I was catching up on my DVR and I watched the Anderson (Him and Dr. Phil are my faves) episode that had Michelle and Jim Bob on to discuss baby Jubilee. I used to watch the Duggars all the time and I am a huge fan but since I have had Fenix it is impossible to watch all my shows. I only watch TV when Fenix is asleep because 1) I feel guilty watching TV while Fenix is awake 2) Even if I did put the TV it is hard to hear it over my crazy banshee child 3) He is distracting with his beautiful perfect self.
As most of you know, Michelle lost her baby at 18 weeks. They went to the Dr. to find out if it was a boy or girl and were told that she had died. My heart broke. I can't imagine. Regardless of how old you are or how many kids you have had, a miscarriage still hurts. You can never measure someone's grief.
What I didn't know was that they were filming during all of this. When they were told that they had lost her baby, Michelle started crying and she said, "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh," and Jim Bob immediately got on his knees next to her and started praying and thanking the Lord for the time they had with Jubilee and thanking Him for everything else He had given them.
Whoa.
That moved me to the point of tears.
I can honestly and unfortunately say, God forbid, if anything like that happened to me, the last thing I would want to do is thank the Lord. I am sure the emotions I would be feeling would be anything but thanks. That is, however, what God calls us to do, regardless of what is going on in your life.
What I didn't know was that they were filming during all of this. When they were told that they had lost her baby, Michelle started crying and she said, "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh," and Jim Bob immediately got on his knees next to her and started praying and thanking the Lord for the time they had with Jubilee and thanking Him for everything else He had given them.
Whoa.
That moved me to the point of tears.
I can honestly and unfortunately say, God forbid, if anything like that happened to me, the last thing I would want to do is thank the Lord. I am sure the emotions I would be feeling would be anything but thanks. That is, however, what God calls us to do, regardless of what is going on in your life.
1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 – "Be joyful always; pray continually;
give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
I really look up to Michelle and Jim Bob. Their faith and trust in the Lord is definitely something to admire. I also really love the way they raise their children despite all the criticism they always receive.
In today's world, children are so desensitized and overly exposed to the media. It definitely makes me stop and think about how I want to raise my son. Although I could never go to the extreme that they do in regards to sheltering their children from the outside world (we don't live in the country in a huge house on a huge piece of land) I am definitely going to be sheltering Fenix as much as I possible can. There is so much in this world that my son does not need to know about. He has a precious, innocent heart and it is my job to keep it that way as long as I possibly can.
In today's world, children are so desensitized and overly exposed to the media. It definitely makes me stop and think about how I want to raise my son. Although I could never go to the extreme that they do in regards to sheltering their children from the outside world (we don't live in the country in a huge house on a huge piece of land) I am definitely going to be sheltering Fenix as much as I possible can. There is so much in this world that my son does not need to know about. He has a precious, innocent heart and it is my job to keep it that way as long as I possibly can.
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