The feeling of peace we had during Evie's hospital stay can not be explained. It was hard for our girl. It was a flashing sign that yet more medical intervention is needed.
It was exhausting. It was emotion loaded.
Yet somehow, I found myself telling friends that we felt hemmed in.
Psalm 139:5 You hem me in-behind and before;
You have laid your hand upon me.
Yes, the hospital was amazing, but the hemming was deeper than that.
It was arriving at the Ronald McDonald House and finding a care package decorated with flowers waiting for us.
It was little Chinese-American, Ohio native friends nourishing us with their kindnesses
and comforting us with their songs.
It was art drawn by the brothers of another special little patient friend.
It was mac n' cheese (served up by RMH volunteers) with a pig-tailed little buddy who fights a similar battle.
It was connection and laughs over egg rolls and pad thai, served up on a rolling tray table between doctor rounds.
It was stories told by THREE mommas who had Evelyn's file before us and love her still.
A reminder of God's perfect sovereignty.
It was "Cookie Wednesday" and too much to say in too short a time with mommas in the Dr. Levitt fan club (and a few bonus China mommas).
(I'm thinking I was taking a little snooze behind the eyelids in this one.)
And when you feel the hemming in, love wins over anxiousness, fear and a hundred unknowns.
Deepest thank you Jennifer, Olivia, Jill, Erin, Erin, Jane, Amy, and Jennifer.
Your encouragement was game changing.
