The last couple weeks have been a little bit stressful. Between planning a trip for this weekend, washing all (and I do mean all) of our laundry, trying to keep the house straight, having errands to run, a couple dr appointments, having some company, and going through the ups and downs of 30, I have felt tired and strained.
Sometimes this happens to me--I let all of my little things pile up until all my eyes see is a huge, insurmountable mountain in front of me. If I would look at each item as a single item, it would merely be a few little hops along my path, but instead I only see an Everest I can't get past. I haven't really had to face a true mountain in my life yet, I don't think.
Then I am so subtlely prescribed a fresh dose of perspective. God knows when to put encouragement in my path that causes me to wake up and just see my life as many little hops instead of a single mountain. I am also brought to realize that when I get so overwhelmed it's because my list starts to only contain the problems, and the blessings somehow get dropped out. When I put the blessings back in, they always far outnumber the pains.
Today I learned of a family that truly is facing a mountain. Through a couple blogs, I was led to and read about the King family. They welcomed 25-week quads into their lives on Dec 30. At this point 3 of the babies are doing relatively well, but their sweet son Preston is in kidney failure and is in desperate need of prayers for healing.
I know I don't have a huge following, but for those of you who check in I'm sure the King family would appreciate if you talked to the Father on behalf of their baby boy.
Confession: Penitential Psalms
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3 comments:
My heart is so broken for this family. It seems like there are so many families dealing with things that they should never have to face. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I said a prayer for this family & said a little prayer for you too. Stories like this always remind that the only thing that really matters is my family. My kids are healthy & that is ALL that matters! The lists really don't matter, if an errand doesn't get run or if the kids have to wear dirty underwear-it just really doesn't matter. I appreciate your honesty & definitely know how you feel!
I hate it that it takes such a sad story like the King's baby boy to remind me of ALL that GOd is blessing me with. I don't HAVE to have healthy kids...two of them! But I do. Thank you, God. And thank you Stacy for reminding us that our cup overflows!
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