Heaven's very special child

This is for all the parents out there who have been given a special child

Heavens Very Special Child

A meeting was held quite far from Earth

“It’s time again for another birth.”

Said the angels to the Lord above

“This special child will need much love.”

His progress may seem very slow

Accomplishments he may not show

And he’ll require extra care

From the folks he meets way down there

So let’s be careful where he’s sent

We want his life to be content

Please Lord find parents who

Will do a special job for you

They will not realize right away

The leading role they’re asked to play

But with this child sent from above

Comes stronger faith and richer love

And soon they’ll know the privilege given

In caring for this gift from heaven

Their precious charge, so meek and mild

Is heaven’s very special child

This reinforced for me the fact that God was not going to make me face anything more than what He could help me survive.

I have to admit that after Isaac was born, it took me a while (probably close to 2 weeks) to even want to start bonding with him.  Sure, all the tubes and wires made it difficult to get close to him, but I don't know that I could have anyway.  I didn't want to make it any more heart-breaking than it was already going to be, should Isaac not survive - which is what all the indications were.

Yes, I prayed and believed that God could go back in time and protect Isaac's umbilical cord so that there was still enough oxygen getting through to his brain (ie that He could prevent the brain injury from occuring in the first place).  What my faith struggled with was, that if Isaac had been deprived of so much oxygen for so long, could he be healed from the insult that his brain suffered.

When you face something like this, it challenges you - your beliefs, values, faith, determination, basically everything that you are - to the core of your being.

Then there were the issues with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), depression/post natal depression, and the uncertainty of Isaac's long term prognosis.  Not mention what the earthquakes have done to disrupt so much of what used to be normal.  More on all these another time.

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