by Cora
Mom always says that God works in mysterious ways. Either by the love of family, that is including animals, or just by people doing good deeds!!!!!! Mom and Dad have been through a lot in the past year, and Mom would say she has gotten through all of it because of everyone around her!!!!
First when Mom miscarried Drew, my little brother! Ironic enough, my Aunt Leah, Uncle Steve and Cousin Amanda were coming to visit for a week in October and God must have known that Mom would need some family at that time! They arrived a day before everything happened. Mom always says that it happened for a reason and that God knew that she needed her big sister in that time of grieving! It also brought them closer, making it an easy decision, when Mom and Dad were going to have their next baby, that Aunt Leah would become that God Mother, or Nanny here in Louisiana!
Next was when Mom found out she was pregnant again and that she would have to be on a long bed rest!!!! 6 months! Grandma Jo came down to help Mom and Dad out!!!!! 2 different times!!!! Thank God she is retired!!!!
During that time of bed rest and many hospital visits and stays, many friends came to help, and visit when Mom was bored and down in the dumps!!!!
Now, we have a little sister and she is still pretty sick, so she has to stay in the hospital!!!!! Grandma Sandra has been here to help Mom with her recovery and drive her around when she hasn't been able too.
Mom has been worried about a lot of things now with Renee being born 2 months early, if she will be able to afford to stay home with Renee for a few weeks when they release her from NICU, and God answered Mom's prayers again!!!! My Great Uncle and Aunt have been so generous and caring to help out and Mom has been in tears the past 2 days, because of their generosity.
She is overwhelmed and so so thankful for the love of family and friends!!! This letter is a big thank you to all of you who have been there for our family!!!! Mom and Dad are so appreciative and grateful, as am I and Jack to have you in our lives!!!!!! I wish I could BARK it from the roof tops, but Mom won't let me get up there and I don't really like to bark, so I'll just write it here!!!!!!
THANK YOU
Sometimes it just takes a while for God's plan to reveal itself. I am so happy things are working out for you! Hugs
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful Cora! Your Mom is very special and she has lots of prayers that have headed your way. How very fortunate you are to have a wonderful family that supports you so much!! Your relatives are awesome people! :)
ReplyDeleteJ, F and bR, You are our family and we would do anything and everything that we can. Sometimes, all we can do is visit and talk, sometimes it is just a real aggressive game of monopoly. Even at times, it is just knowing that we are all sitting quietly thinking about the whole picture knowing that no matter what our futures bring, family can and will bring it all together. Sometimes things can be very overwhelming and one wonders "how will we ever manage this", and then a little time passes and we look back and say...it really wasn't as hard as what we had anticipated. The past two years have been hard and rather challanging for you; and what has happened has made you strong. Now you will be taking on the role of Mom and Dad, the leaders, the comforters, the role models...you have the love to do this and you will do it in the most gracious way. You; Floyd, Jess and bR will be a beautiful family and will always have guardian angels with you and your own special angel and keeper of you, Drew. Love for all of you always...g
ReplyDeleteBeing Renee Arvilla's godmother (nanny) is a blessing! I'm so excited to watch Renee take each step in her young life (hers at this time is a bit more complicated than some but not as complicated as many).... I will always (along with Uncle Steve) send our love no matter how far! From Minnesota with Hugs & Kisses!
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