Learning to Praise Him in the Storm

I hope everyone's summer is ending well. With me moving to College Station, it was Inevitable that I was going to have to quit my job at Scott and White Hospital. I must say my job was one reason I did not want to leave Belton. I had the most amazing job at S&W being a Child Life Assistant. It has even made me want to be a CL Specialist. It is the Psychological side of the kids stay. The specialist does medical play to help the kiddo better understand the procedure about to be done, as well as many other things. As an assistant, I was in charge of the totally awesome playroom, making signs, and bringing any toy, coloring book, or puzzle imaginable! Talk about the best job ever, playing with kids all day long. For those of you who know me this is basically my dream job! I must say all the specialists as well as assistants talk about how wonderful, but sometimes emotionally draining it can be. We get attached to these kiddos who are sick, and whether their illness brings them there for one day or months at a time, it is always hard to say goodbye. I became very attached to a lot of the cancer patients who were in all the time. They all are such wonderful kids and have such a positive outlook on life, even though they are very sick! Well, to make my long story shorter… Two kiddos that I have had the privilege to getting to know have had their cancer relapse. I was devastated today when I found out. One of the girls name is Amber. She is a sweet young girl, who is thirteen. I fell in love with her and her family! Her mom is so amazing and I am so sad that I will not be able to see them when they come to S&W. About a month ago it was her last chemo. We all were so excited that she was through and was going to go back to “normal” life. We were all going to miss her, but were sooooo happy for her! She has been fighting this awful disease cancer since September. Any who, I found out today that the stupid cancer is back! It brings tears to my eyes to know that the battle that she thought was over has started all over again. I wish I could put my arms around this family right now and give them huge hugs. I only hope that I showed them in my short time of getting to know them the love the Christ gives us. I hope I have touched them in some way! I can’t help but think “Why them?” They are such a wonderful family! But then God whispers Jer. 29:11 in my ear. “ For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

All in all… I wrote this whole long thing just to say please pray for Amber and the other little girl who was readmitted. I do not know her family that well so I do not was in impose on their privacy, so I do not want to share her name. But please pray!! Also for Sinjin. He is an awesome boy who had a bone marrow transplant! Please pray for full recovery. You can visit his site at www.caringbridge.com type in sinjinandrukates