Yesterday, guest blogger Kathy Guzzo described how helpless she sometimes felt parenting her children with special needs and how God taught her to change her focus. Today, she’s back with an acrostic about what God taught her to do.
What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do, Part 2
Recently, I put down on paper four things I feel God taught me to do when I don’t know what to do and they are all based on L – O- V – E.
When Out of Options, Practice LOVE
L – I need to LISTEN to my heart, because a parent’s instinct is strong and because God speaks in a still small voice.
O – I need to keep my arms and my heart OPEN for unexpected encouragement and hugs that I can give as well as receive.
V – I need to be willing to admit and VOICE my feelings regarding the current situation to someone I trust will truly listen.
E – I need to EMBRACE the life I have each day regardless of it’s trials, because I have no idea what tomorrow will bring.
I Still Struggle
Even 10 years after our daughter’s diagnosis, in my heart I still struggle with wanting to do something for her, to make her illness go away, to take care of her, but in my head I know that isn’t possible. So I try to follow the formula for LOVE, God has given me, which helps me look at life and it’s trials differently.
Kathy Isn’t Alone
Listen
Open
Voice
Embrace
Good advice, don’t you agree? Thanks, Kathy for sharing what you learned. If you appreciate Kathy’s acrostic, leave a comment.
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These two posts could not have come at a better time! Right now we are in the midst of seeking some further opinions/diagnoses for our daughter so I have been struggling with feelings of not knowing what to do almost daily! (which doctor do I take her to? does she need a different type of educational setting? does she really need the further testing? etc.)
The acrostic was so creative and helpful to remember. I think I will type it out and print off to hang somewhere visible as a reminder to just LOVE even when I feel like I don’t know what to do.
Thanks for sharing these great posts from Kathy!
These two posts could not have come at a better time! Right now we are in the midst of seeking some further opinions/diagnoses for our daughter so I have been struggling with feelings of not knowing what to do almost daily! (which doctor do I take her to? does she need a different type of educational setting? does she really need the further testing? etc.)
The acrostic was so creative and helpful to remember. I think I will type it out and print off to hang somewhere visible as a reminder to just LOVE even when I feel like I don’t know what to do.
Thanks for sharing these great posts from Kathy!