"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
-- Helen Keller
This is one of my favorite quotes. I was thinking of it today as I realized my days of "ease and quiet" are over for now. Being home has been both wonderful and difficult. The kids want to be in bed cuddling with me as much as possible, it seems. I do enjoy that. But it is so different here; I want to get up and do everything I'd normally do at home. (Okay, so I'm not itching to do the dishes or anything, but still.) When Ryan takes off with the telephone, pushing buttons as he goes, it's hard to not jump out of bed and chase after him before he calls China. And today when the girls were picking out what they wanted to wear to the Christmas program, it took all the self-control I could muster to not go down the hall and just help them. (Allie especially needed a hand; at first she was trying to get away with wearing JEANS and then it was summer clothes. Silly goose.)
The hospital room may have been boring, but at least I had no great urge to wander around. Please pray for my poor hubby. I think he's learning patience as he puts up with this patient!
2 comments:
I can imagine the different challenges you have at home. Please be good and stay in bed! So sweet your kids are lovin all over you - they missed their mama.
Do you have someone who stays with you during the day when Ethan goes to work or how does that all lay out?
I can't believe the whole sendng you home mess. It's all about money when it comes to insurance, not about peoples lives. So sad. I can only imagine how much more difficult it makes it being at home. It would be hard to stay in bed. Still praying for you! I'm glad I got to come visit you before you left.
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