Praise You In This Storm
Big day on the blog!
Notice on the side bar that there is a slideshow/movie A Year With Jack. You can click on the small or medium as of the time I am posting this and you can see a progressive slideshow of Jack that starts about 2 weeks before his diagnosis last year and goes to his 7th birthday this year. Thanks to George and Kristen for making this video posting a reality to me, and to Greg Kendall-Ball who emailed me through some of the beginning stages of how to get this on the blog. I wish I could be more computer literate, but thanks to people who help me along the way I am learning more every day.
In the slideshow are some of the childlife workers, tech's, and the woman crouching down next to him in his wheelchair is his neurosurgeon, Dr. Price. The children at the rehab were some of Jack's friends who were patients along with Jack.
I still am thankful for the blue cross that you will see in the slideshow. When we were still at Children's Hospital, I think it was the day of the surgery, maybe the next day, I was taking a bit of a break from the hospital room and was looking in the gift shop. I remember feeling like Jack was broken, I know that sounds weird and wrong, but I was so afraid that he was going to die, when I saw this cross I broke down in tears in the gift shop. When I read those words I realized that brain tumor and all Jack was perfect. He was wonderfully made. Robin and Guy Saylor bought us that cross from the gift shop and had it delivered to Jack's room after I talked about how much those words calmed my spirit, gave me hope. The blue cross is hanging in Jack and Derek's room and it means just as much today as it did a year ago.
Every pictures tells a story, and reminds me just how much has happened this last year. Every moment has been blessed by God. The song below touches my heart and brings tears every time I hear it. This song is by Casting Crowns, I bought the CD a couple of days ago and I was reading the liner notes and they talk about the words of that song being inspired by a mother who was honoring God through her walk as she nurtured her daughter with a deadly illness. Well that makes me cry even more. I so want to honor God in this storm.
Praise You In This Storm
I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say "Amen"
and it's still raining
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God
Who gives and takes away
Chorus:
I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can't find You
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God
Who gives and takes away
I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth
Notice on the side bar that there is a slideshow/movie A Year With Jack. You can click on the small or medium as of the time I am posting this and you can see a progressive slideshow of Jack that starts about 2 weeks before his diagnosis last year and goes to his 7th birthday this year. Thanks to George and Kristen for making this video posting a reality to me, and to Greg Kendall-Ball who emailed me through some of the beginning stages of how to get this on the blog. I wish I could be more computer literate, but thanks to people who help me along the way I am learning more every day.
In the slideshow are some of the childlife workers, tech's, and the woman crouching down next to him in his wheelchair is his neurosurgeon, Dr. Price. The children at the rehab were some of Jack's friends who were patients along with Jack.
I still am thankful for the blue cross that you will see in the slideshow. When we were still at Children's Hospital, I think it was the day of the surgery, maybe the next day, I was taking a bit of a break from the hospital room and was looking in the gift shop. I remember feeling like Jack was broken, I know that sounds weird and wrong, but I was so afraid that he was going to die, when I saw this cross I broke down in tears in the gift shop. When I read those words I realized that brain tumor and all Jack was perfect. He was wonderfully made. Robin and Guy Saylor bought us that cross from the gift shop and had it delivered to Jack's room after I talked about how much those words calmed my spirit, gave me hope. The blue cross is hanging in Jack and Derek's room and it means just as much today as it did a year ago.
Every pictures tells a story, and reminds me just how much has happened this last year. Every moment has been blessed by God. The song below touches my heart and brings tears every time I hear it. This song is by Casting Crowns, I bought the CD a couple of days ago and I was reading the liner notes and they talk about the words of that song being inspired by a mother who was honoring God through her walk as she nurtured her daughter with a deadly illness. Well that makes me cry even more. I so want to honor God in this storm.
Praise You In This Storm
I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say "Amen"
and it's still raining
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God
Who gives and takes away
Chorus:
I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can't find You
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God
Who gives and takes away
I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth
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