God's Love

Through this experience we have learned so many things.  This has been a life changing experience for our family.  This process is so much more than just an ear.  One of the many things we have learned is that God is aware of us, even more so than we realize.

As we've watched our baby girl endure what has proven to be the hardest experience of her life, we can't help but wonder if the path we have chosen is right.  As her parents, we have her very best interest at heart.  If we didn't honestly believe that this would be the best thing for her, never in a million years would we have pursued this journey.  Our hearts ache as we watch her endure pain, fear, and a range of emotions but we also see the goodness & value of the end result.  We know that through this pain, fear, and hardship that good things are to come.  We know that in the end we will say that it was indeed worth it.

This has been on my mind a lot lately.  We believe in a God who loves us deeply and perfectly.  Just as we stand by Kambri's side during this process, we know that God is there for each one of us.  He knows that life sometimes down right sucks, sometimes it's painful, sometimes it doesn't go exactly as planned and sometimes we don't think we can handle one more minute.  But we also know that He sees the bigger picture.  He sees the end result.  He sees that our hardship, fear and pain will be worth it.  He sees that good things are to come.

I can't help but imagine him at our side, coaxing us along, offering words of encouragement and praise.  He allows the hardship to come because he sees the growth that it will provide.  That doesn't mean that he sits back and waits for us to fail.  He rejoices with us in our victories and mourns with us in our sorrow.  Just as we refuse to leave Kambri's side in the hardest moments of her journey, He also refuses to leave our side in this journey through life.  When Moses and his people were fleeing from Egypt, God didn't move the Red Sea out of their way, he opened it and they went through it.  It is the same today, He allows us to walk through our hardships instead of simply moving them out of our way and it is a beautiful thing.  Most often, the very hardest experiences of life are the very moments that we wouldn't trade for anything.  We are grateful for a loving God who is allowing us this great opportunity for growth!