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| Sometimes I feel like this poor guy!! |
I haven't slept, my body behaves like a 105 year old body (couldn't say 73 yr. old as my mom still runs around like a young teen on steroids!) It takes so much to just get going and not stay in bed and the day in front of me is packed with doctors appointments, catching up and life.
Let me tell you about just a small portion of my week. I planned on enjoying some well spent time with just me and my water colors. Being out of bed sometimes allows me to pursue that! Instead I ended up at a 3 hour cardiologist appointment to rule out some stuff for my beautifully eccentric 16 year old (who also has health issues). Afterwards I tried to enjoy a stroll through Whole Foods but ended up giving my full cart to a very kind employee to put everything back because I had to meet my other daughter unexpectedly in the ER. Did I forget the 7:30 am neurologist appointment for me (more tests) ? Then I planned on resting and reading my devotional but instead came home from all this to suddenly have to put my beloved cat down. Didn't mention the severe diarrhea I was dealing with (yuk, but trying to be real), or that the bathroom plumbing was backed up, the air conditioner just broke and with a house full of 7 busy lives, our washer was down.
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A fantastic opportunity to teach my children how to behave in trials-says the momma who doesn't always exhibit that well! |
Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
A different view:
See, the 3 hr. cardiologist appointment ended up in finding (finally) one of the best pediatric doctors out there to finally help my daughter. It also calmed down a lot of anxiety that was lingering for my family due to the chest pains my daughter has been having. And just to top it off nicely, he complimented her blue hair and spoke to us like he cared. Then like a cherry on top-we were able to crack jokes and laugh with him, what a blessing!
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| Only God could come up with such intricacy and beauty! |
So many blessings to be found:
When I had to toss everything back that I had carefully placed in the cart at Whole Foods unexpectedly, my friend who works there who've I've enjoyed talking to for years, just happened to be working that day and kindly helped me out by putting it all back for me so I could leave ASAP. Once again, what a blessing.
I had no energy to go to the ER. When I got there, the handicapped spots where full...and some with people who didn't even have a handicapped sticker (that happens often people!) So I hobbled all the way there from across the street with my crutch. By then my sun sensitivity kicked in and my face was hot red and my joints screaming. The ER door swung quickly open with a man and a wheelchair ready for me!! Nope, I'm just meeting someone-I'm not the patient! Thought that was humorous as I could of used it 20 minutes ago way down the street! Anyway, long story short, my reward of still being able to get there and be there for my daughter outweighed the toughness of the situation. I have an urgency to still be able to be there for my kids even though it's physically tough sometimes. Yet another special blessing for me.
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| Parker |
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| What a timely blessing!! It's the little things that mean a lot! |
Years ago, I would have been peeved, perturbed and highly bi-polar with this type of day. OK, sometimes, I still am. Don't tell anyone. But the Lord has given me a new gift of vision. He has gifted me with the eyes and the heart to count the blessings and the joy amidst the pain and sorrow.
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials. James 1:2 NKJV
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| A little boy that has touched my heart for years in Mozambique. His behavior exudes joy. No one can see his infected feet embedded with worms or his bloated stomach. |
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