I vowed these words at an altar not so long ago and boy, am
I getting my chance to prove them now. I sincerely apologize to you if you have
been the recipient ear to my laments lately, as I have humbly found I am not so
great at this sacrificially supportive wife thing. Sweet husBen has recently
been saddled with a little illness (gastroparesis) and I am helplessly determined
to encourage him through it (helplessly being the keyword here). I so wish I could take this pain from
him, or even share half of it with him, but I am unable. I do not know enough
or have the right guns at this point in my life. I am constantly reminding
myself to be patient, as I foster his patience, to persevere as I encourage his
perseverance, and to keep proper prospective, as his perspective in this trial
is crucial. Short of joining him
in his Ensure diet purely for solidarity’s sake, I plan to try out some soups
and soft foods for alternate nourishment when he is ready. I apologize in
advance for the upcoming pseudo-baby food recipes (just kidding, who doesn’t
like soup?), but as I promised the kid, I will always love him, in sickness and
in health.
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