After All That Has Happened . . . I Am Still Thankful

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A lot has happened these past two weeks. I felt like I was both physically and emotionally drained.
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Last week my Ma underwent surgery. And then the next day, when we woke up in Ma’s room, my sister was already covered with rashes and swelling. The symptoms were consistent of an allergic reaction (but thankfully the breathing was ok), and so she was rushed to the ER and that same day she was admitted in the same hospital.
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That was how my family’s days were spent. My Pa with Ma in another room/building and me with my sister.
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I wanted to be strong and we were doing ok with Ma but being in the ER with my sister and knowing that my Ma is worrying and stressing back in her room, and still haven’t recovered from her operation – – – I broke down for a moment.
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I was filled with worries and I felt so helpless. I didn’t want to add to what my Pa was already feeling. But it just can’t be helped. I’m still human.
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Pa consoled me that all these are part of life and that these are just trials we have to go through and that we should not lose faith. I knew that. I knew that all along. It’s just hard to see them both ill at the same time. Very heavy deep inside.
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What am I thankful then?
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As the days passed, everything seemed to calm down. Ma calmed down (which she needs) and my sister’s condition slowly became much better. Some new conditions surfaced but the doctors were very positive about it.
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I feel like the little deer being held and feel safe again – assured that everything will be ok.
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I am thankful to God. Before Ma’s operation . . . to my sister’s unexpected hospital admission. . . up until coming home, He has been with us all along. Always.
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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5-6
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Yes, I had a time of feeling so weak and helpless but I knew at the back of my mind He was there. I just had to express what I felt and let it all out. He was the one we turn to for everything. For in Him everything is possible. And in Him everything will fall into place.
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“Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” – Romans 5: 3-5
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It was hard at the very moment but the faith and hope were there.
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He blessed the doctors, the nurses, other healthcare providers, the medicines for my Ma and sister’s recovery.
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I am thankful that Pa(even his arthritis cooperated) and me are well so we can care for the family. Though we spent our days separate from each other, still it was good so that we both can attend to their needs.
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We all have our special someone. That person , aside from our family, who we know will also be with us in any situation. I am thankful to you. You have anticipated my need and without question, you traveled right there and then to be with me . . . to be with us. I felt that you care and love my family as if they were your own and we saw and felt that. My family appreciates you being there and I know they love you too.
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I am thankful for my Aunt who have been there and helped arranged everything in the hospital so that my Ma and sister would be attended by the doctors she knew best and that they have rooms that will be available and be comfortable with – even my sister’s. Her concern and always calling and making sure that anything hospital-related, she will make sure everything will go well.
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I am thankful to my Aunts and Uncles, cousins and their families. I know that we were on their prayers. And we needed that the most.
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I am thankful to friends who have prayed and showed concern.
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I am also thankful to blog friends. Yes, I haven’t told you about what our family will be going through until now. But now that we are home and we have regained some strength, your blogs and the things you post that is full of happy thoughts and inspiration helps brighten one’s day. . . helps brighten my day.
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All these goes back to God. Because of Him, he has blessed these people who surrounds us to be with us in times of need.
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“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.” – 2 Cor 1:3-7
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