No, No, and No

Okay, so no one likes to see their children suffering, but are there any other moms out there besides me who are absolutely anxious over a little fever and vomiting or is it just the control freak in me going nuts because I can't fix it and make her better?!?! I mean, seriously...Hannah was in bed before 7:30 p.m. last night and once she was asleep, Kevin and I sat down to watch a movie...I had little twinges of guilt all evening because I wasn't righ there by her side. She hadn't started puking yet, just fever of 102, but still...shouldn't I have been right there when she had a bad dream? Yes, self-talk did help...every time I felt that guilty twinge, I would tell myself that she was where she needed to be to get better and no amount of my hovering would make her better any faster. Then I whispered a prayer for healing and mentally re-engaged in the movie.

This morning started out at 5:30am with Hannah begging to get out of bed, then deciding she might need to throw up...yup, let the puke-fest begin...actually, it's not been that bad. As a matter of fact, I think the worst part was when I dozed off after setting my half-drank cup of coffee on the arm of the sofa. I was startled awake by Hannah coughing, thinking she was about to throw up...well down went the coffee cup and coffee between the arm of the sofa, me and the pillow...drenched my pjs, pillow and the sofa cushion...UGH! Why did I put that cup there to begin with?!?!

So, now we're hungry...it's time for breakfast. Kevin has gone to the auction in Perkins.... Those of you who know me know that I don't have any problem telling Hannah, "No." when it's necessary, but this morning she's asked for pancakes and biscuits and gravy several different times...this is after a morning of throwing up water, mucus and those two bites of banana we had her eat to try to help the dry heaves go away....The weekends are the only time I make those foods, so I did not like having to tell her that she couldn't eat those kinds of foods this morning because they might be too heavy for her upset tummy...so she asked if she felt better tomorrow, would I fix biscuits and gravy then.

Today we were supposed to go to Lahoma for a graduation...it's a beautiful day outside and I'm not sure we're going to be able to get outside and enjoy much of it. The birds are singing, the sun is shining and it's a cool, May morning. Thank you, LORD for your gift of today. Thank you for removing Hannah's fever and the virus that is making her tummy act like the Silver bullet at Frontier City!

Hope you all have a blessed day!