She Keeps Us on Our Toes

On Monday I was doing yard work...  Leah and Carter were both at school, so Mila was pretty bored.  She was outside playing, but then decided to go in the house.  I thought to myself...I only have a few more minutes before I'm done, she'll be fine.  So I let her go in by herself.  She had not been in there for more than two minutes before I had this overwhelming feeling that I needed to RUN in and check on Mila. 

I have always questioned if it's just me thinking...or if a higher power is trying to say something... but this time there was no denying what it was.  I RAN in the house to find Mila choking on a Doritos Chip.  It had just happened right when I opened the door!  I ran over to her and could tell that she was choking, so I grabbed her and held her sideways hitting her back.  Within seconds she coughed it out and was fine.  But this really hit me...

Jason and I were just talking about this exact thing a couple of weeks earlier.  I was telling him that I don't ever recall having a miraculous moment where you know that the Lord was really watching over you or helping you out in some way...Don't get me wrong, I realize that He's helped me throughout my life with trials or in making decisions, but I always have that question if it was just my thinking or if He is really there answering my prayers.  I just haven't ever felt "the moment" that so many people talk about that seems to change their life in some way.

I called Jason just after this happened and told him about it.  He said to me..."You had your moment."  I knew exactly what he was talking about.  I had MY moment.  I finally knew what it felt like to have the Lord speak directly to me and to recognize it.  I am so grateful!!!  This really taught me the lesson that I needed.  I don't know what would have happened had I not listened to that prompting, but I'm so thankful that I did.