My Incredible Mom

Here is a picture of my incredible mom a few hours before her surgery. Isn't she so cute and small?

See, she's this amazing woman: strong, loving, funny, stubborn and incredible.

My Dad has been sick and getting sicker. She has been caring for him and his medical needs for the past few months. Have I told you how incredible she is?

But now, there's a bump ahead on our family road, and it hurts.....too much to almost type it.

She has cancer. She had her breast removed yesterday. The doctor said that he thinks that the cancer spread.

We will find out more tomorrow, I guess.....

The doctor said that chemo is in her future. People make it through it, I know this..... But it can't be MY Mom that has to go through this.... she has to care for my Dad....

She came out of the recovery room. We went to visit her in her hospital room. She was quiet, but crying. Big tears streaming out of her precious eyes.

She quietly cried, telling us of how sad she is about Dad's health. Telling us how she can't go through chemo, she needs to be here for my Dad. Begging God to allow her to live long enough to take care of Dad until he dies. Leave it to her to wake up out of a nasty surgery and be crying tears for her spouse and not herself.

I know that as believers we aren't immune to pain. I know this. But pain is so....painful. I don't understand this turn of events, but it's something that we all have to encounter, whether we want to or not. None of us are immune to it. God sends the rains to the followers and the non-followers.

But we have Him. We have Him to hold us close as we cry. We have Him to go to and read His word. We have hope from Him, which others do not. Who do they go to in their pain, and in their agony?

Oh Lord, please hear us. Please come soon. We are crying out for your spirit to come.

~B