I like pictures that shows off beauty, grace, blessings. For that reason you will often see close-up shots on my blog - a photo where I zero in on a bit of beauty that catches my eye, beauty that is often amidst chaos, disorder and the less-than-ideal.
That is the case with this picture. In it you can't see the hundreds of dandelions that have accumulated over the past years of no chemicals to protect Hannah and me in our recovery from already overloaded systems. You can't see the weary faces of a family worn by years of illness and fighting for health. You can't see a wheelchair holding Dorothy's weak and painful body. And you can't see Dad's heart that, unknown to us at the moment, had suffered a heart attack two days previously.
What you do see is a moment enjoyed in the midst of life's challenges. A moment enjoying God's blessings and in particular Mom who has a Sunday in May set aside in her honor every year.
While I don't have snapshots of these beautiful moments, let me describe a few more:
- The next day when peace filled our hearts as Dad took two ambulance rides and became the owner of a stent in his heart
- An oldest sister who changed plans and took time out from the demanding greenhouse season to help pack and drive Hannah and me to our allergy and Lyme doctors appointments (a five day commitment)
- Eight hours of sleep reported from Mom and Dad on night number two in the hospital
- Miraculously little heart damage and a living Dad to come home to
It would take all day to tell you of all the beautiful snap-shots God gave us in the last week. Blessings in the storm.
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