Simple gifts.....

-
What did you ask for for Christmas?
What would you ask for?
Anything?
Nothing?
Everything?


I never ask for much.....if anything.....
I think that that is a mom thing.....

But....
This year I had a wish.....
A wish to spend every second possible with my entire family.
A wish to see Parklen healthy....
A wish to be out of the hospital.....
A wish for simple things........

We aren't home this year.......
and that's ok.
Because we are all together.
The five of us.
And when life deals you a hand such as ours you learn that your family is your home......

Paysen sent a letter to Santa.....
his letter was simple.......
He didn't ask for much.........(Nerf gun and for his brother to feel better)


 He will be pleasantly surprised to receive both of his wishes on Christmas morning.....as well as many gifts sent from people back home, gifts from the "Store" here at Brent's place, and even some from across the country.....

The amazing blessings that my family and I have received this season cannot be measured.

It is more than presents.
It is more than anything that can be held.........
It is the gift of realizing that time is precious.....
family is irreplaceable.....
and every single breath is a gift....

The gift of waking up next to my love.....
of hearing tiny giggles in the other room....

 The gift of having a son who asked to give some of the Christmas money he received  to another family.........because he said he had enough......
The gift of having a daughter that loves to have her hair fixed.........
of watching brothers play......and eventually pass out from going wild.

The opportunity to eat together....
watching a movie as a family....

This will be our best Christmas yet......
I just know it.










Comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 24, 2013 at 8:53 PM

    Merry Christmas, Amanda! The have been so many times that I had hoped and prayed that you would have posts like this - you guys are in every prayer, every time...I hope you have a great day tomorrow!
    Sarah c

    ReplyDelete
  2. DavidDecember 24, 2013 at 9:28 PM

    Amanda,

    Thanks so much for sharing Parklen's and your family's amazing story with us. You all are always in my prayers. Have the very best Christmas ever.

    David K.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Time

-
Image
It sure has been some time. Time since I sat before this blank page that used to bring me such comfort.  Time since I shared deep feelings.. Time since I opened the curtain into my heart, for all to see. Time ticks by. Ever quickly. They say that time heals all wounds... I think anyone who has suffered a broken heart, knows thats not the truth, Who are they  anyway? Time forms. Like the hands of the potter... moving, moulding, squeezing, pinching. As the clay spins, the potter changes it. It isn't healed, it is... becoming something new. That is what time does. It changes us. Into something new. Forms. Different. Pressure is no stranger to me. My life has been woven with the thread of pain, of squeezing discomfort. Tension. Difficulties, Heartache. I recently found myself in thought about who I was. Who I have been.. The little girl, the teenager, the new wife, the young mother, the hospital mom, the friend, the estranged, the sister. I. Have. Changed. I am new. I am different. My
Read more

{zero}

-
Image
Today will go down in the books as the longest day ever........ Day Zero. Transplant day. The new beginning. We started the festivities this morning at 4:00 AM......After just going to bed a couple of hours earlier, this was pretty early!!!! Paysen and I headed down to check in for his surgery....you could see the nerves on his face, I could feel them in his tiny hand that I held with in mine.. He had been looking toward this surgery for over a month. There had been so many delays, I can only imagine the things that were going on in My big boy's head...... He mustered the strength to show a brave face, however difficult. We checked him in and headed up. He took comfort in having both parents present for him. He listened as the "Sleep doctor" told of what she would do..... as we watched him we could see the clock ticking, he was growing more nervous. Paysen had a traumatic event in the operating room. It was the worst thing I have witnessed before a s
Read more

26 days.............

-
Image
Twenty six days ago I loaded the Honda up with enough stuff for a one day trip to Denver....... Four Wednesdays, Four weekend visits with our other half....624 hours.....Twenty six days....and Parklen, Phinlynn and I are still here. Parklen's illness has seemed to steadily increase...as time has gone on, each flare up has outdone the last.  This was the worst one yet.  This one made him sicker than he has been,  this one caused concern in everyone that knows Parklen.  This stay in the hospital included a tiny infant to nurse and care for.....this stay included frequent discussion about Parklen's future....and a three ring binder handed to every parent about to take their child into a bone marrow transplant. A binder filled with facts......a binder that will make your mommy tummy churn...... I have spent much time thumbing through the pages of this BMT book.....reading over risks, skimming through rules.....every moment realizing that if I EVER thought my life was har
Read more