Another year of being thankful

It's that time of year again. The time of year where we try our best to be aware of the things we are grateful for the most.


Last year around Thanksgiving, I wrote a blog post about the things I am thankful for. So in that tradition I am dedicating a second blog post to being grateful....with a year of reflection along with it.


1.) I am thankful for nearly 4 months of seizure freedom for Jameson. His mind and body have gotten a much needed break and in that time he has blossomed. A very helpful doctor once told me that the brain is like the foundation of a house. When you're building you need the foundation to be strong and sturdy before adding the walls, windows and everything else. Seizures are constantly cracking the foundation so that the walls can't go up. Seizure freedom, thanks to his medications, allows the foundation to be strong and the rest of the house to be built around it.


2.)  I am thankful again to friends and family for their love and support for little man. I appreciate every prayer that comes his way when he's struggling....and I appreciate all the kind words of encouragement when he's doing well. I am grateful to every single person that makes a point to ask about him, even when I have nothing positive to say. The journey we all take with him is a roller coaster of emotions and its not always going to have good days. But the bad days are all worth it when he gives you that little smile...the one we have to work so hard for. :-)


3.) Lastly, I am thankful in advance. Our family heard a great sermon at church last weekend that really hit home for all of us. It was about being thankful to God in advance. I have found myself praying to God for many things over the last 2 1/2 years. I pray to God about helping Jameson have a restful night sleep so that he can work hard in physical therapy the next day. I pray to God that he will watch over Jameson when doctors are performing surgeries or thinking of the best treatments for his condition. I pray to God that he will heal Jameson's kidneys or brain or help him learn to use his legs.


Being thankful in advance is about praying in a different way. Pray to God that despite the outcome, you will be thankful. That's a hard thing to overcome but also incredibly freeing. No matter what, I will be grateful for everything we have and how far we've come. Trust that there is a greater plan to it all and therefore we can be thankful in advance that God has it under control.


Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving holiday and remember to always be thankful!