Thankful

I have just been reminded so much today of  how much God loves me more than anyone else could love me and that He loved Lilliana more than I could ever as well!

I have been thinking over and over today about how God took our baby girl and the many other ways he could have chose.

The way he took her, which at the time seemed so abrupt and sudden, now seems so gentle and comforting.

Not sure how everyone else sees this but the way I see it is God spared Rog and I the pain of watching our baby girl suffer. Instead, He took her before we were able to see her breathe.
In the beginning I thought it would have been nice to just see her alive for a while but always knew it would have been harder to let her go.
It's kind of like being a parent. Sometimes it is easier to just take something away from Luke or Olivia while they aren't looking, because if they were looking and saw whatever it was I was going to take away, it would be that much harder to soothe them after the item was gone. FOR THEIR GOOD!
We all do it for our children, so why do we sometimes think that God won't do that for us?
"Lord, I am so thankful for you protection, comfort, love, faithfulness, goodness and so much more! My heart is overjoyed and am rejoicing over your work! Thank you, Lord for holding me tight and for giving me the grace to see you at work instead of thinking you are just out to get me. Help others to see you at work in their life, during their trial, whether big or small.
Lord, I thank you for taking Lilliana the way you did. You did it because you loved her. You did it because you love us. You did it for your GLORY! For that, I am thankful!"