Have you ever just stopped and thought "wow ... everything is right with the world for me right now. I hope nothing bad happens." I think this thought ALL the time. I always feel way too lucky ... if that makes any sense.
So when things are not "all right with the world" and by world I mean my world, I carry it around on my shoulders. By the way, my world is my family and friends. Much like anyone else with a heart, it kills me to see loved ones sad .... for any reason.
My parents are both faced with health issues. In fact, as I type this, Freddie is having surgery today on his heart to find out if he has another blockage. My mom is sitting with her best friend having lunch while he lay on the operating table and she is probably acting like a rock but inside she is scared to death. On Friday, the roles will be reversed. My mom will be having a different medical procedure while Fred paces around scared to death. I wish I could be there. Neither one of them deserve this and I wish I could take their fears away.
My mother in law is taking care of her oldest sister, our beloved Aunt Barbie. She recently found out that she has very little time left on this earth. It breaks my heart to hear the pain in my mother in law's voice. I wish I could hug her. She doesn't deserve this and neither does Aunt Barbie. I wish I could take their fears away.
We pray together as a family at night before putting the girls to bed. After our normal prayers, we say special prayers for those that need it most. Hassie Clare randomly asked me the other day if Barbie was with Jesus. After the shock of hearing a 2 year old ask that question, I had a warm and confident feeling come over me as I said without a doubt "not yet, but she will be with him soon."
I delivered lunch to a friend from our twins group yesterday. Her 2.5 year old son had a freak accident and was recently moved out of ICU and into a regular hospital room. He severed his trachea after falling into a bookcase while in the church daycare. Thankfully, he will be okay. When I was walking through the children's hospital yesterday, I could not hold back the tears. This of course led to my deranged thinking "wow, I am so blessed and thankful. I have 2 healthy children. I hope nothing bad happens."
I think I need my Aura cleansed!
2 comments:
I just ran across your blog on search engine. I wanted to say that I will keep you and your family in my prayers. I understand the heavy load of having many sick family members. We just got through 2 weeks of the same thing. Both of my husbands grandfathers were in 2 different hospital 100 miles apart and both were in serious condition. They have both come home the past few days and we are praying for a normal week this week.
Your family is in my prayers!
Amanda in AL
Thank you for such a sweet comment Amanda! No one ever leaves me a comment on my blog so you can imagine my excitement when I received yours. I hope you got that "normal week" you were praying for. Thanks again!
Post a Comment