We
live by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7
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| Izzy's babies at 4 weeks and fully weaned! |
Izzy is my oldest daughter’s dog who recently
delivered four adorable pups. When they were two weeks old, she came down with
a staph infection and was no longer able to feed them. My daughter is in
medical school and just a few short weeks from taking step one of her board
tests. Ten to twelve hour days of studying leaves little time to bottle feed
puppies. Therefore, my husband and I helped. We brought the cute little guys
and gal to our house along with their mom. Since she could not nurse, they were
separated by a crate. Izzy couldn’t quite understand the complexity of the
situation or why we took over, leaving her to watch; but with full faith she
allowed us to take care of her little ones.
As a mother, I can empathize with Izzy’s struggle in
not understanding this situation that was completely out of her control. A year
and half ago my daughter was diagnosed with Graves Disease. At just the time she
was about to catch her breath and get the disease under control, she began to
experience some symptoms that didn’t match up with thyroid disease. After
several months of being referred from one doctor to the next, she was diagnosed
with a second, more serious autoimmune disease-Rheumatoid Arthritis.
I have been overwhelmed and perplexed regarding this
situation. My first thought was, why not
me, I’m older… My second thought was, why
not someone that is doing nothing to better society, even causing damage to
others. Finally, I realized that these
“why” thoughts led one place…A
DEAD END.
I completely
understood Izzy and her state of confusion, but I also learned from her as
well. While she was perplexed, she also displayed full faith in an
unexplainable force more powerful than her own— the caring hands of humans. She
somehow trusted that we were there to help her and her family. As I watched, I
realized that this is exactly what God expects from me with my children. Trust
that His almighty, unexplainable power is there to take care of them, to love
and guard them. Hopefully I have learned a lesson from man’s best friend and
will graciously step aside like Izzy and trust my little ones to the caring
hands of God.
Michele
