We've Come So Far

Today I was looking back at our earliest blogs surrounding Grant's birth and the first week of his life. It really hit me how far he's come. Sometimes I tend to get frustrated by the oxygen or having to wake him in the middle of the night to give him meds, and I forget to be thankful for all the answered prayers we have seen.

A few days ago after a sleepless night, a delivery of a second malfunctioning oxygen compressor and a baby that cried every time I put him down, I said to a friend, "This is too hard. I just can't do it." When I've said that before to people they tend to answer, "Yes, you can." But, this person surprised me with their answer. They said, "You are right. You can't do it because you are trying to do it alone. That is why you need to invite Christ to carry your burden. Then it won't feel so heavy." That was a real turning point for me. When I try to care for Grant on my own and forget to talk to God throughout the day I feel burned out and anxious. But, when I ask God for His help and His peace and His wisdom when caring for Grant, He gives it to me. I am so thankful that we have a personal God, one that we can talk to and whose voice we can hear if we are still enough to listen. He has heard our prayers and yours. Thank you God, and thank you friends.