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Today has been TEN MONTHS since my youngest son, Elisha, had his accident that claimed his arm and had totally changed our family (in joy and in anguish).... so today, I wanted to share what was actually a Facebook post back in October 2016... it was my very first post since the accident. We had just left ICU to a regular room and had been continuing to have surgeries every 3 days. We had no idea what the future held for anyone, all I knew was my son was alive, and I was very very grateful for that.... Here's what I wrote:
October 9, 2016 ·
I've let my husband do the updates on Elisha while I've privately written down my thoughts each day....but today, this morning, as I sit between my son sleeping and a hospital room window watching the sunrise over Pensacola, I felt the need to share my writing from this morning with friends and family here so that even if one person who doesn't know the Lord or one person who doesn't know my gratitude reads this....then it was worth to share my private writings this morning....
It's Been Ten Days
I've always been fascinated with how the Lord reflects uses of certain numbers in the Bible. The number 10 is one of those numbers. The most obvious is the 10 commandments. The phrase "God said" is used 10 times in the creation week in Genesis 1. There were 10 generations that lived up until the time of Noah. There were 10 plagues which are reflective of the completeness of God’s judgment. We are to tithe at least 10 percent. Jesus even used the number 10 repeatedly especially in his parables (10 virgins, 10 lepers, 10 talents, 10 minas/units, etc) And one I love is that there were exactly 10 “I AM’s” spoken by Jesus in the Gospel of John.
Ten days ago, our son lost his hand and part of his left arm in an accident. While we won't ever see his hand again, we have seen nothing but God's hand throughout all of this ordeal. We give all the praise and glory to God for our babies life. That's 10 days of tears, 10 days of public and private prayer, 10 days of reflection. That's 10 days of love and support we have had from our small community that has been amazing. From area churches praying for us, individuals calling and checking on us, and just everyone who has been so supportive of Elisha and our family. To merely say thank you could never adequately express our gratitude.
That's 10 days of medical amazement. We are also so thankful to the doctors, nurses, surgeons, and staff who have constantly checked on us and cared for our son.
Thats 10 days of knowing that God's timing is perfect and His plan is unmatched. He is the Great Physician and he heals all wounds inside and out.
"And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus." Phillipians 4:19
So now.... it's been TEN MONTHS. We've had numerous other hospital stays, surgeries, at home treatments, tears, joys, and love and support from our family, friends, and community.... and truth be told, we've been faced with some harsh realities.... that sometimes like recently, infections pop up unexpectedly, people you thought loved you actually don't, and sometimes... in the midst of a traumatic situation you have to turn to the one who is always Always ALWAYS in your corner.... Jesus. We have both returned to work, Elisha and Wes back to school... We've hurdled appointments, therapy, family movie nights, and all contributed to our new business, Tekton Millworks. We have seen Elisha grow and flourish and adapt in ways that we never thought possible.... and as he continues to physically heal, we all continue to heal with him... spiritually, emotionally, mentally.... no it's not always sunshine and roses... and I think that God understands that... cause he never ever promised life would be easy and pretty.... and that's okay....
Because in this ten months of healing, we have learned to embrace this beautiful, zany, somewhat chaotic thing that we call LIFE....
And we are far from perfect... though we strive to serve Him and embrace His word in all we do... we fail miserably... and yet, He still listens. Still loves. Still forgives...
and in the last ten months... that is exactly what we all have needed...
Last night, I spent the evening on the beach with Elisha, while Wes swam in the pool with Lee (Elisha has a picc line and can't get it wet so we settled for walking on the dark beach in the moonlight)
It was beautiful.... it was so quiet and still... with only the waves softly curving to show their white foam and making their swish swish splash towards the shore.... and Elisha just watched... he just seemed to soak it in.... and I said a prayer as I held his hand thanking God for these last ten months... providing me with just what I needed... thanking Him for listening, for loving, for forgiving... and expressing my joy and gratitude for the opportunity to be with my baby boy, on the beach, in the moonlight... watching His amazing creation of the ocean...
God is good.
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