This morning I was just cruising around the house picking up the occasional stray toy, folding and putting away laundry- the usual weekday morning routine. Trevor was in trouble sitting on a stool in the middle of his room, and Maddie was watching cartoons and playing with the puppy. I was in the middle of making my bed, when I heard a voice in my head clearly say, "Go help Maddie". I was a little stunned and then ran out to find her. There she was on the couch, her face was a purplish bluish and she couldn't breathe. I saw that she had the container of almonds sitting next to her and assumed that was what she was choking on. I grabbed her and started pounding her back with no success. I then picked her up and ran next door screaming for my brother Ryan to help me. He jumped out of bed, got her and started hitting her back. All of a sudden to my relief, she started coughing and took a huge breath in. Her color started coming back to normal. I took her in my arms, hugging her so tight and went back home. We sat down in a chair and I just rocked us, held her tight, and sobbed. I also said a prayer thanking my Heavenly Father for my precious little girl and for her safety. I know that He was watching over her, and I'm so thankful that I listened to His prompting so I could help her.
Trevor walked out a few minutes after I came back home with Maddie wanting to know if he could come out of his room, totally oblivious to what had just happened. He saw that I was crying, turned around and walked back to his room. I actually laughed out loud at that! Poor little guy was clueless!
The rest of the day I've just been walking around the house in circles, still kind of dazed. I just can't get the picture of her not breathing out of my mind.
