"How many times have you heard me cry out,
'God please take this'?"
Need You Now by Plumb
When Nate and I went to Kauai a couple years ago, everything went wrong in the first 24 hours. Our first flight was delayed, there was a mix up with our hotel when we finally arrived in the middle of the night, our key to our room wouldn't work, and so much more. The next morning, I'd had it! I prayed out of frustration "Lord, please let the rest of this trip go flawlessly, this is too much! And, I want free breakfast!" When we checked into the correct hotel not even ten minutes later, the woman behind the counter said "we are so sorry for all you've been through, here are two vouchers for breakfast!" I don't know that I had ever had a prayer answered so fast in all my life, and so obviously to say "I'm taking care of you, calm down!" I find unimaginable hope in the fact that God has taken care of us time and time again, when we've asked and when we haven't, when we wanted and when we didn't want. We serve a good God who chooses to bless and love us.
While I didn't share a verse today, I'm sharing some lyrics to the song Nate listened to while I was in surgery to have my thyroid removed. This was Nate's way of expressing this trial has been "too much." We've always connected over music, and so many scriptures were written as songs, inspire songs, or are put to modern music. This is a good one for this season of our life. I feel like there is a gravity that music has on the soul, and that it is used as a sweet communication that can bring us closer to God. "Our song" has changed over the years depending on our season of life, and I have to say I'm pleased to add the one above to the soundtrack of our marriage. However, I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I hope for some happier, upbeat tracks in the years to come!
Today was a rough day for all of us, to express things mildly. Sam was a coughing, vomiting mess, and Nate called in his mom for reinforcements. He is pretty much a rockstar and has handled things with patience and a grace that I truly admire. Thank you, Nathan, for stepping up and taking such wonderful care of our son.
Please pray for Sam's continued healing, that Nate won't have to administer the steroid that the doctor prescribed to keep on hand if his coughing gets too bad, and that Nate would continue to have a positive outlook on this week. It is a very helpless feeling to be only 35 miles away from my husband and child and not be able to be by their side. I have to surrender both of them into the Lord's care over and over all day long! However, it is a very powerful thing to know that the God of the heavens and the earth has strategically placed people in our lives to make these times easier in ways we don't expect!
Blessings from today:
~Dani, thank you for being an excellent delivery service to my boys today. I knew Nate would not be getting out of the house to get some necessities for Sam, and what made it worse was that he'd been up since 5 with no coffee! You are an amazing friend and blessing. It brought me peace knowing that Nate could open the front door and find you standing there with coffee and other goodies! We are so incredibly lucky to have you in our lives, and I am daily thankful that God arranged our friendship the way he did almost 5 years ago! You will never know how deeply your actions touched my heart today.
~Lauren/Mom(in-law) thank you for being an extra set of hands and for relieving Nate today. It was so nice to see Sam get so excited that you are there when we chatted on FaceTime earlier. Thank you for letting Nate shower and have a few moments alone without worrying about Sam. It means so much to all three of us!
~Erin! What a blessing that the Lord provided my first meal off of my "special diet" through you. Thank you so much for your generosity and kind words. My taste buds danced! Is that weird? Seriously delicious food!!!
~The Rey Family, thank you for stopping my boys on their walk to pray for them and me! Wow! You brought tears to this mama's eyes. We are so blessed to have one of the incredible pastors from our church live so close, and to pray over our little family. Calvary SLO has really come alongside us with a wonderful community of friends and prayer warriors.
~My co-workers, thank you for being flexible and always checking on me. You are my family away from family. I love you guys!
~My parents and sister, thanks for letting me interrupt you throughout the day with stupid questions about wi-fi and for food deliveries, and even for backup to go help Nate. This week will be on the record books for our family.
~Everyone who reads this blog. Whether you are praying for us, thinking good thoughts, or just reading, thank you for taking time from your day to see how we are doing.
While this week could be going terribly worse, I'm glad it is 3 days over. I am feeling better today physically, less nauseous, and happy to eat "real" food! I learned a lot from the low-iodine diet, many clean eating tips that I will continue, but man, the convenience of frozen vegetables when you have a crazy 15 month old is a beautiful thing! Who knew iodine was in so many foods?!
Sam has been asleep for a little while now, and so far hasn't had any problems per Nate. My mother-in-law is staying the night, so that will be a huge help for Nate if Sam is awake during the night! Please pray he sleeps vomit free! I know Nate is tired of laundry and being sleep-deprived!
Thank you for your continued prayers on this journey! I am so thankful for the resources God has blessed us with. May He receive all the glory on the good days and the bad ones too!!!
Love,
Beth
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