Jan
17
2008
We had another God moment today. Our van went back to the shop last night to hopefully fix the gas gauge once and for all. This is the second time it has been in the shop for this problem... please, please let them fix it! We took it in on Tuesday night so that I would not have to get up and get all the kids ready to leave in the morning in order for it to be at the shop by 8 a.m. Yeah right! I know some Mom's can do it, but this one can't... give me 2 cups of coffee and about an hour of awake time before I can navigate my own house! Ok, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much. I did find out from the dealership that we might get our van back tomorrow and then again maybe not... it all depends on if the new gas gauge makes it in on Thursday's shipment. Thankfully, everything will be covered under warranty. PTL!
Our God moment - actually our whole morning - was the sacrificial giving of one of the precious ladies in our church, Betty. She had offered to take me to drop off the van, but since Jonathan and I were able to take it on Tuesday night I called to let her know we would not be needing her services. In the course of our conversation I told her I was hoping to take Emily back to Children's Mercy Urgent Care to see if there was a reason why she was still acting sick. She offered to help me out since I would not have transportation. She had no idea her offer was going to take up her entire morning! She picked us up at 9 a.m. and braved the hospital waiting room until 12:30 with my three busy children. The kids did great and even got a number of compliments from the nursing staff and doctor on their behavior (thanks to Biblical training and God at work in their hearts). After a not so pleasant experience of flushing Benjamin's and Emily's ears with warm water, the doctor announced that yes, Emily still has an ear infection. Benjamin's are a little irritated, but that may be due to the trauma he just endured to his ear or the onset of another ear infection. Let's hope and pray it's not getting infected again. I must say that Benjamin was quite a trooper. He was so brave while they were trying to pick out the ear wax that it about made me cry. Emily, on the other hand, was so scared that the nurses had to wrap her in a sheet to keep her still, but once wrapped she quit fighting and just cried like her little heart was going to break. After all was said and done, our dear friend, Betty, took the kids out for McDonald's to reward them for their bravery. That was all it took to wipe the last tear from their faces.
I know I would have survived the Urgent Care experience with all three kids, but I was more thankful than words can express to have someone there to help me. My Mom is already waiting for me in heaven, and I wouldn't want her anywhere else, but the times I miss her the most are when my babies are sick. I think those are the only times that I fight the tears over not having Mom around, but God provides for me is such amazing and wonderful ways. My mother-in-law is one of those wonderful ways that God has provided. I can truly say, when I married Jonathan I didn't just gain a great husband, but a precious mother. However, she is an hour away and not always accessible at a moments notice. It is in those times that my loving, heavenly Father provides precious woman to hold me up and help me through the tough times. Even in this small thing I can always trust that my Father will always take care of not just my physical needs, but my emotional needs as well. My heart is safe in the everlasting arms of Jesus and I trust Him with all the most precious gifts He has given me - my husband and children.