Last week we were bit by a bug. A stomach flu bug. You know the one.
It’s tough to nurse sick kids to health; tough to lose sleep several nights in a row. And things get really rocky when Mommy and Daddy are fighting it off at the same time as the kids… but I am grateful. Why? Not so much because we had the flu, but because of what we don’t have.
Over at We Are That Family, Kristen wrote a post about blogs dedicated to children. Very sick children. I encourage you to visit her site and read through the links. You will be inspired by the courage of these children and their families, and you will probably leave with a powerful gratitude for what you don’t have.
Visit Heavenly Homemakers for more Gratituesday.
We were bit by that same bug twice over Christmas break, then I had it again last week!(thankfully, by the power of Lysol, no one else got it…don’t ask me how!) But last week and continuing into this week we’ve had just about everything else…colds, sinus infections, and then onto croup. It’s so tough, being sick yourself and the kids being sick, but you’re right…I’ll take the “small stuff” any day. My heart goes out to those families. We’ve been there ourselves, and it takes every ounce of faith to get you through the day. I hope you all have a quick recovery!
It is humbling what others are going through or have gone through. We just had a preacher at our church that just lost their 4 year old son to cancer last year. My heart broke for him.
Ohhhh! I hope you all feel better soon.
Oh, kids with the stomach flu are not fun, but in my experience husbands with the stomach flu are worse.
I’ve been blessed with very healthy kids so I can’t say that I know what families with terminally ill children are going through, but my heart breaks for them when I read their stories. Thank you for linking to that.
You are so right, you have to remember to be grateful for “what you don’t have”. I always tell myself, take a look around if you need to be reminded how good life is and how God has blessed you.
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