My recent blog silence over here has been brought to you by epilepsy (and by what God is teaching us through it)
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This blog was going to re-launch in full force on November 26, the Monday after Thanksgiving.
I had posts written up in Word, ready to cut and paste and format and schedule to appear here. Our lives had finally settled down after our adoption of Zoe, and that elusive thing called "normalcy" seemed close at hand. I love this blog and the ways it has encouraged others, equipped ministry, and connected me to folks who have encouraged and equipped me and our church in return. I was so excited to have a plan to dive back in.
But then, the night before Thanksgiving, our son had a very long grand mal seizure. We spent Thanksgiving Day on the pediatric floor of our local hospital.
We had no warning, no expectation of this from our healthy boy who had no special needs... until now. We didn't know until a week later that his seizure was not a one-time fluke and that we were now ushered into the epilepsy community.
We're still in the process of figuring out what life looks like for us now. We're relying on God for wisdom and strength to parent our three blessings: a typical five-year-old daughter who loves her siblings but who is struggling with not being the center of attention right now, a three-year-old son who is rambunctious without understanding what epilepsy means or why we're becoming frequent visitors at various medical offices, and a thirteen-month-old daughter who is sweet and feisty and has almost mastered sitting up but has a long way to go due to cerebral palsy and due to spending her first eight months without a family.
That re-launch with regular postings will be coming soon, but I'm no longer sure when "soon" will be.
Right now, we're hunkering down, clinging to God, and riding out this storm. If you'd like to know more, here's our family blog.
If you'd like to read the full story the full story from the beginning, I'd start with the worst 12 minutes of my life, then read (1) my post just before we got the epilepsy diagnosis with pictures of the seizure emergency plan we bring to church (which I'll be sharing about more here soon), (2) my post about the diagnosis, and (3) our post about God's promises still being true.
As we sort through this new part of God's plan for His glory to be displayed in our lives, I've found sweet encouragement in praying for others. How can I pray for you, your family, or your church today?
I had posts written up in Word, ready to cut and paste and format and schedule to appear here. Our lives had finally settled down after our adoption of Zoe, and that elusive thing called "normalcy" seemed close at hand. I love this blog and the ways it has encouraged others, equipped ministry, and connected me to folks who have encouraged and equipped me and our church in return. I was so excited to have a plan to dive back in.
But then, the night before Thanksgiving, our son had a very long grand mal seizure. We spent Thanksgiving Day on the pediatric floor of our local hospital.
We had no warning, no expectation of this from our healthy boy who had no special needs... until now. We didn't know until a week later that his seizure was not a one-time fluke and that we were now ushered into the epilepsy community.
We're still in the process of figuring out what life looks like for us now. We're relying on God for wisdom and strength to parent our three blessings: a typical five-year-old daughter who loves her siblings but who is struggling with not being the center of attention right now, a three-year-old son who is rambunctious without understanding what epilepsy means or why we're becoming frequent visitors at various medical offices, and a thirteen-month-old daughter who is sweet and feisty and has almost mastered sitting up but has a long way to go due to cerebral palsy and due to spending her first eight months without a family.
That re-launch with regular postings will be coming soon, but I'm no longer sure when "soon" will be.
Right now, we're hunkering down, clinging to God, and riding out this storm. If you'd like to know more, here's our family blog.
If you'd like to read the full story the full story from the beginning, I'd start with the worst 12 minutes of my life, then read (1) my post just before we got the epilepsy diagnosis with pictures of the seizure emergency plan we bring to church (which I'll be sharing about more here soon), (2) my post about the diagnosis, and (3) our post about God's promises still being true.
As we sort through this new part of God's plan for His glory to be displayed in our lives, I've found sweet encouragement in praying for others. How can I pray for you, your family, or your church today?