If you don't know Daisy's story she is an 8 year old girl who has just been diagnosed with two cancerous tumors for the 4th time in her short life. She isn't just any 8 year old girl to us though. Her dad was/is one of my husbands mentors. He discipled my husband and taught him what it meant to be a man after God's own heart. If you have met Britt you know he is a man after God's own heart and if you met my husband you can tell he is a good teacher. Because of this Daisy holds an extra special place in our hearts along with her whole family. Christmas 2011 we stood at church chatting with her mom (Kate) while Elijah Merrick played with the children. She told us how happy she was that Daisy's cancer was gone (that was after the second diagnosis) yet she knew that all these treatments had taken a toll on her sweet body. That image is burned in my mind as I held our 5 week old little boy that was born in our hearts. At that same moment we told her how Daisy's story and their faith had given us the courage to take the steps that led us to him. My heart breaks on so many different levels. For Daisy as her body aches and she starts chemo again knowing that her tumors are inoperable. For Kate and Britt as I know as a mother and father how much they just want to take the pain away. For her older brother who probably wishes he could take away the pain too.
In all of this I know that God is good and he is bigger then any tumor even when I don't have the faith to believe it. This year at Christmas we will hold our little ones a little tighter and tell them we love them a little bit more. We will remember that our children are not ours but that they belong to our Father in heaven who loves them so much more then we ever could. And he will not forsake us.
Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
John 11:35 Jesus wept.
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To read more of Daisy's story and witness her families incredible faith go here www.prayfordaisy.com
Anastasia, Daisy has been on my heart, too. Thank you for sharing about her story.
ReplyDeleteI keep thinking of whether or not I can write a blog post about Christmas and about all the heavy sadness that I feel is so near. But, so far, I haven't had any clarity for that. I just keep praying. Ian and his family are on my heart & in my prayers all the time. We have another friend who just found out she has breast cancer, but we don't know how bad it is yet. She has young kids (including a son with significant special needs). Add onto all the Sandy Hook. Oye! And yet, that Christmas is about celebrating that His light has come to dispel the darkness. He is victorious! But, we still lay in grieving here for a time.