Empathy

I blogged a couple of weeks ago about a multitude of feelings that I was having. I ended up deleting the post because from the moment I published it I was worried about how it would be received. To be honest all those feelings had came from one particular incident. Those feelings have now subsided for the time being but I know they can resurface at any time. See this is all part of the journey......the question is whether your strong enough to make it through or shall I say whether you have enough faith to get you through.

I do believe that you have to live it to understand. It's hard not to resent those "unaffected" who fail to pray for us or ask us how we are doing in a time of need...but see we forget that we were those "unaffected" people once too. I was convicted and brought to my knees in a sobbing mess one day after my friend, who has become very dear to me, said "Christy they just don't know! We are in Holland. They're in Italy.....remember"? How could I have already forgotten, it hadn't been that long that I posted it on my blog for others to read. If you didn't read my previous blog "But I'm suppose to be in Italy" you need to read it before going any further. I have had the privilege of meeting some pretty amazing families because I am in Holland. And as my friend said "maybe someday we will have the luxury of visiting Italy, but we will have a great appreciation for it because we got the privilege of seeing Holland first".

I think whether affected or unaffected by CHD we all can relate to the below.  We all have things that we deal with in our lives and it is important to know that we can ALL make a difference.  We just need to slow down and take in the moments of life.  You might make a difference in someone's life just with a simple hug!!