Thursday, June 28th, 2007...7:58 am
faith and fear
Last night I was shaken to the core when I got the news that Reese had fallen off a bunk bed and is on her way to the ER. A long story short, Reese fell off the top bunk and was not acting normal. Called the Dr, and the things to look for were sleepiness and vomiting. Well, both were happening so Robin took her to the ER last night in Dallas (They are still on the their 2 week trip). Around midnight, I got a text letting me they were leaving ER, and Reese was fine.
My problem….control. This situation totally rocked my world because again, I had no control of it. Robin and the girls are in Dallas, my youngest is on her way to the ER, and I am totally out of the loop. It had to be one of the worst feelings I have ever experienced. Fear overtook my mind, and my body…I can not explain all the thoughts and visions that came to me, but none of them were good. A collision of Faith and Fear.
On the lighter side….this does prove that Reese is NOT a spider monkey, nor did she evolve from one! Lord, the new prayer is just to survive parenthood without a heart attack!
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12 Comments
June 28th, 2007 at 9:06 am
As a parent that has to be one of the worst feelings in the world! I am so glad to hear Reese is doing fine.
As a parent I have had to learn and am still learning how to trust God in ways that I would never have dreamed.
June 28th, 2007 at 9:29 am
Amen Ryan…I have a long way to go in the “trust” department for sure….
June 28th, 2007 at 10:17 am
Wow–talk about coincidences. Take a peek at what I just wrote a few minutes ago on my site. The hardest part of parenting is letting go…
June 28th, 2007 at 10:44 am
Terry,
I am glad to here Reese is okay… I will pray for you to make it through parenthood without a heart attack… I don’t have kids yet but wow I get nervous after stories like this… Well I hope that Reese continues to be okay..
-Anthony
June 28th, 2007 at 11:17 am
I wonder how God felt when Reese came crashing off the top rail? I wonder how He feels when I do? Probably like Robin and Terry, nurturing and caring and consistently communicating and knowing it’s going to be all better. And just like Reese when I fall down and go “boom” I need help.
June 28th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
I think one of the most amazing things about parenthood is the moments like this that let us see our Heavenly Father that way he sees us. In some weird, comforting way it’s thoughts like Robert’s, that provide me comfort knowing that no matter what happens, He’s there for us.
June 28th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Yipes! Glad to hear Reese is doing okay! Knowing that she takes after her daddy, I have a feeling this is only the beginning
Nothing like kids to remind us just how much we can’t control!
June 28th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
good to hear it was only a concussion of sorts.
it is a trust issue but when you know god is good but not always fair, we never want to be on that side of it.
i live with an element of that with my oldest daughter who is in a wheelchair and believing god doesn’t make misstakes is something to hold on to but it is challenging in our humanness.
June 28th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
I’m so glad she’s ok…having raised 4…it just gets more exciting…..
June 28th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Really glad to hear she is doing okay… that’s got to be scary, especially knowing what a concussion is like.
Josh
June 28th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
There ia a good reason Robin calls her Mini-T! She is me, and that scares me to death!
June 29th, 2007 at 12:24 am
Always good to have a happy ending.
My wife and kids live on the other side of the planet.
I got a call from my wife one day saying all three kids tested positive for TB. Your description of fear taking over was my exact experience.
I couldn’t even jump in a car and drive to them. So I went to watch the sunset on Clearwater beach (living in Tampa at the time) and fell asleep listening to the ‘Hope’ album from Hillsongs on the iPod.
Long story short, when I woke up I had complete peace, called my wife and asked her to take the kids to another specialists to get tested. Told her this just didn’t fit the picture for our family for that time. Results came back negative.
I have that playlist ready to go at any time. Maybe I should be praying …but when the fear comes on …i need my iPod. Sounds like shallow faith, but works for me. Try it the next time you feel utterly hopeless.
Thanks for being real and sharing man.
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