Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Acceptance
I layed awake most of the night pondering the true meaning of this word, Acceptance. It seems to be in the forefront of peoples lives including ours. Accepting the price of gas, the destruction of our earth, the things that we see on the six o'clock news. Is accepting life a good thing or a lazy way of not doing anything about it at all? As Myles' mother, accepting is something that I have been teaching him all of his life. Accepting the fact that he has hemophilia, accepting the fact that he has to get weekly shots, accepting the fact that he got burnt and had to go through unbelievable pain, and that he has many scars (which are very beautiful to me now), accepting that he has an absent father in his life. I try to show him that in accepting these realities it will free him up to see the wonderful things that he is. His unconditional love for all things, his humor, his generosity, how there is not a baby in the world who doesn't light up when they look into his eyes, that he can still golf. We came home from the hospital yesterday, IV's and all. He is not suppose to use his right arm for three weeks and get daily injections for a week, that is something we both can accept. Late last night I received a call from his doctor saying that he got the results of the MRI that Myles had yesterday before we left the hospital and that there is some permanent damage to his elbow joint and his arm may not ever straighten again. Acceptance, I don't think so. I have not told him of the results as I can not give my son strength unless I have it. Telling Myles that he might not be able to golf is not like all the other things that he has had to accept in his life, it will be taking a piece of his soul away. The whole time in Salt Lake City, the want to golf helped him endure. The painful physical therapy and wound care that followed was accomplished because of the want to golf again, golfing has always let him feel free of all of the other things that he has had to accept. We all have something that gives comfort to our souls, cooking, running, gardening, something that makes us feel good and takes us away from everything else on our minds. I am praying that this is not something that he has to accept, but if it is, I need to start working on my part (as his mother) now. When you don't have acceptance you will either feel despair and depression or anger, I am choosing anger right now, anger over all that my son has to accept. This will pass and I will again find strength to help Myles be the phoenix that he is and rise out of the ashes.
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I'm so, so, so sorry. I hope he can still play and I will pray for him to get better!
I'm really sorry,
Lizzi and Family
hey it is dave. if you need any help sherry you know my number. i am willing to accept myles how he is and i have. i just hope he gets to try and mabe over come this hardship and like u said mabe he can pull another trick out of his sleve. he will pull through it.
love,
dave.
Seeing the Source
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
“Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.”
John 14:9
Should a man see only popularity, he becomes a mirror, reflecting whatever needs to be reflected to gain acceptance. Though in vogue, he is vague. Though in style, he is stodgy. . .
Should a man see only power, he becomes a wolf—prowling, hunting, and stalking the elusive game. Recognition is his prey and people are his prizes. His quest is endless.
Should a man see only pleasure, he becomes a carnival thrill-seeker, alive only in bright lights, wild rides, and titillating entertainment. With lustful fever he races from ride to ride, satisfying his insatiable passion for sensations only long enough to look for another…
Seekers of popularity, power, and pleasure. The end result is the same: painful unfulfillment.
Only in seeing his Maker does a man truly become man. For in seeing his Creator, man catches a glimpse of what he was intended to be.
Sherry . . . the Dr say he 'may' not be able to use his elbow . . . may is a word that i know Myles can overcome, and show them that with God's strength and healing grace, he 'may' be able to use the arm and play golf. There was a chance that Myles wasn't going to make it out of the hospital after his injury. He did. When he took a turn for the worse, he wasn't supposed to make it. Again, he 'may' not make it . . . but he did. I will continue to pray that Myles CAN!
Much love and continued prayers for ALL! ~k8
Live Your Life
Thursday, May 15, 2008
“God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.”
Philippians 4:9 MSG
The Unseen Conductor prompts this orchestra we call living. When gifted teachers aid struggling students and skilled managers disentangle bureaucratic knots, when dog lovers love dogs and number crunchers zero balance the account, when you and I do the most what we do the best for the glory of God, we are “marvelously functioning parts in Christ’s body” (Rom. 12:5 MSG).
You play no small part, because there is no small part to be played. “All of you together are Christ’s body, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it” (I Cor. 12:27 NLT). “Separate” and “necessary.” Unique and essential. No one else has been given your lines…The Author of the human drama entrusted your part to you alone. Live your life, or it won’t be lived. We need you to be you.
You need you to be you.
Hey Myles!! Hope you're healing! YOU and your MOM are in our prayers! Much love! Aunt k8
Captured Thoughts
Monday, May 19, 2008
“We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.”
2 Corinthians 10:5
Capturing thoughts is serious business. It was for Jesus. Remember the thoughts that came his way courtesy of the mouth of Peter? Jesus had just prophesied his death, burial, and resurrection, but Peter couldn’t bear the thought of it. “Peter took Jesus aside and told him not to talk like that…Jesus said to Peter, “Go away from me, Satan! You are not helping me! You don’t care about the things of God, but only about the things people think are important” (Matt. 16:22-23).
See the decisiveness of Jesus? A trashy thought comes his way. He is tempted to entertain it. A cross-less life would be nice. But what does he do? He stands at the gangplank of the dock and says, “Get away from me.” As if to say, “You are not allowed to enter my mind.”
What if you did that. What if you took every thought captive?
Hey MYLES!! Ran the Historic Marine Corp 1/2 marathon yesterday. While running I thought and prayed for YOU! Hope you could feel them. . . cause they were LOUD and CLEAR! I pray that God continues to cradle you in his loving arms! Much love to you, your mom and Aaron!! Aunt k8
The Proper View of Self
Thursday, May 22, 2008
“To him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think…be glory.”
Ephesians 3:20-21 NKJV
There are two extremes of poor I-sight. Self-loving and self-loathing. We swing from one side to the other. Promotions and demotions bump us back and forth. One day too high on self, the next too hard on self. Neither is correct. Self-elevation and self-deprecation are equally inaccurate. Where is the truth?
Smack-dab in the middle. Dead center between “I can do anything” and “I can’t do anything” lies “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil. 4:13).
Neither omnipotent nor impotent, neither God’s MVP nor God’s mistake. Not self-secure or insecure, but God-secure—a self-worth based in our identity as children of God. The proper view of self is in the middle.
Wow, isn't that the truth!!! Much love and continued prayers for all!~k8
A Robe of Righteousness
Friday, May 23, 2008
“You were all clothed with Christ.”
Galatians 3:27
We eat our share of forbidden fruit. We say what we shouldn’t say. Go where we shouldn’t go. Pluck fruit from trees we shouldn’t touch.
And when we do, the door opens, and the shame tumbles in. And we hide. We sew fig leaves …We cover ourselves in good works and good deeds, but one gust of the wind of truth, and we are naked again—stark naked in our own failure.
So what does God do? Exactly what he did for our parents in the garden. He sheds innocent blood. He offers the life of his Son. And from the scene of the sacrifice the Father takes a robe—the robe of righteousness. And does he throw it in our direction and tell us to shape up? No, he dresses us himself. He dresses us with himself. “You were all baptized into Christ, and so you were all clothed with Christ.” (Gal. 3:26-27).
We hide. He seeks. We bring sin. He brings a sacrifice. We try fig leaves. He brings the robe of righteousness.
That's an awesome promise! Enjoy the Holiday weekend. As always, you remain in our thoughts and prayers!! K8
Two Choices
Monday, May 26, 2008
“What should I do with Jesus, the one called the Christ?”
Matthew 27:22
Pilate is correct in his question. “What should I do with Jesus, the one called the Christ?” Perhaps you, like Pilate, are curious about this one called Jesus.
What do you do with a man who claims to be God, yet hates religion? What do you do with a man who calls himself the Savior, yet condemns systems? What do you do with a man who knows the place and time of his death, yet goes there anyway?...
You have two choices.
You can reject him. That is an option. You can, as have many, decide that the idea of God’s becoming a carpenter is too bizarre—and walk away.
Or you can accept him. You can journey with him. You can listen for his voice amid the hundreds of voices and follow him.
Happy Memorial day to all, hope you all are well. Much love to you, and continued prayers!! ~k8
Sherry and Little Myles,
I will continue to pray for Little Myles and you for strength! I am sorry that Eugene is not being helpful,emotional and financial, although it does not surprise me knowing how most of the ganley boys are behaving now.
Love, Aunt Heather
Perfect Love
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
“Perfect love casts our fear.”
I John 4:18 NKJV
Have you ever gone to the grocery store on an empty stomach? You’re a sitting duck. You buy everything you don’t need. Doesn’t matter if it’s good for you—you just want to fill your tummy. When you’re lonely, you do the same in life, pulling stuff off the shelf, not because you need it, but because you are hungry for love.
Why do we do it? Because we fear facing life alone. For fear of not fitting in, we take the drugs. For fear of standing out, we wear the clothes. For fear of appealing small, we go into debt and buy the house. For fear of going unnoticed, we dress to seduce or to impress. For fear of sleeping alone, we sleep with anyone. For fear of not being loved, we search for love in all the wrong places.
But all that changes when we discover God’s perfect love. And “perfect love casts our fear.”
Hope all is well and Myles is healing. We've been praying for you Myles, and hope that you're swinging the club! Much love!! Aunt k8
Dear Sherry and Myles,
Prove those Doctors wrong. You have done it in the past, you can do it now in the future as well.
We pray everyday for your body to be healed.
We love you and will continue to pray for you.
Love you so much.
Cecelia
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