But Then I Remembered

     As this health crisis with my niece has reminded me, I am thankful to live in a time and place of good medical treatment. In years past Amanda would have died, if not from the lupus, from the MAS that was destroying her blood cells.

•   But then I remembered, I would not have known about Amanda's disease before irradiation and thyroid supplements because I would have died ten years ago from Grave's Disease.

•   And then I remembered, Amanda would not have been born at all before Caesarean surgery because her mom would have died in childbirth with Alex.

•   But then I remembered, Robyn would have died or been severely handicapped before the blood transfusions she had at birth were available, because she had the same blood incompatibility our brother Roddy did.

       Our nation is in a time of anything goes immorality, constitutionally sanctioned murder of the most innocent among us yet, ironically, seeks legal protection from any perceived insult, including conflicting points of view.

•   But then I remember it is also a time of life saving medical technology. 
•   And then I remember God's plan is not limited by time or culture and this is the time He has chosen for Amanda to live, so she could live, and I could live to see it.