11/12: {The Way I View} Blessings

Woohoo, we're in the home stretch of our monthly project! I wasn't sure what direction to go with this month's theme-- so many blessings, so little time. I hemmed and hawed, but ultimately decided to go right to the top of the list: my family's health, my #1 blessing.

We've dodged a few bullets over the years... My oldest had cysts in her brain in utero. My youngest had crazy enlarged lymph nodes that wouldn't quit; her doctor dropped the b(iopsy)-word. And in between, their daddy developed blood clots which led to pulmonary emboli; lots and lots of nasty little emboli just hangin' out in his lungs, gone undetected for God knows how long.  Following a week in the hospital, my then-31-year-old, tough-guy hubby was released needing a walker and a round-the-clock babysitter.  But then? My baby's cysts dissipated. My toddler's blood work confirmed... mono. And my husband's diagnosis of a blood disorder is now under control with medication and an old-man compression sock. Blessed, blessed, blessed. And all too aware that each of their outcomes could have gone a different way.

So last month, I found myself grateful for planned hospital trips instead.. for routine procedures... for early-morning adenoidectomies. For frivolous, yet completely necessary, me-and-my-dolly nightgown sets and green froggy slippers. For kind, witty, and competent doctors and nurses. For whatever else that kiddie-acetaminophen-cocktail contained that made our little ham even more entertaining than usual.☺ And finally, for peaceful and (at last) quiet slumber for our sweet girl. ♥

       Going, going, going...

...Gone. ♥       

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