Be courageous enough....

Well, let's go back.  It's 9:00 pm, the date is 2/19/10.  John and I are trying to be quiet, get comfortable, be confident, be positive, all these things while our son is laying in a hospital bed in the picu after over 6 hours of surgery.  It was a year ago today that God blessed us so much I can't even put it into words.  There were truly so many amazing blessings and miraculous moments in the few weeks leading up to that day and every day since.  God showed up more than we could have ever imagined.  I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of you who prayed for John John, John, me and the rest of our family.  It was felt and appreciated more than you'll ever know.
I heard an interview on the radio the other day and the woman was talking about her children.  She was discussing how worrisome our childrens lives and decisions are for us as parents.  She commented on how for months everytime she prayed she would feel God whisper to her heart, "Be courageous enough to let me write their testimony".  That is such a true statement.  Why can't we?  Why is it so hard to know that his will will be done in their lives, no matter what we do?  It's our job to teach them to trust Him but we can't "save" them.  We has parents have to be courageous enough to let Him write their testimony.  We know he won't mess that up, there have been many moments in my childrens lives that He has proven that.  Some so small as showing me when they may be about to make a wrong choice.  Some so big as to trust that he will carry them through excruciating pain, major surgery, and a not so fun recovery.  If we can truly let go and be courageous think of the lives our children could have.  God's will for their lives is gonna come to fruition whether we "butt in" or not, but I'd imagine it'd probably be a much less bumpy road for them, and definitely for us as parents if we could just....

BE COURAGEOUS ENOUGH TO LET HIM WRITE THEIR TESTIMONY!!


Just a few reminder pics of where the last year has brought us....

 12/09

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 2/21/10

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