Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
1 Thessalonians 5:18
This verse kept coming to mind this past week. You see...I had plans for spring break with the boys and they all came crashing to a halt when Will got sick.
He's had RSV before, but this time he was miserable...fever of 103...difficulty breathing that made me stop and count breaths to determine if we needed to make an emergency room visit for continuous nebs. He did not want to be put down...he just wanted to be held.
It took a day or two of fighting but then I felt like the Lord began to say to me..."maybe this is exactly what everyone needs...to slow and enjoy...will you chose to see me in this too?"
He's had RSV before, but this time he was miserable...fever of 103...difficulty breathing that made me stop and count breaths to determine if we needed to make an emergency room visit for continuous nebs. He did not want to be put down...he just wanted to be held.
It took a day or two of fighting but then I felt like the Lord began to say to me..."maybe this is exactly what everyone needs...to slow and enjoy...will you chose to see me in this too?"
Yes, Lord...you say give thanks in "everything"...thanks for reminding me yet again that your word is true, you are worthy of my trust and you love us enough "to purge the soul, annihilating it, emptying it or consuming in it (even as fire consumes the mouldiness and the rust of metal) all the affections and imperfect habits which it has contracted its whole life..." (St. John of the Cross)
2041...the big boys on spring break...
2042...seeing Micaiah tucked into the corner of the couch with a book
2043...everything in bloom
2044...a glorious week of weather...where the sun shines warm and long
2045...seeing Eli walking toward me with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face...knowing that he must have found a patch of flowers somewhere
2046...how Eli picks me flowers if he sees them and how he wants me to buy a bouquet of flowers at the grocery store
2047...Advil that soothes Will's fever and the nebs that help the cough and the wheezing that just won't let go
2048...Stash Morrocan Mint tea delivered...
2049...an early day for Wes
2050...going upstairs to make the boys beds and finding them already made...thank you Wes!
2051...the doctor's patient reassurance
2052...how he screamed for an hour and a half (while I became more and more frazzled as we tried different things to console him) and finally Daddy took him to the piano and played The Earth is Yours and he stopped
2053...how worship is the thing that soothed him...may I remember to run to Him too
2054...a sweet text from Wes
2055...an invite for a playdate on just the right day
2056...help from neighbors
2057...an encouraging email from my mom reminding me to "rejoice in His name all day long..."
2058...a late night game of tag ball in the backyard
2059...how Eli tells me "Momma...I love you all the way to Jesus and God and back!"
2060...a week of only doing the essential things
2061...hard eucharisteo...clutter that is out of control
2062...a week where they watched way too much TV, played way too much Wii and iPad and had a blast doing it!!
2063...reading this..."Our goal is to love God with our whole being, to be consistently conscious of God through our daily life---whether it is when we are stopped like Mary, sitting at the feet of Jesus, or active like Martha, taking care of the tasks of life. We know we have found our balance when we are so deeply rooted in God that our activity is marked by the peaceful, joyful, rich quality of our contemplation." Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
2064...realizing that loving God with my whole being (as in the example above) is something that I want to be more true of my life
2065...how Will turned his nebulizer mask into a whoopie cushion and how we laughed so hard as he did it over and over again
2066...texts from friends/family that are praying for Will
2067...driving through a "snowstorm" of cherry blossoms
2068...how Eli made it through the night after we propped him up high and took turns "sleeping" with him
2069...an early morning doctors appointment that allows us to start the antibiotic for bronchitis quickly
2070...how Eli going to see him allowed him to check Will's lungs again and confirm that they continue to improve
2071...an afternoon to spend shopping with a friend
2072...how His word in Psalm 54:4 says that He is my help and the one who sustains me."
2041...the big boys on spring break...
2042...seeing Micaiah tucked into the corner of the couch with a book
2043...everything in bloom
2044...a glorious week of weather...where the sun shines warm and long
2045...seeing Eli walking toward me with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face...knowing that he must have found a patch of flowers somewhere
2046...how Eli picks me flowers if he sees them and how he wants me to buy a bouquet of flowers at the grocery store
2047...Advil that soothes Will's fever and the nebs that help the cough and the wheezing that just won't let go
2048...Stash Morrocan Mint tea delivered...
2049...an early day for Wes
2050...going upstairs to make the boys beds and finding them already made...thank you Wes!
2051...the doctor's patient reassurance
2052...how he screamed for an hour and a half (while I became more and more frazzled as we tried different things to console him) and finally Daddy took him to the piano and played The Earth is Yours and he stopped
2053...how worship is the thing that soothed him...may I remember to run to Him too
2054...a sweet text from Wes
2055...an invite for a playdate on just the right day
2056...help from neighbors
2057...an encouraging email from my mom reminding me to "rejoice in His name all day long..."
2058...a late night game of tag ball in the backyard
2059...how Eli tells me "Momma...I love you all the way to Jesus and God and back!"
2060...a week of only doing the essential things
2061...hard eucharisteo...clutter that is out of control
2062...a week where they watched way too much TV, played way too much Wii and iPad and had a blast doing it!!
2063...reading this..."Our goal is to love God with our whole being, to be consistently conscious of God through our daily life---whether it is when we are stopped like Mary, sitting at the feet of Jesus, or active like Martha, taking care of the tasks of life. We know we have found our balance when we are so deeply rooted in God that our activity is marked by the peaceful, joyful, rich quality of our contemplation." Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
2064...realizing that loving God with my whole being (as in the example above) is something that I want to be more true of my life
2065...how Will turned his nebulizer mask into a whoopie cushion and how we laughed so hard as he did it over and over again
2066...texts from friends/family that are praying for Will
2067...driving through a "snowstorm" of cherry blossoms
2068...how Eli made it through the night after we propped him up high and took turns "sleeping" with him
2069...an early morning doctors appointment that allows us to start the antibiotic for bronchitis quickly
2070...how Eli going to see him allowed him to check Will's lungs again and confirm that they continue to improve
2071...an afternoon to spend shopping with a friend
2072...how His word in Psalm 54:4 says that He is my help and the one who sustains me."
