If you wanna feel rich 2day..Count all the things u have that money cant buy..Somebody pls write me..i luv this stuff! That was Rev Runs post earlier today and I responded, but you just can't really get it in in 140 characters or less!! I am so thankful for Rev Run, he makes me look inside myself each day. As I have gotten older that is something that I have grown to appreciate doing. I have also learned that it is something that is needed if I am to continue to grow as a person.
I have been through a lot of ups and downs in my life, I learned to take the good with the bad. My motto has always been to just deal with what is , and this too shall pass...and it always has. Things will always work out in the end, maybe not in my time, but in God's time....and He is always right on time!
My nephew, Brady was born 12/1/03 with the rare genetic disease Maple Syrup Urine Disease,(MSUD). He was within hours of death by the time we got the diagnosis. It was like receiving a death sentence. I may sound like I am rambling and for that I apologize. I still get very emotional. The first thing we did was take him to the Church to have him prayed for, as crazy as that may sound to some people. Then we went straight to Egelston, Childrens Health Care where he stayed in the NICU for over 2 weeks fighting for his life.My faith in God had never been stronger before or since. When I was in there with him I prayed over that baby and sang praises of God to him. I was secretly waiting for a sign from God that he was going to be alright. The doctors had said that he wouldn't open his eyes for about a week to 10 days, but he started opening them around 4 days after being in there. That was my sign from God!! We all had to take classes about taking care of him and making his formula, that in itself was a science project. We had to learn how to put the feeding tube in and take his blood. We learned right out of the gate that Brady's care was definitely going to be a family affair. He has been in and out of the hospital to many times to mention in his 5 short years of life and I am sure we have alot of struggles ahead of us.
You may be wondering what the words of wisdom have to do with what I am writing...prob. not much to most people, but...riches in the form of money do not mean much of anything to me. As long as all our needs are met I am satisfied. I am happy with what I have. Most importantly I am happy with who I have. When I look into the eyes of my nephew every single day, I feel like the richest person in the world! He was born the Monday after Thanksgiving, and it wasn't until the following Thanksgiving that I truly understood the full meaning of being thankful. The best love is the love that you give!
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