We just got off the phone with our sweet girl. She spent the whole time telling me how excited she was to finally be coming home. She even tried to bamboozle me into telling her that we'd get back to Miami in time for her to make it to "Puppets" tomorrow. That's one of those things she treasures and has missed tremendously. Then she asked if we were going to church on Sunday. She is so anxious to get back to her life. It's hard to believe that it's been almost seven weeks. I never thought I'd survive this long without her. The night before she left I laid in her bed with her and we cried for what seemed like forever. I held her as she tried to console me when I was supposed to be consoling her. She assured me that she'd be OK and that this would be for the best. As a mom I can tell you that I could not have been separated from my child for this long if it weren't for Him. It was His strength that got me up and out of the house every morning. It was Him that got us through some very rough days. Days when all I wanted to do was get in my car and go bring my baby home. Today we rejoice because we are going to have our girl back home with us again but most importantly, we are grateful because we have a better understanding of how to help her. As I said before, we know that we need to find our new normal and we know that won't be easy. Life for her, and our family, will be challenging but we know that our God will continue to walk with us. Carrying us when the road gets too hard and the load gets too heavy.
Thank you for your prayers, cards, well wishes and support. I know that the heavens were flooded with prayers for our family and we will forever be thankful for that. With all our love, Smile's Family!
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