B, 8yrs: why do you have to have cancer?
Me: it just happens. I don't want it either. how do you feel about that?
B: I don't like it. I wish it would go away.
Me: me too.
C 6yrs: that's jut how God made it.
Me: God didn't make it. Remember in the Bible about Adam and Eve in the garden?
C: oh ya
Me: and God said don't eat the fruit from one tree but they did? Then sin came into the world.
C: God doesn't like cancer either.
Me: nope
B: [starts singing Sunday School Christmas pageant songs... his calm thing]
Grateful for silver linings, one of which is how family and friends are gathering around us in prayer and with offers of support. Cancer is a lot of hard things. It is already proving to be a lot of connecting with loved ones and strengthening of relationships and that is so, so good.
PRAYER REQUESTS
PRAYER REQUESTS
- Peace for Shawn and I, for Kyle and Miranda and Braden and Connor, for our parents and siblings and nieces and nephews and inner circle friends watching and hurting as we go through this
- that God would keep soft our children's hearts toward Him through all the emotions of this hard journey
- strength and stamina; physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually
- that the cancer shrinks to gone, gone, gone!
- gentle side effects to this second round of chemo
- family unity, harmony, love, strength, joy, happiness
- anything else you feel God puts on your heart
- Peace for Shawn and I, for Kyle and Miranda and Braden and Connor, for our parents and siblings and nieces and nephews and inner circle friends watching and hurting as we go through this
- that God would keep soft our children's hearts toward Him through all the emotions of this hard journey
- strength and stamina; physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually
- that the cancer shrinks to gone, gone, gone!
- gentle side effects to this second round of chemo
- family unity, harmony, love, strength, joy, happiness
- anything else you feel God puts on your heart
Poor munchkins trying to process all of this. I'll be praying for them.
ReplyDeleteSo thankful that B & C have so many questions. It helps them empty their minds so they can concentrate on fun things like lego and video games!
ReplyDeletePraying for you and Shawn as you handle each of your kids questions with the information that they need to hear in order to function.
'Replace fear ... with curiosity'
B has tender spirited heart! Jesus loves me this I know, for the bible told me so, little ones to him belong, they are weak but HE is strong! Yes Jesus Loves Me, Yes Jesus Loves Me, Yes Jesus Loves Me, For the Bible tells Me So!
ReplyDeleteB has tender spirited heart! Jesus loves me this I know, for the bible told me so, little ones to him belong, they are weak but HE is strong! Yes Jesus Loves Me, Yes Jesus Loves Me, Yes Jesus Loves Me, For the Bible tells Me So!
ReplyDeleteHope I can post this video via youtube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBALcN701NU
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