I need prayer please!!!

Hi. My name is Melissa and I would just like to ask you to pray for me if you feel led. My daughter is 6 and was born w/ her bladder on the outside of her body. She's had 12+ surgeries and now uses a catheter to go to the bathroom. She had a check up on Friday w/ her urologist. Everything is going along wonderfully. She has had 14 months of hardly any problems. That is huge for us. What I really need prayer for is for me. After her appt.s it's always hard for me emotionally to let go of all we've been thru. God has done so much for us and thru us, it's just once it's all calmed down, It all hits me. I am reminded daily when we cath her that life still isn't going to be "normal" for her. She is BEAUTIFUL and smart and doing fabulous. But she's only little and it hasn't hit her yet of the differences in her body. Maybe I'm expecting things that won't happen, but as a mom it's so hard not to look to the future and be afraid sometimes. Thank God I have hope. It's just days like today when I need to be lifted up in prayer and reminded that ALL will be well. I know there's a reason and I have been thru all of that. I just need encouragement I guess. I have grieved and mourned thru all of this and God has done so much. I don't want to discount any of that. Bottom line is that I am human and a woman and emotional!! LOL... that says it all I guess! Please pray that I would not look to food to fill the void, that I would rely on only HIM!! Thank you sooo much, Melissa

Good Morning Melissa Thank you for trusting us enough to ask for prayer. I am sure you have heard how God doesn't make mistakes and that all things happen for a purpose. It is true, you know that. It just never quite addresses the heart of a Mommy sometimes. It is in our nature (being human) to want all things to be be so perfect for our children at all times. Isn't it ironic, that's what the Lord wants for us too. He sees much more than we do and will bless this child in ways you have never considered. Mommies are wonderful helpers for God. Though they are not perfect their Love is honest and sweet. Your strength through the difficult moments is just want God wants from you. He does recognize your frailities and limits. Dear one, in those moments of breakdown, he will carry you through. In your profile picture you are standing with a little girl, is she the daughter you mentioned? So cute, so sweet! Praying for you and yours, Sally

Melissa, My heart aches for you! Nobody ever told us how hard it is to be a mom, and even if they had, we never would have believed it! You know that God loves you and your daughter - He is our Father, after all, and knows what it is to love a child and want health and happiness for them. I will pray for your peace of mind - One of my favorite passages is: "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your peace be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with all thanksgiving, present your requests unto God. And the peace that trancsends all understanding will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus." Phil. 4:4-7(NIV) What a wonderful promise! God promises to give us peace about whatever we worry about! Susan

melissa, as the parent of two special needs boys (young men), I kind of know what you are going thru. My younger adopted son is learning disabled but able to be married and live indepently with a lot of help from mom. My biological son is profoundly mentally retarded. Some docs have said lately it is autism. he is unable to do anything at all for himself and wears diapers. He can walk and that is all. he cannot speak or help himself in any way. This young man has platnium blonde hair, blue eyes to die for and a well-built six foot tall body. I look at him and think what a wonderful life he would have had and all that he has missed out on. But he is happy in the life he has. it's all he knows. These children are God's special angels and before they are born, He looks all over earth and finds just the right parent to send them to. A parent that will love them and cherish them and care for their every need. I most definately am praying for you.