Monday, January 28, 2008
Thinking
I prayed that God would "fix Joshua." God answered: "I'll do that one day; for now, I'm going to work on fixing you."
Six years ago, if given a vote, we would not have chosen to have a disabled son. But even now, we can say with ultimate peace: that's why God doesn't give us a vote! He sees what we cannot (and sometimes will never) see. Not that we would choose for Joshua to be disabled, but we wouldn't trade the lessons we have learned and the people we are now for anything. God has taught us so much in these six years, so much of which we can trace directly back to struggles and issues we've faced through Joshua. Lessons I'm not sure He could have taught us otherwise -- or maybe just not quite as efficiently? I think this is partly why I have such a peace about Gabriel, though I know it has everything to do with God and nothing to do with me. But I see his hand on Joshua and us through PMD, and I know that if Gabriel also has PMD, God's hand will be on him, too, and it's for a reason; and if Gabriel does not have PMD, that's also God's plan and God's hand and that's for a reason. We're absolutely, truly fine either way. It's mind-boggling and somewhat unexplainable that I feel this way (unless you've also experienced the peace of God, despite the circumstances and know where I'm coming from!).
Six years ago, if given a vote, we would not have chosen to have a disabled son. But even now, we can say with ultimate peace: that's why God doesn't give us a vote! He sees what we cannot (and sometimes will never) see. Not that we would choose for Joshua to be disabled, but we wouldn't trade the lessons we have learned and the people we are now for anything. God has taught us so much in these six years, so much of which we can trace directly back to struggles and issues we've faced through Joshua. Lessons I'm not sure He could have taught us otherwise -- or maybe just not quite as efficiently? I think this is partly why I have such a peace about Gabriel, though I know it has everything to do with God and nothing to do with me. But I see his hand on Joshua and us through PMD, and I know that if Gabriel also has PMD, God's hand will be on him, too, and it's for a reason; and if Gabriel does not have PMD, that's also God's plan and God's hand and that's for a reason. We're absolutely, truly fine either way. It's mind-boggling and somewhat unexplainable that I feel this way (unless you've also experienced the peace of God, despite the circumstances and know where I'm coming from!).
Friday, January 25, 2008
Neat Story -- Lost Camera Returned
