On my Knees before the Lord for Everything Needed to Raise Our
First Born
And it shall come to pass, that before
they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Isaiah
65:24
All parents can relate to the responsibility of having their
“first gift from God” placed solely in their hands.
Nothing will bring a woman to her knees in prayer faster than that
weighty yet longed for duty.
Robert Anthony was born on June 6, 1981. It was a difficult delivery and Bobby
had severe colic for the first six months of life and croup for the next six
months. Sleep for me was not
possible.
We were in the process of building our dream home in the country
with my in-laws as neighbors. When
Bobby was four months old our small city house sold faster than we had
imagined. We moved to a small
apartment attached to my in-law’s house.
It was not ideal for a family and Bobby’s croup grew worse.
We managed for eight months until our new home was completed.
During that time we made two trips to the emergency room, once when Bobby
rolled off a high bed onto the wood floor and once when my exhaustion
overwhelmed me.
Bobby suffered no
ill effects but I was diagnosed with exhaustion and osteochrondritis, a
condition of inflammation of both bone and cartilage of the chest.
I had held Bobby 24/7 on my chest when his colic was severe with only
small “cat naps” and the irritation mimicked a heart attack.
The physician gave me pain medication that put me to sleep which was
useless! Prayer and the Grace of
God assured improvement in me.
Shortly before Bobby’s first birthday we moved into our new
home.
Prayer: Teach me that my first cry for help should be to you,
Lord.
Thought: When
situations and people fail miserably our Lord never does!
Our faith is built up in the one and only “I Am”!
Does God allow difficult situations so that we learn to turn to Him
first?
First Born
And it shall come to pass, that before
they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Isaiah
65:24
All parents can relate to the responsibility of having their
“first gift from God” placed solely in their hands.
Nothing will bring a woman to her knees in prayer faster than that
weighty yet longed for duty.
Robert Anthony was born on June 6, 1981. It was a difficult delivery and Bobby
had severe colic for the first six months of life and croup for the next six
months. Sleep for me was not
possible.
We were in the process of building our dream home in the country
with my in-laws as neighbors. When
Bobby was four months old our small city house sold faster than we had
imagined. We moved to a small
apartment attached to my in-law’s house.
It was not ideal for a family and Bobby’s croup grew worse.
We managed for eight months until our new home was completed.
During that time we made two trips to the emergency room, once when Bobby
rolled off a high bed onto the wood floor and once when my exhaustion
overwhelmed me.
Bobby suffered no
ill effects but I was diagnosed with exhaustion and osteochrondritis, a
condition of inflammation of both bone and cartilage of the chest.
I had held Bobby 24/7 on my chest when his colic was severe with only
small “cat naps” and the irritation mimicked a heart attack.
The physician gave me pain medication that put me to sleep which was
useless! Prayer and the Grace of
God assured improvement in me.
Shortly before Bobby’s first birthday we moved into our new
home.
Prayer: Teach me that my first cry for help should be to you,
Lord.
Thought: When
situations and people fail miserably our Lord never does!
Our faith is built up in the one and only “I Am”!
Does God allow difficult situations so that we learn to turn to Him
first?
