For This Child

When I looked into the eyes of my newborn son for the very first time, I knew that he was THE child that I had prayed for. For THIS child, I prayed. This was the child I asked God to bring into my life. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for this child. And when he struggles in life, well, I want to do whatever I can to help him. You see, this child is my heart and my soul. And I hate seeing him struggle as much as he does... This child...


And so, here we are, going down a road that we've been trying to avoid for the past year and a half. And maybe we weren't even trying to avoid it, so much as praying that this child wouldn't have to go down it.


Tomorrow morning, we have an appointment with a Pediatric Neurologist to see if she can help us. Samuel has been displaying certain physical characteristics which lead us to believe that he may be struggling with Tourette Syndrome. Hopefully, this doctor will give us the answers that we are searching for. Hopefully, she will give us some sense of direction for this road that we are traveling down. We feel lost, quite frankly, and we are looking for answers to questions that have gone unanswered for far too long. Hopefully, she will be able to help this child that we love so dearly.


And so, I very humbly ask you to pray that God would direct our path when it comes to making decisions for this child, and that with this appointment, we will get the answers that we desperately crave. Most importantly, I ask you to pray for Samuel, for the peace that passes all understanding to guard his heart, mind and body throughout this entire process.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time, accepting hardships as the pathway to peace. Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it. Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will. That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him forever in the next. Amen.