Giving Thanks

Last year and this year too, we take a moment to reflect…

This Wednesday in 2012, Chase was deep into radiation in addition to his chemo therapy and was staying in the hospital. He was weak and his counts were very low, but he was stable and so, late in the afternoon of this Wednesday, I held his weak and white body by the window and stared out at the lake, shielding his face – his eyelids covered in scabs from where daily anesthesia tape had ripped the tender skin – and prayed that they would let us go home for Thanksgiving.  And then Dr. Goldman entered the room (as only he can enter a room) and told us to go.  And we went.

Two years later, we are thankful for so many things and our darling Chase is still with us to celebrate.

Giving thanks… Moment by moment.

“My heart is filled with thankfulness
To Him who walks beside;
Who floods my weaknesses with strength
And causes fears to fly;
Whose ev’ry promise is enough
For ev’ry step I take,
Sustaining me with arms of love
And crowning me with grace.” [Getty, Townend]