Is is selfish to not want my kids to be sick? God really teaches me a lesson when my kids are sick. The only thing I can do is pray. Sure I can take them to the doctor or give them medicine, but the only One in control is the only One who can heal them. It sure is a hard lesson to learn, but one I know will increase my faith even more. PRAY!!!
For those of us who have kids and even those who don't, we all know what a barf-o-rama is. Unfortunately, we have had two this week. Abby vomited about four times in an hour last Sunday night. However, tonight was even more special. We were at church trying to get ready for class when Abby tells me her stomach is hurting. I think "just don't barf." Even me asking her if she needed to throw up did not prevent the madness. I was sitting in a rocking chair holding her when she looks at me with "the look." You parents know what I am talking about. The she tries to cover her mouth (poor little dear) to no avail. Needless to say I was wearing her supper and her snack of the afternoon on my shirt and jeans. There is nothing like wearing vomit for about an hour letting the smell drift upwards to my nose. So we leave church and I give her a bag to hold on the way home in case she needs to barf again (like she would hit the bag if she did barf...dream on). Anyway, she has not (knock wood) thrown up anymore tonight. I pray she is okay. I abhor throwing up. I think she feels the same way.
When times get tough, I run away to the beach. At least in my head I do. What a sight the beach is. I love to walk along the beach both during the day and at night. There is something about the sound and smell of the beach. I remember as a kid going every year to Jacksonville Beach with my parents and sister. I remember getting out of the car and feeling the sand on my feet and smelling the salt air in my nose. I love how there is always a breeze. A cleansing breeze full of salt. If you have a cold, go swim in the ocean. It has healing powers. What a wonderful God we serve to give us such beauty to enjoy while we groan on this earth. Praise His name!!!