Pain September 8, 2009
The other day I gave Sky a bath in the morning, then brushed her wet hair back, and got her dressed. I’d just started to get myself ready when I heard her laughing. I turned around and there she was, bouncing on her little plastic ball like she was in a Pilates class or something. I laughed with her and took a picture. 
But when I looked at it later, all I could see were the bruises on her forehead. She’s done a lot of falling lately. Sometimes her body gets going a little too fast for her legs, and if she’s holding something at the time, she doesn’t always catch herself. A couple days ago she hit the tile with her head so hard that Adam and I spent the rest of the day watching her for signs of a concussion.
Like every mom, I hate it when my baby gets hurt. And a bruised forehead is just the beginning. I wonder what she’ll face as she grows. Will kids be mean to her? Will friends reject her at some point? Will a boy she loves break her heart? What if she deals with infertility one day like I did? I suppose I should keep in mind all that the Bible has to say about adversity, that it builds character and it’s God’s way to get our attention and draw us close to him. I know those things are true of the hardship in my own life. But the mother side of me looks at my little girl and just wants to say no, no, no. Please God, let her somehow learn life’s lessons without the pain.
Looks just like Moses’ face right now! Dawson pulled him off of our high bed onto the hard wood floors below. It is amazing how fast they bounce back though
Just like the fever Madelyn still has…it breaks my heart and I want to take it away….
Precious thoughts about precious Skylar Grace.
some of us have one concusion after another constantly swatting god’s hand off our shoulder each time he taps it.. then we quit running and turn around like we feel he is telling us and “woosh!” the voice speaking repentance so loudly before seems to dissappear so we read verses to try and convince ourselves “…the Lord is near” because it’s hard to really tell..
i wonder if that makes any sense. reading back, it sounds negative. i guess the point might be that we had no idea what we were getting into. that God is nothing like i thought He was. sometimes it’s more fun to get the attention when you are the “one” and a bit of a culture shock when you become one of the “99” safely tucked away in the stable-or wherever it is that sheep are when they go in through the gate.
It is a comfort to know that though Skylar will face many painful moments in her life, she will have a strong foundation of knowing the deep love of God and family surrounding her. That’s what keeps alot of us going, with the knowledge of the loving support of our friend Jesus, along with friends and family who love and accept us right where we are in each phase of life.