New York: Round 1

Over the course of Henley’s life I’ve made it my mission as her mom to try to help her walk through all that she has experienced with a balanced perspective. Sometimes we go through seasons of hard and painful stuff, but if we aren’t careful of our mindset, it can take up permanent residence in our soul. As a mom, I’m doing my best to factor in not only the present moments, but the long term mental recall of everything Henley is walking through during these crucial years in her development. My goal is to help her develop a mindset and attitude towards the challenges she faces that will help her to be able to confidently and calmly walk through hard things while being able to advocate for herself and know what it looks like to trust her God given instincts when things aren’t right.

In our home we don’t  pretend that things aren’t hard. We know that what we are dealing with totally sucks, it’s not fair, it’s painful, it’s uncertain, it’s anxiety ridden and it’s physically and emotionally taking a toll on all of us. But none of that discounts the fact that these times can be really important character building moments. I truly believe that a test makes way for a testimony and the Lord will use our testimony for great things if we let Him. Part of that is being brave enough to speak when it’s easier to stay silent.

When we found out that we were going to have to come to New York early in order to be able to meet with Dr Greenfield face to face before surgery, we decided to add in an extra day or two and have some fun in the city before we spent a lot of it…not having fun. So Henley and I are here packing it all in. We’ve done things on this trip that we’ve never done before and we’ve managed to have a good time. Mixed in with a pre-op anesthesia meeting, bloodwork, and a sit down with Dr G about the big day next week. I’m thankful for a bunch of saved up airline miles and hotel points that have allowed us to infuse some extra days of fun into our schedule.

Now we’re heading back to Texas for one last horse show before the big day! Thank you so so much for all of you who have messaged and texted and who are praying. You have no idea how encouraging it is to hear from people I haven’t heard from in years. It blesses me more than you even know. ♥️