For parents of small children, it’s difficult to let their guard down. There’s always something to worry about, whether it’s the health of the child or the environment around it. And sometimes no matter what they do, things still go awry.
When mom Alexis Smith and her husband went out for lunch after church to a family restaurant in Vinings, Georgia, they thought they were in for a relaxing meal. But by the time they left the restaurant, they were on their way to the hospital to make sure their precious daughter, then-18-month-old Aaliyah, was okay.