YOU SEE, THEIR WERE TRY OUTS FOR HER CHURCH CHRISTMAS PLAY, GABBY HAS BEEN IN THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR ,HOWEVER THIS YEAR IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY ARE HAVING A PLAY . GABBY GAVE HER ALL LIKE ALWAYS AND WAS VERY EXCITED . SHE TRIED OUT FOR THE BIG PART, YES, THAT ONE SPECIAL LADY HER NAME IS "MARY"
WELL, GABBY DID NOT MAKE THE CUT FOR THE PLAY .THEY SAID SHE WILL HAVE A POSITION BUT THAT IS STILL UNDECIDED : I DO WISH THAT THEYSHOULD HAVE
TOLD EVERY ONE AND NOT LEFT IT UNDECIDED THAT SEEMED UNFAIR :HOWEVER AS FAR AS THE ROLE AND THE PART IN THE PLAY IT WAS A NO, AS DISAPPOINTED AS GABBY AND MY SELF WERE, WE EXPLAINED TO GABBY THAT IT IS OK AND SOMEONE ELSE RECEIVED THAT CHANCE AND MAYBE NEXT TIME WILL BE HER TIME.
WHAOOO! THAT WAS TUFF CAUSE AS A PARENT I WAS UPSET AND WONDERING WHY NOT MY DAUGHTER? SHE GAVE HER ALL, AND I WAS SAD FOR HER AND YES I WAS TEARY EYED.
THEN I SPOKE TO A GOOD FRIEND (MISTY) AND SHE HELPED ME OUT; SHE MADE ME REALIZE THAT GOD HAS SOMETHING BIGGER IN STORE AND SO SHE DIDN'T GET IT,
SO WHAT, KEEP TRYING AND MAYBE NEXT TIME ,LIKE I HAVE TOLD GABBY, I TRIED AND TRIED OUT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL CHEER LEADING TEAM AND NEVER MADE THE CUT, SO I EXPLAINED THAT YES IT HURTS AND GOD IS NOT PUNISHING HER LIKE SHE THOUGHT
SHE ASKED "WHY DOESN'T GOD WANT ME IN THE PLAY?" I REPLIED "HE HAS SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER"
SHE SAY'S "OH, WILL I FINALLY GET THE STUDENT OF THE MONTH AWARD?"
I TOLD HER KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK YOU WILL SEE. EVER HEAR THAT SAYING :
GOD GIVES AND TAKES AWAY

SO TRUE, YES, HE GAVE HER SPOT IN THE PLAY TO ANOTHER CHILD, HOWEVER, HE GRANTED ANOTHER WISH THAT SHE HAS WISHED FOR EVERY YEAR IN SCHOOL DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
WHAT IS THAT WISH YOU ASK?
WELL EVERY YEAR GABBY WANTS TO BE THE SIGN HOLDER IN THE HALLOWEEN FALL PARADE AND EVERY YEAR THEY PICK SOME ONE ELSE, WELL IT IS CHOSEN BY THE STUDENTS THEY ALL WRITE DOWN THE TWO BEST COSTUMES AND THE WINNER S GET TO HOLD THE SIGN, WELL GUESS WHAT THIS YEAR GABBY WAS CHOSEN . AMEN TO THAT, THE SMILE ON HER FACE WAS GLORIFIED AND HAPPY AS CAN BE THAT SHE WAS PICKED TO BE THE SIGN HOLDER , THIS IS REAL BIG . THE BEST PART WAS MY DAUGHTER SAID "" MOMMY GOD GRANTED ME A LONG AWAITED WISH, GO ME"! I WAS THRILLED TO SEE MY DAUGHTER WHO I ALMOST MISSED CAUSE I WAS LOOKING BEYOND THE FRONT LIKE ALWAYS TO SEE HER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LINE AND SHE WAS ALL SMILES WAITING FOR ME TO NOTICE, OH MY GOSH I ALMOST MISSED IT, THANK GOD THAT SHE SAID "MOMMY LOOK AT ME"!! HOW AWESOME THE DAY HAS BEEN SO FAR.
SO THEN I WAS READING MCK MAMAS POST TODAY AND I ALSO WAS READING ANGIE'S POST AND BOTH GAVE THIS MESSAGE WHICH WAS THE TITLE OF MY WHOLE STORY .

"JESUS GIVES AND TAKES "
SO WHEN I SAW THE LATEST PICTURES I HAD TO POST IT . AND ALONG WITH THE SIGN HOLDER PICTURE. THIS WAS BIG , AND GIVEN AT SUCH A GOOD TIME IN GABBY;S LIFE IT WAS HER UNANSWERED PRAYER , IT WAS HER WHY?
IT WAS EVERY THING TO HER. SO ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR DAY CAUSE I KNOW MY SIGN HOLDER IS ALL SMILES GOD BLESS AND
JESUS THANK YOU FOR GRANTING GABBY THIS WISH AT THIS TIME TO MAKE HER FEEL WORTHY IN YOUR EYES , YOU ARE GOOD YOU ARE GREAT AND DESERVE ALL MY PRAISE ALWAYS AMEN.
3 comments:
AMen and Amen.. I too read MckMama's and Angie's blog and well with me not having any children I totally understood the gives and takes away and im certainly FINALLY okay with that fact that He gave my baby 8weeks of life in my womb for me to love and took away after 11weeks. I am so on top of that verse in the book of Job. I am so glad your daughter was the sign holder and even though she didn't make Mary its ok there is a reason! May God bless you and your family.
You're a good mom, Michelle. Love what you taught Gabby in this whole situation.
thNKS FOR COMMENTING EVERY ONE WHAT A TUFF WEE FOR GABBY !! HAPPY NEXT WEEK EVERY ONE!!
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