My mom is at home resting. She went to the urgent care and they checked her blood pressure for a little while. It was high but made its way down. They sent her home and will be monitoring it for the next week to see if she needs to be medicated. It scared us!
Salvatore was the one to answer the phone...needless to say he was pretty scared. It provided some amazing teaching moments. He saw me shaken up and that shook him up more. I knew in my heart that this was a great window moment for him to see my faith in action. His eyes were on mom. He was looking for encouragement, strength, reassurance. As hard as I tried to stay away from him so that I would not cause him to worry any more the worse it was. He kept following me :)....I pulled him close and told him it was OK to be scared. We both cried and I reassured him that although we did not know how Avo (my mom) was that God was in control. Through his tears he said "If something happens to Avo mom I know I will see her in heaven." I said.."that's for sure". I held him and told him that no matter what God is always good and in control...what a gift!
I cannot deny that growth scares me, both for myself and my children, but the moments although painful are rewarding in ways I cannot put into words. And they leave me wanting more, more for me and for my kids. I desire for their faith to be deeply rooted, that they will not waiver in the storms this life will bring.