blessed is she ~ the hardest deepest love…
I wrote today’s Blessed is She devotion all about sacrificial love.
“This is my commandment, love one
another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, than to lay
down one’s life for one’s friend.”
another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, than to lay
down one’s life for one’s friend.”
Laying
down your life for another is heavy stuff. Soldiers, police officers,
and firemen do this every day. But they’re not the only ones who put
their lives on the line. Mothers and wives follow this command despite
knowing their actions are often unseen and unheralded.
down your life for another is heavy stuff. Soldiers, police officers,
and firemen do this every day. But they’re not the only ones who put
their lives on the line. Mothers and wives follow this command despite
knowing their actions are often unseen and unheralded.
My
daughter Courtney was a special young woman. Starting at five weeks
old, seizures attacked her everyday. She never spoke or walked. She
lived in her wheelchair and couldn’t care for herself. So even though I
had a toddler and a husband in the Navy, I did what needed to be done.
Some days were good, but many sent me to my knees in exhaustion and
fear. I spent night after night begging God to end this suffering.
daughter Courtney was a special young woman. Starting at five weeks
old, seizures attacked her everyday. She never spoke or walked. She
lived in her wheelchair and couldn’t care for herself. So even though I
had a toddler and a husband in the Navy, I did what needed to be done.
Some days were good, but many sent me to my knees in exhaustion and
fear. I spent night after night begging God to end this suffering.
Not
knowing what each day would bring required a trust in the Lord that
this stubborn Irish/German Mama fought. I wanted a normal life. I wanted
to experience the world. But because my daughter’s daily care was so
intensive, I barely left the house. For twenty-three years I was pretty
much homebound.
knowing what each day would bring required a trust in the Lord that
this stubborn Irish/German Mama fought. I wanted a normal life. I wanted
to experience the world. But because my daughter’s daily care was so
intensive, I barely left the house. For twenty-three years I was pretty
much homebound.
I love you, Mary.
right back you friends…prayers always…