Love

Love comes in many forms.

There is the kind that demands answers to the most intricate of questions, over and over again.

There is the kind that comes early, sits quietly, watches and prays, and leaves just as quietly.

There is the kind that stays away until called for, giving space and room for rest.

There is the kind that comes armed with information, protection, and strength, just to go home and cry with sweet relief.

There is the kind that comes bringing humor, resources, and distraction.

There is the kind that drops your guard, draws out tears, comforts with warmth and understanding, smiles and retreats.

There is the kind that cries when the absent person returns, then throws a small fit to make sure they are noticed, too.

All this is love. I have seen it in action...a lot lately. All of it has it's place, all of it is needful, all of it is a blessing in its own way. What a wonder the people God places in our lives to minister to us in ways we never knew we needed.

Thank you all for loving my girl.

Diligence

WELL....
Heather is still on the floor.
Now, I have a new edition: Faith on the couch alongside her with the Flu.

I am feeling like the Lord wants me home...for longer periods of time than I have been.
Could it be that He is serious about this intercession stuff??? HMMMM?????

I received a wonderful encouragement from a lovely person in my life who has this gift of intercession and is doing her utmost to keep me focused and practicing. What preciousness!!! I think her nickname is Diligence. Something else I need to be practicing.

Diligence is defined in the Bible as:
1) haste, with haste
2) earnestness,
a) earnestness in accomplishing, promoting, or striving after anything
b) to give all diligence, interest one's self most earnestly

I love that the Lord is not above using anything in my life to keep my eyes and heart fixed upon Him. He knows that my mind is not what it could be...or should be. But He's not afraid to make it all that it can be for His good purposes.

So, I get to minister to both my girls in one place at one time. God is sooo good to me. On my knees before Him is where I want to linger.

Sweetness.

Spending Time

Well, time keeps slipping away.
Time here is going more slowly for one than for others.

Heather is still face-down on the floor. I wish it were only in worship of our Lord and Savior. Unfortunately, her back is still a constant measure of how much a body can move and how little effort it takes to make you say Ouch!

She heard from the doctor's office today - the MRI shows a huge herniated disc, and they are referring her to an neurosurgeon. OUCH!! I can tell you that the neurosurgeon is the one place Heather has been doing everything she can to avoid . I have watched for hours as she does her best to lay still, stay stiff, learn to sleep on her stomach, endure jaw pain from clenching her teeth, contort into strange shapes in order to do excersises she never thought of before, and take medication that she would rather avoid...all in order to avoid going. What a compliant patient! What an awful progression.

As awful as this is, I am so glad that she is here with me. I get to serve her. I get to comfort and pray with her. I get to find little things to bring a smile to her face. I get to surf "MySpace" and see what delights her imagination. I get to be here...with her. My daughter. My friend. My treasure. She isn't far away "across the pond." She isn't across the country or even across the street. She's here with me. I get to give back a piece of the care that she has always lavished upon me when I have been down. I get to serve.

So, I will be thankful. Even though I would rather she be healed. NOW.
I will pray. Even more.
I will count every moment as a gift.

I will watch time slip away, and spend it as wisely as I can.