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Sunday, May 9, 2010 2:57 PM CDT Today is Mother's Day, 2010
The sky is blue and it is a beautiful Mother's Day. No tears were shed today as I watched my beautiful family sing praises to the Lord this morning in an uplifting worship service at our church. Matt would be so proud of how far we have all come. We all miss him terribly but we are able to honor his memory and praise the God who can heal of us of our sorrow and pain!
I found this entry in my journal for Mother's Day, 2002. Matt and I were in Children's Hospital, preparing for his upcoming Bone Marrow Transplant. Many of you have commented over the years about it, so I decided to reprint it here:
Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 08:02 PM (EDT)
What a strange place to be on Mother's Day. I felt for all the mothers on this unit. It is sad to be spending another day in this hospital yet this day was very meaningful to me. I felt like I actually was doing all the things for Matt today that we do for our children on a daily basis - prepare food, clean up, do laundry, bathe them, etc. The difference is that I appreciated doing these small things for him in a way I never would or could before his illness.
He must take four baths a day to rid the skin of the toxic chemo drugs. I felt so lucky to be giving him those baths today. As I filled the water, I thought of all the times I filled a tub for him as a baby. I would carefully check the temperature of the water. I would be sure to have a warm room and warm towels. As I washed his skin, I would be sure to get in the creases and tried so hard to protect his delicate skin. I was priviledged today to share those baths with him. How many of us get to be close to our almost 13 year olds? How many of us get to spend an hour, four times a day in a quiet room with them? I felt like the care I gave Matt today was what being a mother is all about. I am blessed. Happy Mother's Day to all of you. I hope you got to spend some of this precious quality time with your children today.
- Noelle
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