Isn’t it weird how perspective hits you when you need it most? When you are just about to throw yourself a giant pity party, you hear or see something and it puts everything just far enough back that you can see a bit more clearly how terrible your life really isn’t. Yes I said that right. You can now see how truly blessed you are and it overwhelms your heart so much that you often can not stop praying for the person or family that gave you the perspective. And do you know what? That’s a wonderful thing. To have something hit so close to home that the you feel like one of the only ways to help those who are going through a tougher time than yourself is to pray for them. So not only does perspective bring you closer to God, it also gives you first hand experience to how powerful prayer actually is.

I originally thought that the Wendel Clan started 2019 off pretty rough. Tessie was admitted for RSV on New Years Day after battling what I thought was a cold for the 5 days prior to that. She had to be put on oxygen to help maintain her sats and was suctioned a couple time a day to help her get the mucus out. I of course had a melt down because I thought what kind of a mom let’s their baby get so sick that they have to be hospitalized?! I was putting my myself in the terrible mom category because of the admission. But after a few minutes into my pity party, I began to wonder why I had one in the first place. I can’t think of anything I could’ve done differently that would have kept her out of that hospital room. Actually, the stuff I did do prevented her from having to get an IV and I think that is a pretty good accomplishment. And then the perspective came. A sweet little girl from my hometown was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had to undergo a 12 hour surgery. And my heart broke. It made me thankful for “just RSV”. It made me stopping thinking about “how bad” I had it and start thinking of all the different prayers I could say to help get this little girl and her family through this speed bump of life. It made me pray harder than I have in quite some time.

Perspective is all around us. We shouldn’t wait till heart ache strikes for us to even catch a glimpse of it. It’s ok to be sad about our own situations that we and/or our family or children are in sometime. That’s not the problem. The problem is, that without perspective, we often forget to pray for others. And sad or difficult or heart breaking things shouldn’t be the only thing that provides us perspective. Perspective is out there my friends. We just have to open our eyes and tilt our heads just right so that we are able to see it. And finally, I hope each and every one of you chose to seize the day today for the little girl who underwent brain surgery today. I hope you prayed through your perspective harder than you have prayed in awhile and realized how powerful prayer through perspective really is. And I hope your family stays healthy this winter season. Cheers to 2019!

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