Life is Precious

Some of you may have seen something I posted on Facebook on Saturday about my friend, Christy's,  little girl passing away suddenly. I haven't seen this friend since high school, and we haven't really kept in touch a lot until the past few years because our husbands were both the same year in med school (different schools, but pretty much the same life). For some reason, her heartbreaking loss has hit me like a freight train. Maybe it's because she has two boys and a little girl just like me. Or maybe it's because her husband is an intern just like mine. Or maybe it's because she is the only person I have known this personally that has lost a child. I'm not sure, but I have felt so sick and heartbroken for her family since I found out.
It's sad that it takes a tragedy like this for me to gain some perspective, but I have realized as I have reflected over the past few days that I really need to try my hardest to let my children know how much I love them. They have been such a challenge lately, and I feel like I have been frustrated with them more often than not. What if their last memory of me was yelling at them to go to sleep? If they left this earth and had any question in their mind as to whether or not their mommy loved them more than anything in this world, I would be devastated.
Christy is an amazing mom, wife, and friend, and there has been such an amazing outpouring of love towards her family that I am in awe. I hope she can feel how much all of her friends are mourning with her and praying for her sweet family. It's situations like these that make me so, so grateful for the Gospel and Heavenly Father's eternal Plan of Happiness. I know that through their faith, the Clark family will find peace in the knowledge that they will see their beautiful baby Jane again. She is with her Heavenly Father now watching over their family like the sweet little angel she is. Jane was too perfect to be on this earth. She just needed to come here to get her little body and bless her family with her sweet presence. Heavenly Father needs her on the other side now.
A fund has been started in Jane's name to help the family with any medical, funeral, or other costs. Money won't bring their little girl back, but the last thing they need is to be stressed out about finances at this time in their lives. Even if you don't know them, anything you could give would make a difference. Please keep the Clark family in your thoughts and prayers.