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Reality Check.

burnt

Well-known member
Every now and then we have our priorities realigned for us. This happened at our place this morning.

Our daughter has been working as a Community Care Access worker for several years now to help pay her way through nurse's training. She is ambitious, smart and a super achiever. 4.0 GPA in college. Best darn grain buggy driver I ever had. A natural working with cattle. And a real big heart.

Her work as a respite care giver has brought some very delicate and handicapped little children into our home for a day or an afternoon or overnight stays so their moms can get a quiet day for self-care or just one good night's sleep.

This morning our daughter called home to tell us that the 13 mo. old boy that we recently had here passed away during the night. What a heart breaker for her, the mom and all who have given care to this beautiful little bundle ever since he was born.

I held him for the first time when he was here two weeks ago. It just broke my heart to see and feel this poor little guy struggling to breathe and eat. That was his lot in life. For him, life was all struggle.

It seemed so unfair that an infant should suffer so through no fault of his own. It made me want to cry out to God for allowing this, but I understand that we live in a broken world where bad stuff happens for no apparent reason - we are a fallen people.

So while there will be pain and discomfort as long as the earth stands, I believe that the Redeemer will make it all new in His time. But right now I just cry for the pain that this young mother is enduring in the loss of her baby boy, however much she saw him suffer in his short time here on earth.

It does help to know that he is now running happily beside Jesus and breathing without the help of tubes and masks, maybe picking ripe and eating strawberries or whatever is growing up there!

But we grieve with the mom who now has no baby to hold in her arms. If you think of it, please pray for her.
 

per

Well-known member
Big Muddy rancher said:
Many of us don't realize the good fortune we have had blessed upon us.

I wasn't sure how to respond so have been contemplating for a spell. Couldn't improve on BMR's thoughts on this one. Many of us are blessed undeservedly.
 

Yanuck

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As I'm sure you are Burnt, you should be very, very proud of your daughter and the work she does. It takes such a special person to be able to do the job she does, I am in awe as I could never have the courage. We will add the baby's family and yours to our prayers....
 

leanin' H

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to all involved. Please know that we hurt with you and the Savior has felt each ounce of pain himself. Hope you know what a special daughter you have and how important her work is! :D
 

Blkbuckaroo

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My prayers go out to the young lady,there's not enough that can be said in such a case.It's great to know there's people like your daughter Burnt, that give unselfeshly to help others,god bless her.
 
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