#redballonsforryan

I been trying to write this post for about ten times now and every time I start typing my chest constricts and my stomach flip flops, so here goes to nothing.

My heart felt heavy as I stroll down my IG feed yesterday morning and learned that a sweet boy named Ryan was taken to heaven after he ran into the street after his frisbee and got hit by a truck, I immediately tilted my head back to the sky and ask why? why did it have to be a 3 1/2 year old? why did his parents have to feel the pain of loosing him? there were now living a parent's worst nightmare.

All day yesterday I kept looking at the kids while they were playing and think to myself that what happen to Ryan's family could happen to any of us which makes it so unbelievably scary, my mind goes crazy just to think about something bad happening to my children.

I took yesterday's event as a reminder of how incredible lucky I am that my kids are healthy, beautiful and that I have them by my side, I hold them a little tighter yesterday and I kiss them like a million times, things I should be doing everyday and that sometimes I don't do because "I am always busy" see how we take what we have for granted? 

Sometimes horrible things have to happen for the world to share LOVE and do good things, the incredible response from everybody in social media was the most beautiful thing I have seen in a long time, people from all over the world started to share Ryan's picture with words of encouragement and prayers for the family all under the hashtag #redballonsforryan it has been amazing to see how everybody came together to support and lift the family.

I obviously don't know the family personally but I do wish that I could hold  his mama very tight, there is a lot of things you can do to donate to help out the Saldana family and to keep Ryan's legacy here are a few links for you:

Quinn and fox
LB
Pixel Paper Hearts
Red ballons for Ryan auction over on IG
Go fund me

Let's spread love people, not just today always! 

"You will never have this day with your children again. Tomorrow, they would be a little older than they were today. This day is a gift, breathe and notice, smell and touch them; study their face and little feet and pay attention relish the charms of the present enjoy today momma it would be over before you know it" 

              Jen Hatmaker