January 7, 2008
October 2006
No one can tell you how to feel as a parent. All parents want the best in life for their children, that’s just the way it is! The moment that baby is born and the doctor wraps him up and lays him in your arms, that’s it! Your heart suddenly melts away, everything you thought you knew, Gone! Life takes on a whole new meaning, your sense of selfishness, Gone! If I could change things for my son Luke, I would in a second. I remember being a little girl and whenever I got really sick, my dad would always hold me tight in his big strong arms and say “What ever you have, whatever your sick with , just come over here and give it to me, I’ll take it from you so you don’t have to be sick anymore.” I’d smile and try to rub my sickness on him. I thought it really might work! It’s so hard to watch your child go through something that is difficult. I feel guilty because I’ve seen so many people I love go through so much more with their own children. I watched my best friend say good bye to her first born son. I saw the pain in her eyes, longing for him back. Things that I think I could never do. I wouldn’t make it. I’ve always been committed to God. I always told him I’m willing do anything that He needed me to do. If I could change one heart towards the Lord, then yes God I’m your girl. But when it comes to the kids Lord, well let’s just leave them out of it. Hmmm….Who am I to say what God’s plan and purpose is? I tell Luke all the time he’s helping other children. He smiles and laughs. He knows what I’m saying. I also ask him if he is an angel?? He modestly shakes his head no, then puffs up and signs BIG, BOY! He doesn’t fool me, I know he’s straight from heaven. God wants us to minister and help each other. If your load is light, carry some of your neighbors. Give your shoulder to someone who is deeply hurting. Rub up against the sick!
Galatians 6;2 says, Bear one another’s burdens, and thus fulfills the law of Christ.
Serenity prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference . Amen
