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Yesterday was a very hectic day.
Joshua had to be taken to the emergency room upon the advice of his
doctor . He was running a high temperature.
Seems he had a horrible sinus infection with headache....2yr. old no less....but his way of expressing it was....‘ hair hurts’.
Not being able to keep liquids down, the doctor gave him an antibiotic shot which seemed to take effect almost immediately.
Family was in a tizzy....Marine “Pipo’ was in town for reserve day, Brittney went into work but came home immediately after talking to Joshua’s doctor and Nanna and I......prayed continuously.
To see a little one....helpless.....makes one feel....helpless.
Tears were shed over the suffering of our Joy Child.
Which brings me to another point of human emotions.....
As necessary as laughter is to ‘good health’.....so, too, is weeping and tears.
It is okay to cry!
If we ’plaster’ over sadness, hurt, pain, suffering.... until the built-up pressure causes us to explode.....we have failed to utilize one of God’s most valuable emotional gifts.
Tears allow us to release the pent-up strain before it does damage!
Our tears turned to joy before the day was over....
Chad brought food to Lynn and Britt after they returned from emergency room and Joshua ate ‘mashed potatoes’ and chicken nuggets....
When he said, “Bear Shut Up”....we knew that he was on the mend.
Referring to the noisy bear birthday party at Chuck E Cheese ...his “Bear Shut Up” expression of annoyance was a sign of returning to normalcy.
We laughed in relief!
Did you know that.....even.....”Jesus wept.” (John 11:35)
How ’normal’ is that?