The eternal question of “Why do bad things happen to good people?” is a hard one to answer.
There is one situation that comes to mind when I hear this question. It involves my best friend from school and the car accident that completely changed her life. Why did she go through that trauma? Why is her life so markedly different that what she expected? Why did this happen to her?
We lost a cousin this week. He was only 39 and left behind a wife and two young children. Why did this happen? Why are these children not going to grow up with their Daddy?
And the most significant question I have is “Why does my five year old have to suffer with his hemophilia?” Yesterday was absolutely the worst day ever with his hemophilia (you can read about it here). “Why does my precious son have to endure constant infusions, hospitalizations, and pain? What did he do for this to be his reality”?
I don’t think God “designates” a person to have a medical condition or “lot” in life. It’s not something we can ever understand (this is a complete other blog posting….).
What I do know is that God was present in our terrible day today. He was there when Christian came back from his x-rays to a new, red fire truck. God was there when the Child Life worker came in to calm him down while playing with an iPad. And God was with us when the hematologist looked at me and simply said “he needs a new port.”
Everything happens for a particular reason and I am glad the events of the day unfolded the way they did. Even though we are in the hospital for several days, we are definitely where we need to be.
Today I Am Thankful For:
1. Good IV’s
2. Cookies and milk
3. A shower after a day of running around
4. Darkness
5. Suitcase surprises
