a threat to him or his school, as soon as the lock down was lifted, I got my other two little's in the car, and got Little Man.
Today's world is scary. It is always changing, and there are a lot of things that I cannot control, but when something like this happens, I will keep my children close to me. Little Man has a lot of anxiety. He has watched his Daddy get sick, and have surgery over and over again. He has had to stay with grandparents for weeks at a time while Daddy recovers, or Mommy recovers from surgery. He has had to tell us good-bye so much for time periods that he is unsure of. And it scares him now to go somewhere new. He gets upset to go to church class by himself. We can't show up too early to anything that he will go to by himself, or else he thinks about it too long and can't stay. He needs us to check on him multiple times a night, and would rather come into our room to use the bathroom during the night, that go in the one next to his room. He is so special, and has such an amazing spirit, and it breaks my heart that he has had to pay such a price while his Daddy got better.
Little Man has been my saving grace in many ways. He is the first to help me with things, even before I ask him. When he was asked what he was thankful for by my mom, he said, "Cleaning the toilets!" He is smart, and catches on to things easily. He has a tender heart and it's almost like he can read my thoughts most of the time.
My children, and all of the children in the world, are the gateway to Heaven. Like it says in Matthew 18:3-4, "Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
“Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven” Children have pure faith. They have pure love. There have been many times when I have prayed with Little Man that he has strengthened my testimony.
One night before a carnival at his school, he prayed and invited Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ to come to the carnival with him. He told them that it was going to be so much fun, and that he would love to introduce them to his friends! I talked to him afterward, and tried to explain that his prayer might not come true. He looked at me with faith in his little eyes, and said, "Yes, it will, Mom. I just prayed for it!" The next night as we went to his carnival, he couldn't stop talking about how excited he was to introduce everyone to his Heavenly Father and Jesus. I was starting to get really nervous, trying to come up with a way that I could help him not lose his faith. After being at the carnival for about a half an hour, it started to rain. The carnival was all outside, except for the food, so most people headed indoors. Little Man wouldn't have it though! He started telling everyone that the rain was his Heavenly Father coming to his carnival. He was sending him Angel Kisses, because he was so busy and couldn't come in person.
He taught me a very important lesson that night. He taught me that it's all about how we look at situations. He could have easily been upset about his prayer not being answered the way he thought it should have been, or he could have seen it as a blessing. Children are our future, and if me taking my "baby" out of school 2 hours early, to make sure that he is safe, not just physically, but mentally is one way I can help preserve that future. I will do it! Everytime. Hands down. No questions asked.
How awful! The world is such a scary place, glad all is well now!
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