Christmas

It feels like forever since I've blogged! Our family had a great Christmas this year. The kids were at each other a lot earlier last week, so I wasn't sure how we would all survive (especially knowing that Santa wasn't bringing them the Wii and Nintendo DS they wanted). After a little chat about loving each other, the rest of the week went smoother and they loved their presents! No complaints at all that they didn't get the high-dollar presents they asked for. My stomach even cooperated for a few days, which I was very thankful for! The pain came back yesterday as we were leaving to visit relatives, but the first day is usually milder and that was the case this time as well. Today is a pretty bad day all the way around, health-wise, so I spent most of the day in bed and the rest of it on the couch. In two weeks, my mom will take me to Cleveland and in the mean time I have tons of paperwork to organize from the 21 doctors I have seen so far. Speaking of my mom, each year she gives us a Bible verse to encourage us or that is relevant to our lives at that point in time. For instance, my verse last year was Zephaniah 3:16b-17 "Fear not, O Zion, be not discouraged! The LORD, your God, is in your midst, a mighty savior; He will rejoice over you with gladness, and renew you in his love, He will sing joyfully because of you." That verse has brought me such comfort, just thinking that God is strong enough to handle any situation I find myself in.

I love my verse for 2010. It is Psalm 109:27 "Let them know it is in your hands, that you, Oh Lord, have done it!" Now, if it were up to me, the "it" would be a complete healing and I'd be able to do all of the things I love once again. I've learned enough over the last few years to know that I'm not the one that makes those decisions, however, so I don't know what "it" is. Perhaps "it" means my children will become compassionate adults because they have walked through this illness with me, or perhaps "it" means someone will have a deeper relationship with Christ. Possibly, "it" will mean something else, but what I do know is that God is doing something amazing through this situation and I'm excited about that!

Since Scott and the kids are home this week, I won't be blogging as much (sorry, but I'd rather spend my time with them!), so in case I don't write again this year, "Happy New Year!" I will pick up again next week, unless something major happens before then. Talk to you in 2010!