Last night I tossed and turned in bed - worrying about the kids, feeling angry at myself for loosing my patience with them so often while they're sick and need my love and comfort more than ever. Feeling sorry for myself because I hadn't gotten enough sleep, I didn't get done what I wanted to do and many other things. Oh, I have lot of growing up to do. I settled my heart by asking our Blessed Mother to help me, I prayed to Amelia while getting her to sleep and slowly drifted off myself. I was still waking a lot because Amelia was burning up with a fever last night though and I remembered this prayer that Jen sent me not to long ago. I got the Ibuprofen down my sick little girl, checked Landen and went back to sleep. Amelia is doing so much better today and Landen's cold seems to be lessening. I need to remember that I don't have to take it all on myself, and when feeling overwhelmed there is always a place to turn. Why can't I just remember that? I'm working on it, striving to draw closer to him daily. It's a lot of work.
Prayer For a Sick Child
O Saint Gerard, who, like the Savior, loved children so tenderly and by your prayers freed many from disease and even from death; graciously look down upon the distressed parents who plead with thee for their child’s health if such be the Will, of God. Present their promise to God to bring up the child a good Christian and to guard it by word and example against the fatal leprosy of sin. This favor we implore thee, O sainted Brother, through the tender love with which Jesus and Mary blessed thy own innocent childhood. Amen.
3 comments:
Great prayer. I copied and pasted it onto my iGoogle sticky. :)
I hope that your babies feel better soon! It sounds like our kids got the same or similar bug. If so, the worst is almost.
It IS alot of work! It's hard not to lose your patience!
That is a good idea to pray to Mary..she knows what it's like..not to say God doesn't know something but you know what I mean I hope.
My heart goes out to you this week--I know exactly how you feel! I have no idea why in the world everyone is getting sick now in the middle of summer like its flu season, but it seems like there are sick people everywhere we go! I saw a lady who was making our food at a restaurant the other day coughing and hacking like she was waaaay too sick to be at work...RIGHT INTO HER GLOVED HANDS! I'm like, "Please, people, don't you know I have a kid and when that kid gets sick, my world pretty much stops???!" Landon spent all of yesterday crying and throwing fits--I lost my patience--today, he's having diarrhea and puling at his ear (bad mom of the year award!!). I feel that same guilt...I should be that cozy, comforting mom who says and does all of the right things--Kids need that soooo much! I hope the kids get better really fast and that Landon's "stuff" vanishes before it turns into anything worse. I'm thinking about you and praying for you!
*hugs*
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