Love & MS

View Original

It’s a New Day….

Relying on God to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done. 

C. S. Lewis

I, Silvia, open my eyes to a new day.  The house is quiet as I look out our bedroom window and see a glimpse of the sun fighting to make its way into a new beautiful day.  I say a prayer under my breath, “God, please let today be a good day.”

Miguel was having a lot more challenging days—several falls in a single day type of days.  These were both physically and emotionally draining for him.  As his caregiver it’s so difficult to know how limited my help can be when he is not well.  All I can do is try to anticipate a fall and do my best to remove anything in his way that may seriously hurt him.

You never really know if the day will be a good day or a not so good one.  MS has a way of stripping us both of any sense of control. 

However, Miguel and I are both people of faith and believe at our core that God is in control of our lives and of each new day.  And when days are difficult, we also know that God will give us the strength we need to get through it.

MS gives you a whole new level of appreciation of the blessings and goodness of a new day.

Today is a new day, is a phrase that Miguel and I are all too familiar with because yesterday’s challenges and victories are now in our rear view mirror.

Chin up, head up my friend, today is a new day filled with new hopes and dreams.  Catch the ray of sunshine that is making its way to you.

Your friend,

Silvia