Well, here is sit at 5:15 AM. my dear husband has been scooted out the door with a hug on his neck and a kiss on his cheek. I ma waiting for a freind to drop off her children to me in 15 minutes. She is going to have surgery today. She was diagnosed with the beginning stages of cervical cancer a month ago and she has already survived breast cancer with out having to have a mastectomy. Her name is Shaunna. You see, she married her highschool sweet heart, with the understanding that a Catholic and a Christian were the same thing. I am not say there are not Catholic Christians out there as I have a very close friend who is a Catholic and has been saved for 10 years. But Shaunna realized, in this situation, that this was not the case with her husband. She spent the first two years in denial, and the next 8 years fightning to save her marriage. He didnt want to. So she found herself a single mother, raiseing 3 kids on her own. She moved from Ca. to Wa. to be with her family so she would have some support. Her ex-husband sues her for custody and won because he ahd money and the courts were concerned about Shaunna's medical issues. That's Ca. for you, eh! She is now in the middle of a custody battle, working more than full time to foot the bill for an attorney, and walking through cervical cancer. The kids are up here for Spring break visitation. I am asking that everyone who reads this will take a moment to say a prayer for Shaunna today, and her children, as she goes through this surgery. But more than that, please pray for the bigger picture. I find myself thanking God more and more every day for every blessing in my life when I look at this. So my hubby isnt perfect- neither am I. But he is a man of God and is my very best friend aside from the Lord. I am blessed! Truly!
Niki
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BTW about the getting up post - I live in a state of suppressed guilt that I don't rise every morning with my dh. He's an early bird naturally, usually up by 5 or so, but when I did get up with him, the kids hear us talking and I find myself surrounded by them (with no alone time with dh anyway) and I'm exhausted by 9 am! I'm a grump without 8 hrs of sleep...
I find it easier to get up around 6:30 or 7 and QUIETLY start my devotions so I can get 15 to 30 minutes of God time in before the kids come downstairs. Sometimes they even wake me, if I oversleep. BAD. I've found that in homeschooling as in life, whoever is there 1st, wins. Lately, "they" are winning. So, I'm trying to be more diligent and get up when my mind knows I'm awake - usually 6 or so - even if the body is in denial!
Melanie
