June 23, 2007 was the day that changed our lives forever. It has now been two years. I can't believe how time passes. But I have to disagree with the statement that "time heals all wounds". This is a wound that will be with me as long as I live. Has it gotten easier? In all honesty, no. The tears still come just as easily. The pain is still as intense. What has changed is the fact that I have, and my family has, chosen to celebrate the fact that Melaney is still with us, rather than to focus and mourn what used to be. We celebrate the fact that God has chosen to keep her with us, to learn lessons yet unrevealed to us. This is a conscious choice. To chose any other path would be unbearable. To dwell on the past is to be unable to function in the present. To carry on and care for Melaney, to give her the best we have to offer is now our focus. We choose LIFE. We chose this path 2 years ago when the doctors told us she had less than 72 hours to live. She is a statement to the fact that God controls LIFE. He chooses when we live and when we are to be with him. That he has chosen this path for Melaney is a tremendous gift. We have been chosen to be an example to all that life in all its many stages is to be cherished. Melaney is touching so many lives and will hopefully be an example to all as to the meaning of unconditional love. I thank all of you for your support and encouragement. Keep praying and expecting that miracle!!
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4 comments:
your whole family is SUCH an inspiration! thanks again for sharing your stories...
you and your family are such an inspiration! your words are amazing and your attitude is truly admirable! you touch my heart every time i read your thoughts and i hope and pray for the miracle you are wishing for! thank you so much for sharing your journey with melaney.
I LOVE reading your post, thanks so much for sharing Melaney's journey with us. You are an amazing mother and your words are so powerful! I continue to pray for her everyday. Lots of love to your family! :)
I loved this post so much. Because I feel these same emotions so often, and have to switch gears from deep sorrow and disappointment for all of the things that my brother can't do now, to the deepest of gratitude for still HAVING him here on earth with us, and for the full life he is living! {Was that a major run-on? I hope not!}
Melaney is an inspiration to so many people, as is your entire family. She has already made so much progress, and will continue to do so - keep believing!
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