What It’s Like to Be a Mother of a Chronically Ill Child
Being a mother of a chronically ill child means I am seeing a side of life that I barely knew existed. This is real. This isn't going away.
Being a mother of a chronically ill child means I am seeing a side of life that I barely knew existed. This is real. This isn't going away.
🌵When most families I know are secure in their homes and saving memories, I'm stressed about where we'll live when our current miracle runs out.
How do I hold this living grief? How do I drink this boiling sea of suffering? Father, gather these shards. Redeem the years the locusts have eaten. Scoop up these bits and pieces, and hold them in Your Hands until Your grace floods every crevice...
Prayer is not a new concept for me. As a child, I remember praying nightly for my dad and younger brother who were diagnosed with a genetic disease.