Thankful and Thoughtful

I I have a friend and this is her blog name "thankful and thoughtful" I am stealing that phrase today...It's how I have been feeling recently.

We are in Alabama right now with Steve for a training he is attending at Maxwell AFB.  The family came along and I was praying that this time would be a time where I could reflect, learn about myself and my relationship with the Lord, spend time with the girls being less busy, and minister to others.

Little did I know that I would be blessed by others while we were here...crazily blessed.

The other day I needed paprika...I put it out there on the "SOS Facebook page" that I needed paprika for my dinner (Steve had the car that day...) within minutes of posting it I had a text from a friend that said, "here is my apt number, come get it."  I got the girls ready and we headed over (just a short walk around the pond).  I got there and she let me use some of her essential oils that are supposed to help with allergies...Because earlier in the day I was telling her about my issues with allergies.

Two other "new friends" have asked how Lucy has been sleeping because that is a constant struggle in the Klenke household.

I met a friend who lives basically next door to me in Colorado....

Our upstairs neighbors are incredible...They drive Steve to work all the time so I can have the car, take out our trash, and bring us ice cream after we have to take our kids to the ER for the afternoon (trip to the ER was fine, Lucy just fell and hit her head..She is OK).

To top it off...Today I met someone with the EXACT same issues with NAIT that we have...Her daughter turned three TODAY and she has another little one who is not far behind Lucy.  Her story is almost identical to ours....IVIG, brain bleed, low platelets, hospital transfers, the list goes on.  I am blown away....Never in a million years did I think I would MEET someone who knows what it was like to have NAIT.  I've contacted people online, exchanged email address', but never have I talked face to face with a mama who knows what it feels like to get IVIG every week, one who knows what it feels like to have a doctor tell you your baby has a bleed on their brain, one who knows how it feels when someone else says, “oh, it’s an Rh issue, I had that”, one who knows the REAL issue of NAIT and has dealt with it first-hand....I'm in tears right now.  To see her healthy little girl running around was God saying to me, "I've got you Carey"  

Today, I'm thankful and overwhelmed by God’s goodness.