One year since I packed up my bags to go stay with my grandmother…
One year since I had to put all of my faith in the Man upstairs because I couldn’t go at it alone…
One year since my heart felt uneasy…
One year since I felt the most uncertainty in life ever…
One year since I feared I’d lose my mother…
One year since I sat in the hallway and in waiting rooms of Rush, anxiously waiting on 3 hours to pass…
One year since I ate most of my meals from a hospital restaurant…
One year since my mom went in for her craniotomy…
One year since my mom woke up from her craniotomy… #PraiseGod
One year since I heard, “it went well”…
One year since I heard, “we got it all”…
One year since I said #ByeArnold…
One year since I heard it looked benign, but we have to send it over to pathology…
One year since God made a way when I didn’t think there was one…
One year since our lives changed forever…
If you had asked me a year ago where I would be today, I wouldn’t have been able to answer you. I couldn’t see past the moment. I was filled with anxiety, worry, fear, and sadness. All of the things the Bible tells you not to be bothered with, but yet, it consumed me. It wasn’t an easy road, and I couldn’t have gotten through it without my support system. #MyRocks #MyVillage #MyLight #MyGod
When you are able to make it to the other side of a traumatic experience, you start to view life differently. The lenses I wear now are those of humbleness and gratefulness. I lead with and give grace to others because He showed me just how far grace can go. He brought me through the storm, and gave me the tools I needed to weather it. He allowed me to place the weight of my world on His shoulders. He carried MY burdens. He shouldered MY cries. He covered ME! He did all of that so that I could give all that I had to my mom during her recovery, and now, while in her treatment. And for that… #Grateful #Humble #Blessed
We celebrated today by ordering delivery from one of my mom’s favorite restaurants, Portillo’s. I had Portillo’s delivered to her house and ours. We had a nice, virtual dinner with my mom to celebrate the year. We topped off the night with a slice of chocolate cake and singing “Happy C-Day to You!” I wanted this day to be a celebration of life, because every day is a blessing and it could have gone differently one year ago. But my God showed up and showed out. He put the armor of God on my mom and she came out of surgery with a warrior stance like no other! We are all grateful she is here to celebrate her 1 Year Craniversary with us! And we look forward to celebrating many more!
#OneYearDown #ManyMoreToGo #Survivor #Warrior
