I feel like I start a lot of blogs saying "its been a while since I have updated". Well, yet again, it has been a while!
I obviously will not be able to catch up with where I left off the last time so I will just write about what has been going on in my life lately.
This battle with my moms illness is tougher some days than others. We have had several nights where she does not feel like she is going to live through the night or week. She has had so much pain I don't even think I can imagine what she is going through though I see her day in and day out. As time goes on symptoms in her body are changing. She no longer can get out of bed, she has swelling in one or both legs sometimes, her back is achy and she can't sleep.
No matter what she still chooses to turn to the Lord. Her strength has encouraged me to rely on the Lord more than I ever have in my whole entire life! I could go on and on about things I feel the Lord is revealing to us. It truly is incredible how things change when the way you think changes. Our mind is so much more powerful than we are ever taught or could comprehend. I am so thankful I am learning the things I am learning at such a young age.
Don't get me wrong. There are times where I am questioning God, where I am angry, and don't see purpose in so much of this! And I still feel that way from time to time but we are just trying to battle this one day at a time and not giving up on HOPE. The Lord and hope is all we have to cling on to. By any means no matter what we do now her destiny is not in mine, my brothers, or her hands as much as we would like it to be.
Last week my co-worker Aimee approached some ladies from Mary-kay and told them what was going on with my family. Some of them are in the womens club of Fullerton and through them is a lady name Emily Yost who owns her own PR business her in fullerton. In short, this community of women I have never met at raising support for my family. Financial, emotional, and spiritual support. I got the opportunity to have lunch with Emily this past monday to just be able to get to know each other a bit. I feel like I have known her for years even though it has been just a few days. She came over the following day and met my mother as well. We spent a few minutes in prayer and the rest just talking. I am still amazed on how this all came together. This community of people that I don't even know wants to help us. I don't get it, but forever grateful!
Here is a link to a blog they put up on their website.
http://www.womenscluboffullerton.org/blog.php?id=12
Through this blog a man name Adam Townsend from Orange County register has approached Emily on getting my information and sharing the story in this Sundays paper. We will be meeting up with him tomorrow and we will see how that goes!
