Caylin drew this smiley face on the bathtub a couple of nights before she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I can still see her in the bubbles, having fun, but not feeling that great. I have to admit that it took awhile before I could erase it. Every time I’d clean the tub I’d clean around it and couldn’t help but get teary-eyed. Life CAN change in an instant, but the thing about life is that you have to continue to remember those blessings you have to keep moving forward because life won’t wait for you.
Once I got up the courage to erase it, I made sure to snap this picture of it. It’s not the greatest photograph because of the lighting, but it’s an important reminder about life and those blessings that fill it. Yes, Caylin now had Type 1 Diabetes, but she was still here and alive and OK and she could still draw smiley’s whenever she wanted.
I found great comfort in that and so I took one last look at it on our tub, smiled big, shed a tear, said a prayer and wiped it off. It was OK.
She has drawn plenty of smiley faces since then and I know she always will. For THAT I am thankful. That makes ME smile. ♥
