NO take backs

Today is a sad day for a BP employee who worked

with HOBL in Alaska.

He quit the job there because he could not bare to be away from

his little girl for two weeks at a time.

On Friday, HOBL received an email of a news article.

It seems that as he backed out of his driveway he 

accidentally ran over and killed his own sweet baby girl.

A man who was well liked, went over safety at work over and over

and was known for calling out others for their unsafe acts.

Don't read this and wonder, how did the child get out the house

don't think he should have been more careful. 

Don't do it because one, this poor man doesn't deserve it

and two, it could happen to each of us.

We all know at least one child who in a matter of a second

can be missing. Remember our own Ellen who was known

as Houdini when she was younger.

We also know how much those little girls love their daddy's 

and want to go where daddy goes.

We all have had moments in our lives that we either

did something or made a mistake and want a take back.

Want to go back a few minutes and change the situation.
This is one time, sadly, that there is no take backs,
can't go back and change nor fix it.

I can't even imagine what it was for this father when

he felt he had hit something and he got out of his truck

to see it was his little girl, his only child that he had struck.

NO take back here, can't have it.

HOBL is not easily bothered by things of the world and yet

I know this has bothered him because it's all he has spoken of

for the last few days,

How safe this man was, what a great guy he is,

How you live after this?

I am sure in all his thoughts are the same thoughts I have

which are those of our own precious Bean.

How would we deal with such a thing,

how would we console our own children had this been us.

All I can say is if any good can come from this,

be a little more careful, be OCD when it comes to where

your little ones are. I bet this poor daddy has gone through

this in his mind over and over,

"Why didn't I check?" 

This can ruin a man, a wife, a marriage.

Please pray for this family as they bury their precious one.

Treasure the babies of your family,

take the extra minute to make sure they are safe when you 

leave the home but please, lay no blame on this poor father.

Lord knows, he has his own demons to face here.