I know that I do. Over seven years ago, I was at the doctor's having every imaginable test done to figure out what is wrong with me. Am I completely better, no. I won't be completely better until the Lord returns but I have learned a lot along the way.
"And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. "
This post has been sitting unpublished for a long time. I wasn't sure what to write or how to share. Then the other day I was walking to a park with my youngest son. He is three and struggles with a sensory processing disorder which can make life hard some days. (This post once again sat here and now he is four and diagnosed with Autism, but it doesn't change what I share here. ) But this was a good day for me in how I was feeling and a good day for him. So this walk was such a joy, something I wish I could have bottled up for the tough days. It made me think of the Jim Croce Song.
"Time In A Bottle"
If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then
Again, I would spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do, once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go through time with
If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty, except for the memory of how
They were answered by you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do, once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go through time with
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then
Again, I would spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do, once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go through time with
If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty, except for the memory of how
They were answered by you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do, once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go through time with
Lyrics Courtesy of http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jimcroce/timeinabottle.html
I wanted to save that moment in a bottle. Just like all the other special days, I have with my husband, kids, family, and friends. Why would I want to do that you may ask? So that when the days are really tough I could pull one of those bottles out and have hope for the good days. To remind me that time is fleeting and to cherish the moments the Lord gives to me.
Do you cherish the good days and the moments the Lord gives to you? Just like Jim Croce said, "there never seems to be enough time, to do the things that you want to do..."
How can those of us with invisible and chronic illnesses go through each day? How are we to live? Where is there hope?
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I would love to share with you from time to time where I get my hope. The Lord. He has truly helped me along this path. He has blessed me with a wonderful family and friends and other things in my life that has been so life-giving and helped me through the dark days.
This is one reason that I blog about my jewelry and other people's handmade products, it is a bright spot in the dark days for me. So is homeschooling. I am often asked why I homeschool, and one reason is so that I can cherish the time I do have with my children.
From time to time I would like to explore what it is like to live with a chronic illness. I personally suffer from several chronic illnesses. I would love to hear your thoughts and inputs. It has been on my mind to write about this for some time. I know there are others out there that probably have gone through similar things that I have...
We will look at life with a chronic illness/disease in several ways. We will also continue on with supporting other handmade shops as well as probably some posts about ways I have been impacted recently.
I can only speak to what I have experienced myself so if you have thoughts to add I would love your comments. I know there are other people out there who live with trouble with their health as I do and I know there are those who have it worse and others who are not so bad. I am not here to throw myself a pity party. I just want to share to give insight into what I have learned along my journey.
Jeremiah 29:11"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."
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