Letting Go

Have you ever had a child who underwent surgery, testing, illnesses - anything that caused you to worry without having any control over the situation?

Sitting outside on the clinic patio in the 80 degree sun, I waited for the nurse to come get me. The surgery was not a long procedure. We'd been in this position before, several years earlier with one of the boys. It's hard to let them go, even when you know it's for their own good.

When the surgery was first scheduled, my natural inclination was to worry. But I made a choice - I turned her over to God. She's His after all. As much as I love her, He loves her more. That's hard to imagine, considering the depth of my love! He would not and will not leave her. He wants what is best for her too. The cool thing is that He always knows what that is, even when I flounder for answers.

"Paula, she's waking up. She did well."

Of course, she did. She's her Heavenly Father's child.