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I don't know what to entitle this post. I have so many different emotions running through me right now. One of the students in my preschool, is recovering from a life threatening illness. From the minute he became ill he has touched my heart. I don't know if it is because I can somewhat relate to how his mother feels. My youngest son was hospitalized 4 times before his 2nd birthday. Unless you have gone through an experienced like that you can never explain to anyone how you survive it. Because that is what you do. Your child needs you. And you are the last person you are thinking about. You have to meet your child's needs. It's a strange feeling and place to be. I think that is what makes us mothers. Our ability cope and manage difficult issues.
This family has made such an impression on me. Through this tragic illness, they have never ceased to recognize the need to call upon God. Today was a difficult day for this child. He had an urgent need for prayer. 20 plus of us meet together and called out to God to have mercy on this child. God heard our cries and He was merciful to this child. I don't know what part I play in this family's life. But I do know they played a huge one in my life. Because of this tragic event, I been calling out in prayer like I haven't in many months. I knew 2008 was be a season of something for me. I can't put it into words yet, but compassion and pray have been such a part of my season.