Not just any child could walk this uphill road.
These children walk it every day, carrying a heavy load.
They show us heights of courage that we may never reach.
They show us what it is to fight a fight you cannot teach.
We stand beside them knowing there is no guarantee.
Except the one we started with to love them endlessly.
They are the special chosen ones, God knew it from the start.
He picked each child for cancer by measuring their heart.
The ones that measured the biggest would someday face the test.
The challenge is to understand-God loves them more, not less. He's using them to move our hearts closer to his own. Teaching us to trust his plan and fear not the unknown.
For God can move a mountain and part the raging sea.
He wants our struggles offered up and given forth to thee.
He smiles upon the chosen ones, before they're ever born and blesses them with courage to walk through any storm.
His love for them surpasses ours and cannot be denied, for in the dark of suffering his light will not subside. No matter what the outcome, there is the greatest peace, in knowing deep inside their hearts, His love will never cease.
~Author Unknown
Now obviously not all children have cancer but really, this fits for all of our precious gems, our children.
I have talked about night before. Often I feel like I live in the night. Night isn't depression, not in that sense but night as in often in a valley, storm, etc. Often those storms are in my mind and I know that. Often it is because too many thoughts go through my head and I can't shut my mind up. Often it's because of recent appointments or upcoming. Or it's from knowing I have to deal with yet something else with insurance/school/headaches/doctor referrals, etc. It's always something. It's one reason why I listen to music or have something else going where I can focus on that thing. If I don't, my mind starts going and going. Driving alone on trips is the worst with my brain just going all over the place, especially after appointments.
Light does overpower darkness!
How far away can a single candle flame be seen in darkness? If Earth were flat, or if you were standing atop a mountain surveying a larger-than-usual patch of the planet, you could perceive bright lights hundreds of miles distant. On a dark night, you could even see a candle flame flickering up to 30 mi. (48 km) away. Our eyes can see a galaxy 2.6 million light-years away. That's just our human eyes!
“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars." Og Mandino
Think about a night light. It's not bright. During the day, you don't really see it at all but at night, it is the brightest so therefore it lights a path. A lighthouse helps boats come to shore. There is also a lighthouse at the Ronald McDonald House in Dallas. It is there so those at Children's Medical Center can see it and know their family is staying there. Jesus also calls himself the Light.
John 8:12 says, "Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life."
No matter how dark the journey is, there are lighter days ahead and in the meantime, find some light. It may feel like the room is the blackest ever but just one candle can light up an entire room. It's crazy to say but sometimes I find the best solace at night. Though sometimes at night, also brings the biggest thoughts..... Good or bad...
I believe in the sun even when it’s not shining.
I believe in love even when I don’t feel it.
I believe in God even when He is silent.
These three lines were scratched into the wall of a German
concentration camp during WW2. In the midst of horror, someone declared
their faith in the God that did not answer the way they thought He
would.- See more at: http://blog.precept.org/i-believe-in-god-even-when-hes-silent/#sthash.DRgFe081.dpuf
I believe in the sun even when it’s not shining.
I believe in love even when I don’t feel it.
I believe in God even when He is silent.
These three lines were scratched into the wall of a German
concentration camp during WW2. In the midst of horror, someone declared
their faith in the God that did not answer the way they thought He
would.- See more at: http://blog.precept.org/i-believe-in-god-even-when-hes-silent/#sthash.DRgFe081.dpuf
However, we have two special gems. So, to that I will remember too that it only takes a little light through those gems to shine beautifully like a rainbow that fills a room. May my two special, darling gems shine brightly, no matter how little or how much light is within and around them.
"I believe in the sun even when it's not shining.
I believe in love even when I don't feel it.
I believe in God even when He is silent."
~ Unknown ~
Found on a wall in a German concentration camp from WWII
Blessings!
~ Special Momma ~
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