A Tough Life Lesson

Anna learned a difficult life lesson Sunday evening. We were on our way to evening worship services. We had just turned out onto the highway and got up to speed limit. A cat ran in front of our truck. Kevin tried hard to miss the cat but it just didn't work out. Anna heard the thud and turned around to see the cat laying in the road. She said "I see it's tail moving." Then when she realized the cat was dead, she started crying. It was so hard for Kevin because he was the one driving. Even though he did all he could to miss the cat (other than hitting the ditch and possibly hurting us), he still felt horrible because Anna was upset. I felt sorry for Anna because I felt her pain. As a little girl I was just like her. So tenderhearted, especially about animals. She is an animal lover. At that moment, like others in the past and many more in the future, I would have done anything to take her pain away. Unfortunately, that was a life lesson and there will be many more to come. Even now, several days after the "accident" she still talks about the cat. Wednesday evening on the way to church she asked if the cat was still there. Thankfully the cat was gone.

It's amazing how much of myself I see in Anna. At times it's almost like she is my little clone. Our actions, verbal communication and even emotions are so much alike at times. There is no denying that Anna is my little girl. I love her with all my heart! I just pray that she gets more of my good qualities than the bad ones.