"I'm glad I have you in this difficult thing called life..."

Genesis 2:18 - "The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone.  I will make a helper suitable for him."

Why does God trust me with a diabetic child?  Because God gave me a suitable helper!  I'm not in this alone...

In one of the books I read about raising a child with diabetes, it talks about the mother taking on the primary caregiver role in a parental relationship.  The mother is usually the one that is more comfortable with treatment and is there everyday to get the practice.  The father is usually the one to step back and be there, if needed.

Well, this is not the case in our family.  Shon is most definitely my suitable helper!  We were right there together in the hospital learning how to care for P together.  My weaknesses were his strong suits and his weaknesses were my strengths.  We take turns getting up at 2 am and 4 am to check P's blood glucose levels.  We help each other count carbs, calculate insulin, and give shots.  You might think that this is pretty normal...but, let me go on.

Shon has the privilege of working from home some.  Well, I am so thankful that he has that type of schedule...because for the first three weeks after P's diagnosis...Shon did all the laundry and helped me keep the house cleaned up.  What a blessing!  I would come home from work with clothes baskets full of clean clothes instead of dirty ones!

The first night at the hospital, when things calmed down and we were trying to get some sleep...I told Shon, "I'm glad I have you to go through all this with."  It reminds me of that song, "God Gave Me You" by Dave Barnes.  This song has always been one of my favorites...but it has much more meaning now. Especially the following lines:

On my own I’m only
Half of what I could be
I can’t do without you
We are stitched together
And what love has tethered
I pray we never undo

One morning recently was pretty rushed and busy...when I got to work I had a message from Shon, "Luv U <3."  My reply was, "Thanks.  Love u too.  Glad I have you in this difficult thing called life."