Sapphyre is MISSING!

Oh my GOODNESS! Speaking to ALL parents right now...have you ever experienced real FEAR when it comes to your child or children? The kind of fear that temporarily paralyzes you? Well here is my story of the first time I experienced REAL fear as a mom.

This was a MONTH after I moved to Canada and Sapphyre was 13 months old. I had put Sapphyre down for a nap on the bed and started cleaning up. My neighbour, also Sapphyre's babysitter at the time, asked me to come over to grab some of Sapphyre's things that were there. Now my neighbour was literally next door to my apartment, I did not have to go outside the building to get to her. We both lived on the 1st floor of the apartment building.

So, I closed the door behind me and went over to her place and we got to talking. I must have been there for about 20 minutes. While talking, I heard the sound of a baby giggling coming from the stairwell and I said to my neighbour, "Doesn't that sound like Sapphyre?", but, in my mind it wasn't Sapphyre because I left her asleep, and I closed the door behind me.

I kid you not, in less than 60 seconds, there was a knock on my neighbours door...it was two police officers. And the next words that came out of their mouths left me in disbelief. The first officer looked at me and said, "Ma'am, are you missing a baby? Is your baby wearing just a diaper?", and I just stood there, I could not even respond. My neighbour replied and said, "She has a one year old, but she left her asleep right next door".

The officers asked me to come with them, and I finally snapped out of my gaze and I ran to my apartment. Guess what? The apartment door was OPEN! I must not have closed it completely because Sapphyre wasn't tall enough to reach the door knob. I ran into the bedroom and Sapphyre was GONE! Immediately I started crying and screaming because my first thought was that someone came in my apartment and abducted Sapphyre. My next thought was the officers found my child's lifeless body somewhere.

Let me tell you all, I thought for sure my life was over. I could not breathe, I could not talk, I could not move. I felt every single organ in my body slowing shutting down. I was going to die.

I could tell the officers at first thought I was a careless, and neglectful parent, but the moment I broke down, trying to ask them what happened to Sapphyre, their entire demeanour changed and they realized I was really in pain. The officer then said the most beautiful words, and in that moment his words became the oxygen my body desperately needed. He said, "Ma'am, your daughter is fine. A neighbour found her wandering the hallway and called the police".

With my voice breaking, I thanked them and asked them to take me to see Sapphyre.

When I tell you guys the police officers took me up SIX flight of stairs and brought me to the apartment of the lady that found Sapphyre, I was in SHOCK.

Sapphyre was BARELY walking and until this day, I am trying to figure out how Sapphyre made it up all those stairs without getting hurt. She had not one scratch on her! The lady came to the door and apologized for calling the police, saying that she didn't know what else to do. I hugged her and thanked her more times than I could count and I took Sapphyre from her and held her as tight as I could, for I don't know how long.

The officers walked me back down to my apartment and advised me that child services would come by, as they have to notify them of what happened. I wasn't even worried because I know the kind of mother I am.

Later that night, there was a loud knock on the door and it was child services. They asked me to recall what had happened earlier that day, took a look around my apartment and in my refrigerator and said that they would be in contact with me in the next few days. I can tell you up to this day, I have not received a follow up call from them!

I was so happy that they understood that accidents happen and that I did not intentionally leave my daughter alone for hours with the door wide open.

Now, here's where things became clear to me about how Sapphyre was left unharmed after her day of exploration. A few nights later, I had a dream about my mommy and she said to me that I must always remember that she is with Sapphyre and I and that she is watching over us!

I kid you not! That is what she came to me and said! So when I tell you guys having a guardian angel is REAL, believe me!

I am so glad God protected Sapphyre that day and that my guardian angel was guiding her on her little journey that afternoon, because things could have gone left REAL quick!

Sapphyre could've been abducted, she could've somehow gotten outside the main door and crawled to the street! She could've missed a step, fell down and hit her head! So many things could've gone wrong but God surely had his hand upon Sapphyre.

All of these experiences I am sharing with you all is so that you can be inspired and so that you may learn from my mistakes!

But my ask of all parents reading this blog right now is that you hug your children a little tighter today. Give them more kisses than you normally would because things happen too quickly! Show them you love them every chance you get!

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