A good first day!

I am feeling very encouraged and happy at the moment, I just had to share it with you. This morning as Ethan was in his class at school, talking to his friends. I saw a glimpse, of the old Ethan, the one that exists off of prednisone. I saw my son, smile and joking with his classmates for the first time in 6 months. If you haven't experienced life on prednisone, you have no idea what I am talking about. But there is an obvious change in Ethan when is on and off prednisone. When I went to say goodbye to Ethan he said to me"See you, wouldn't want to be you", as he looked up at me with his mischievous smile. To know Ethan, this is something he thinks is funny and used to say and hasn't said to me in a very long time. For the first time in over 6 months, I left the school thinking, this was going to be good day! I had less anxiety as I went about my day, instead of constantly looking at the time and phone to see if I had missed the school's call. 

To those who are healthy, this might seem like such a small thing, but it such a huge thing in our world. My Mom best explained it to me, as Jewel's, God's gifts to me. A simple reminder in the smallest thing that God is still with me, encouraging me even when I may doubt that he is there.   The following verse has taken on new meaning for me and it has become one of my favourites.

Isaiah 39: 29-31

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles;they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.