HUG your children..the mess will be there tommorow!

I was informed earlier this afternoon that a woman in one of my listservs lost her 6 year old niece after a VERY long battle with cancer among other illnesses. She passed away around 3:45pm EST. Her name was Lilia and I ask that all of my fellow Wiccans remember her tommorow during your Samhain rite and and for everyone else offer up a Blessing to her dearly Departed Soul....may she be reborn into a life of less struggle and pain. Please, right now, whatever you are doing, STOP and hug your kid(s)...who cares if they are making peanut butter and jelly pictues on the TV again or pulling out EVERY Barbie doll in the house, or if you have just had a huge argument. These little (or big) Souls belong to the Lord and Lady, they are ours to love, to nurture, to grow and to hold for just a little while - they are NOT extensions of us, we do not own their Chart, they are their own little Souls come to learn and grow just as you have! So hug them, don't sweat the little things (laugh about them!) and cherish every moment that they are a part of your incarnation.... May you be Held in the Loving White Light of the Lord and Lady, Lilia...