I was talking to a mom that has a somewhat severely mentally and physically handicapped child. He wears braces on his legs and is more at the level of a 2-3 year old rather than his six years. I forgot what exactly his official diagnosis is, but it doesn't really matter for the sake of this post. Physically he looks pretty normal but she told me that sometimes when she goes into a store she'll put … [Read more...]
Shine
March 26, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Someone said something to me that made total sense today. Not that that doesn't happen frequently, I'm blown away by the depth of my friends and people that I meet, but today someone said something that kind of rocked my world. She said, "God has called you to suffer right now," and I was wasn't impressed with that. Yeah. Just look at my life! then she continued, "but you are fighting it, which is … [Read more...]
יַהְוֶה
March 23, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
When I walked outside today, the air was alive, teeming with energy. Little white petals swirled in the air like God's confetti. I put my hands out in instinct, wanting to catch them like snowflakes to see if any two were alike. The sun filtered in and out of the clouds and I imagined a divine, booming voice yelling down, "peek-a-boo!" like what I do with Summit. The trees were clapping their … [Read more...]
Flu, RSV, Earaches and the Ebola Virus
February 20, 2009 by · 2 Comments
well, not the ebola virus...but it feels like it.We are contagious folks! If you see us on the sidewalk, cross to the other side of the street! Summit was tested for RSV and the Flu today and tested positive for both. He has an earache, a 9 on a scale of 10, and has had a fever for 9 days straight. I am miserable. He has a breathing treatment he's doing now and a new antibiotic to try to fix the … [Read more...]