I just wanted to wish everyone a very happy and healthy Mother’s Day Sunday! As most of you know, my mom has not been well and has been dying of emphysema. Well the good Lord has given us a gift of reprieve. For about a month now, she has been doing excellent, and has been living "normal" as a person with paper thing lungs can. I almost forgot she was dying until the results of her last xray came back last week indicating her lungs have worsened yet again. The power of pray can be amazing if you call in it. She has been so happy. Today I am spending the entire day with her. What a joy. Never take your own mom for granted, that is for sure! Even a normal day with my is spectacular today. May God bless each of you and keep you all healthy and safe.

I am attaching my usual Mother’s Day greeting I do every year. I hope you don’t mind.

God bless!

    

For the mom who mourned the loss of having a healthy child at birth. To later realize a child with a medical handicap is even more of a special blessing than any healthy child she could have ever had. This one is for you.

 

For the mom that beat her self up feeling she failed her newborn in some way wondering what she did wrong during her pregnancy that caused their CAH. For her to later find out there was nothing she did intentionally to cause CAH and find that forgiveness in her infant’s smiling eyes. This one is for you.

 

For the mom that realized the true meaning of motherhood, the first time they watched their infant have blood drawn. For her to later realize, what doesn’t kill them makes them stronger. This one is for you.

 

For the mom that chose to grow their child in their hearts instead of their womb and adopt a child with CAH, not only once but twice. This one is for you.

 

For the grandmother that lovingly opened her home and restarted her life with her grandchild, this one is for you.

 

For the mother that learned and educated herself in the CAH world of the unknown, and found that knowledge is power over CAH. This one is for you.

 

For the mother who discovered her daughter had CAH, and decided the world needed to be more educated so she formed a foundation to care. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that hears, “Mommy, I don’t feel good.” and have it cause her heart to skip a beat. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that sits by her sleeping child’s bedside and prays and watches them battle a high fever or virus. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that grieved for their child that was taken back to heaven. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that had to answer the hard questions CAH has to offer. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that anguished over the choice to have surgery for their daughter or not. To later find out their daughter grew up healthy and happy for the choice they made for them. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that had to let her child go to that first day of school or daycare even though they had many fearful thoughts that no one could care for their child like they could. To later find out they could. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that knows letting her children with CAH live normal lives without sheltering them is healthy and makes them stronger. This one is for you.

 

For the mothers in the past that lost their children because there was either no newborn screening, or any kind of treatment to sustain their lives like we have today. This one is for you.

 

For the mother today that has their children today because of newborn screening, and a medical treatment that helps their children with CAH lead normal healthy lives today. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that questioned her faith because her child was diagnosed with CAH. To later find out that it brought her closer to her faith instead. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that dreams of a cure for CAH, and have faith it will come. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that celebrates good blood work results, weight and height gains or losses for their children, and perfect bone age results. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that has to give that last Lupron shot. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that gives the growth hormone shots to her son as she wonders if it is all worth it. To later see him grin as he measures his height and sees he is taller than the kid next to him. This one is for you.

 

For the mother that finds the courage to give that Solu-Cortef shot. To later find out it not only made them feel better but it saved their lives. This one is for you.

 

For all the things I could go on and on about being a mother that has a child with CAH. This one is for you. Why? Because you are special. You have endured this battle against CAH and have won. Remember that knowledge is power. Our children rely on us to have that power. Happy Mothers day everyone. God bless!   

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I just read a beautiful book you can all suggest as a Mother’s day gift idea for yourselves. (wink) It is called, “Let Me Hold You Longer” by Karen Kingbury. It is a sweet book about celebrating the “lasts” with our children. We always remember our firsts with our children. First tooth, first step, first smile. We never remember the “last’s”. The last time we fed them a bottle or breast fed them in our arms. The last time we rocked them to sleep or held their hands to steady them so they could learn to walk. Would we have held them longer if we knew it was their lasts? Would we have taken the time to really enjoy those moments? Take the time today. I believe God calls us to motherhood. When He adds CAH to the mix of motherhood, He is just telling you, that He trusts you just that much more. He thinks enough of you to bless you with this special child. And I believe you are ALL doing a great job. God bless!