Giving thanks... feeling peace

As the mother of an immuno-suppressed child, I have to admit this whole swine flu thing has been making me a bit nervous.  We've been watching it unfold, and can't help wondering how far it will spread, and how severe it will be.

This morning I woke up to the news of the first U.S. death due to the flu.  It was a 23 month old in Texas. 

Friends.... that hits close to home, in more ways that one.  

I cried.  I cried for that family, and I cried for mine.

It is tempting to let fear take over, and I admitted to God that I was scared.

And then I remembered all He has brought Alan through:

God has safely carried Alan (and our family) through surgery as a newborn, liver disease, transplant, pneumonia, and multiple sepsis episodes.  Those were are real and definite threats to Alan, and look at him today!

This flu is out there.  It is a risk.  And although there are many good precautions we can take, there are no guarantees.  But I know my God can handle it.  Whatever happens, His grace is sufficient.  Praise His name, I don't have to fear!

"Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. . . Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always." Psalm 105:1 & 4