Thoughts from Faith's nurse.
Things I’ve learned from Faith:
~How special health is. We may not have a big house with a white picket fence, but if we have health, we are so rich.
~Kids are washable. If she wants to plop down in a patch of dirt to draw shapes or letters with a stick, seize the moment!
~She needed new shoes anyway; stomp those puddles! This time last year, she was fighting sepsis and we don’t know what next week holds, so stomp those puddles!
~Every word, every smile is a miracle. Celebrate every milestone, no matter how mundane they may seem.
~Learn to listen carefully and enjoy the sights and sounds around us.
~The joy that erupts on her face when she hears a bird or a dog and correctly identifies it is immeasurable.
~Take time to investigate that noise.
~Who cares who sees us sitting in the middle of the sidewalk conversing with an ant or waiting for a pill bug to unroll
itself!
~Her awe at every dandelion is amazing! These aren’t weeds; they’re one of God’s most beautiful masterpieces.
~Cry for joy! It’s lovely to explain to her that I’m not sad; I’m crying because I’m so happy, because she’s made me so happy.
~Focus on fun, not fair. I was so bummed at how unfair it was that the older kids took all the eggs at the Easter Egg Hunt, but she was just having fun looking for eggs!
Things I’ve learned from Faith:
~How special health is. We may not have a big house with a white picket fence, but if we have health, we are so rich.
~Kids are washable. If she wants to plop down in a patch of dirt to draw shapes or letters with a stick, seize the moment!
~She needed new shoes anyway; stomp those puddles! This time last year, she was fighting sepsis and we don’t know what next week holds, so stomp those puddles!
~Every word, every smile is a miracle. Celebrate every milestone, no matter how mundane they may seem.
~Learn to listen carefully and enjoy the sights and sounds around us.
~The joy that erupts on her face when she hears a bird or a dog and correctly identifies it is immeasurable.
~Take time to investigate that noise.
~Who cares who sees us sitting in the middle of the sidewalk conversing with an ant or waiting for a pill bug to unroll
itself!
~Her awe at every dandelion is amazing! These aren’t weeds; they’re one of God’s most beautiful masterpieces.
~Cry for joy! It’s lovely to explain to her that I’m not sad; I’m crying because I’m so happy, because she’s made me so happy.
~Focus on fun, not fair. I was so bummed at how unfair it was that the older kids took all the eggs at the Easter Egg Hunt, but she was just having fun looking for eggs!
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