The Roller Coaster...and Sickness Sucks!

Okay - I was trying to be a bit more prolific about sickness, but the truth is - it just sucks! My baby girl is sick. She is 3 and has never had more than a sniffle in all her time here on earth. The day after her birthday party, she came down with what I call the YUCK! Coughing, sore throat, lost her voice, congestion, you name, she had it. I thought after a week of it all that she was better. Until yesterday, when she woke up with a swollen jawline. She looked like an actor with prosthetic pieces on, attempting to play a "fat" person. Completely swollen. The day progressed and it got worse. After a trip to the doctor, my fears were put to rest, it is just a swollen and infected lymph node, probably due to the cold she has recently endured It is being treated with antibiotics and all should be better in a few days. I am so thankful for a Godly doctor, who is thorough in his examinations and never once has made me feel like a silly, overprotective mom.

I am also so thankful for the network of friends, who joined with me in prayer last night to calm my fears and help my daughter rest. I don't like it when sickness comes to my home, I will try to fight it away every time, but this time, it came and with it, brought a great blessing. I felt buoyed by my friends and family, knowing that no matter what happened, they were with me on this journey and interceding on my daughter's behalf before our Father.

Motherhood is a strange roller coaster of a ride, it is so comforting to know that although I maybe in this "car" alone, behind me, connected to me, is a trail of other cars, and other mommies, all on this same ride.

So, you know who you are, I love you and I am thankful for your friendships!