One year ago...... Today was the meet n greet at the school.......the day BEFORE school officially started.....a day full last years memories. A bittersweet day. Last meet n greet, I ran out of the school STRAIGHT to the pediatricians, STRAIGHT to the hospital to be admitted. On the Thursday before, I rushed after work to take Natalia to the pediatricians because brother accidentally poked her in the eye....really, it was accidental! I casually mention the intermittent on/off pain in her leg. After examining her, he says give her Motrin...its growing pains. That weekend....her casual pain became excruciating, as it woke her up from her sleep AND Motrin would not touch it (I later found out that the tumor was breaking thru the bone). By Monday morning, it subsided enough that she could go to meet and greet her new teachers. I was told by the pedis office to schedule with an ortho, so I did....two weeks away. Natalias health deteriorated fast during the meet and greet....prompting an administrator to ask her what was wrong....after telling her, she quickly pointed the way back to the pediatricians. (Our angel...thank GOD for her!) I took Natalia back to the pediatricians, and as soon as I sat down in the waiting room, I noticed she had a low grade fever. They worked us in quickly and when the doctor put her on the table, it was obvious...palpation was not necessary.....there was a large, red, hot to the touch mass on her thigh. The pediatrician turned to me and said, that wasnt there on Thursday...you need to go STRAIGHT to the hospital...do NOT go home. And so her journey started....on the 8th floor of the childrens hospital....on Morphine...scheduled for a stat MRI at 7AM..... On a Monday...August of 2013...after meet and greet. A Monday full of unknowns and uncertainties.....EXCEPT ONE. The fact that JESUS was evident every step of our journey....giving us the strength, peace, comfort, refuge...daily. Even though that was a time of uncertainty....ONE thing was for certain......JESUS. HE carried us throughout he journey, with extended grace and fresh new mercies daily..........ALL FOR HIS GLORY! Psalm 66:19-20 But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me! Psalm 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear NO evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 91:1-16 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide UNDER THE SHADOW of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked. Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.” Thank you JESUS for carrying us through! Natalia is SUPER excited for this new upcoming school year! Ready to make new memories.....
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 04:42:20 +0000