He Knew

Today my very dear friend was so kind to take my big kids to the beach for a few hours.   I stayed home relaxing with the little ones and went to the grocery store, a normal mommy day .... no major worries.  But then the phone call came .... Parker was ok but he had been pulled out in a rip tide and got pulled into the rocks.  His legs are pretty cut up ... some soreness in his chest ... and a bit skaken but he was ok.  I think I respond like most moms in an emergency ... I handle the original trama with ease but after .... oh, yah, the tears flow!  After the phone call, I layed the little ones down and had a good cry .... how different that phone call could have been.  While I was grocery shopping, not really even thinking about Parker, he had faced a great trial. 
As a mom, I know that I am not the only one that feels like I carry the burden of the world for my children.  I must protect them .... should I have sent him ..... how do I prepare them for the world but not expose them to too much?  Today was a beautiful reminder that I am one very tiny piece of the safety of my children.  While I grocery shopped, the Ultimate Protector, the One who loves Parker more than I can ever imagine held him for me.  I was clueless to what was going on but God knew ... He knew and His plan for today was to keep Parker safe.  I liked His plan this time.  I know that I may not always like His plan in the future but Parker is His, just like my other children, and He is good and faithful and I trust that He will walk with us and even carry us when needed.  For today ... He knew my Parker needed Him and He was there even when I wasn't.