I have spent a lot of the last few years trying to figure out this puzzle that seems to be my life.
Sometimes things will go your way and you'll feel like the luckiest person on the planet, as soon as that thought enters your mind something else will come and knock you down.
Not this is all about problems or whining....But this week I have realized well....that I have issues. Someone else's good news can make me angry at times. I don't really know why, I'm sure I am happy for them somewhere inside...
It was brought to my attention this morning from "a little bird" (you know who you are) that I can look on someone else's circumstances and be envious of what they have or their mentality and they might be looking back at me and wanting what I possess.
So I can feel sorry for myself that my daughter has Cystic Fibrosis and that I can't have another baby without that possibility....Or_____________________________________?
I am sordoph stuck there....OR what? I can tell you what you want to hear me say....but will that make it true?
Don't get me wrong...I know I am lucky! Everyday my child amazes me more and more and I could not imagine her any different.
Well I said that but I lied...I could imagine her without Cystic Fibrosis...This is how it would go: She would wake up in the morning...and eat whatever she wanted...mommy wouldn't be saying no to foods that aren't high in fat and calories. We could forget the enzymes. After that we would watch her favorite movie...we wouldn't have wait until we did Chest Percussion Therapy for that...so she would forget that she has to do this twice a day for the rest of her life...we would then go outside and play or anything else she wanted to and not worry she was sweating too much & loosing sodium or for that matter burning up those precious calories...We could sit together and talk about when she will go to school and what she will be when she grows up...and not have to think of anything but just that...and believe it....
I know that God can heal all wounds of the heart, all sickness, all situations...and he has mended my wounds but they are not healed...I can look at this blog and know that I am progressing in my struggles, because for the longest time I would not speak of it.
I know that this post may not be the most uplifting or fun, but this week there have been some things that have got me wanting answers...
I feel like if God would show me a vision of Ayla being an old woman surrounded by her siblings, her children, and grandchildren...that it would make it all worth it to me...
But I suppose that's like a scientist forming a conclusion from a hypotheses....His end result may be the same but it wouldn't have merit unless it was proven through experiments...
We all want the answers we want. We may not get the answers we want. That's the scary part. I guess we just have to enjoy the life we have while waiting for those answers and hope for the best.
*To waiting....and seeing....CHEERS* ding-ding.....
love,
My baby girl Krista,
ReplyDeleteAs I read this post I feel many emotions. Sadness/pride, helplessness/peace, fear/excitement...weird ugh?
I'm sad that you have to walk through this, helpless that I can't fix it, afraid of your fears, BUT proud of the way you're walking through this, at peace because I know the One who is in control and excited about the plans God has for you.
It's 1:35 a.m. I woke up thinking about your post and Carrie Underwood's song, "Jesus Take the Wheel" came to mind. Here are the words that kept going through my head:
Jesus, take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
The bad news is there are alot of things in life you can't control. The good news is, there are a lot of things in life you can't control,BUT you have a God you can trust. Let Him take the wheel!
I Love You!
Mom
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ReplyDeleteThanks for finding my blog! I am looking forward to reading yours!
ReplyDeleteThis CF stuff is really sucky sometimes...maybe this is bad, maybe not, but oftentimes when I get really mad about it all I remind myself of those who have it worse, way worse (and we know those stories are all over the blog world!). Then I look at my son, realize that I have it relatively "easy" compared to so many others.
People our age with CF were told they wouldn't make it past elementary school and now they are graduating college, getting married and having families. Our children are told that they will live to that magical age of 37. Well, if people our age are doubling the life expectencies they were born into...well I am doubling our children's! And that is seventy-four! ANYONE is lucky to make it into their seventies, right?!?
So as often as it gets frustrating that we have to go through all this extra work with our kiddos, just remember that it's about them not us anymore, medical advances these days are absolutely amazing (our rep from our local CF chapter is honestly worried about not having a job soon because they are getting so close to finding that cure!), and our kids are tougher, more empathetic, more open minded and more loving than all those "normal" kids. How many people do you know that have learned as much as you have from your 2 year old...probably not many!
Keep your head up and keep in touch! You can't stress over what you can't change, focus on what we can change...and that is finding the CURE!
Love, Jen :)