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Be Not Afraid AccidentsOne afternoon, while waiting for my husband to comehome from work, I heated water on the stove to give mydaughter a bath. While I got the tub ready and collecteda diaper, towels, and pins, she fell asleep on our bed, soI decided to let her rest for a while. I set the tub down onthe floor, tucked a folded towel under her side to keepher from rolling off the bed, and went into the kitchen.That simple decision changed my life irreversibly.While I was away, Hannah woke up, wiggled to the edgeof the bed, and rolled into the tub. I found her just a fewminutes later, but it was too late: my baby had drowned.There will never be words to tell you how I felt at thatmoment. From the depth of my soul I cried to God…Knowing from other similar incidents how parentswho have lost a child in such an accident are oftenunable to cope with feelings of guilt – and may obsessover the event for the rest of their lives – I asked Karenwhether she has ever been able to come to terms withwhat happened. Naturally, she has done her share ofblaming herself, but her overriding state of mind is oneof remarkable freedom and peace:It is nine years ago that Hannah drowned, and I still findmyself wondering, “How old would she be now?” “If thishad never happened, what would life be like?” And there84