Glory in Him: Vacation Has Ended

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Vacation Has Ended

On Friday I got a call from my brother that Mom was not feeling well. You see the Lord gave me rest from my caregiving duties (thank you Jesus!). First, one of my brothers (the one that lives in Mexicali) kept her for two weeks. He doesn't get to see her often, so this was a treat for him as much as for Mom who got to visit with her son. Then my other brother (he lives in Hesperia) picked her up from Mexicali and brought her to his house. She was going to stay with him for a week. But Friday she was not looking good so he called me to ask me what to do or what to give her. Since she has so many health issues, we just don't give her anything, we first check with her doctor. I called her doctor, but also decided to pick her up just in case I had to take her to the hospital. She did not look good, but thankfully it seems to be a cold or flu or something like that. I've spoken to the doctor and am following what he told me to do. Thankfully she does look better and seems to be getting over this awful thing that is going around and getting everyone sick. Please pray that "it" will run its course and that it won't be anything more than a cold. I must say though, how rapidly things change...

However, I am so thankful for the rest that the Lord has given me. As caregivers every little break counts for so much, but this break was beyond what I asked or prayed for. Thank you Jesus!

1 comment:

lulu said...: I'm glad you had a little rest.I'll be praying that she gets better soon.; March 8, 2008 at 9:27 PM

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It’s sometimes very difficult for us to understand the wisdom and the love behind the things that God has planned.

But we wouldn’t have the rainbow if we didn’t have the rain; We wouldn’t know the pleasure if we never tasted pain.

We wouldn’t love the sunrise if we hadn’t felt the night; And we wouldn’t know our weakness if we hadn’t sensed God’s might.

We couldn’t have the springtime or the yellow daffodil if we hadn’t experienced the winter’s frosty chill.

And though the brilliant sunshine is something God has made. He knew too much could parch our souls so He created shade.

So God’s given us a balance: enough joys to keep us glad, enough tears to keep us humble, enough good to balance bad.

And if you’ll trust in Him you’ll see though yesterday brought sorrow, the clouds will part and dawn will bring a happier tomorrow.

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"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW"
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.