Have Hope!!! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and a Butterfly Story

[Jennifer and Jack]

 About 15 years ago I was really struggling with my diagnoses, my life and how hard things were for me. I am a believer in God... and I would pray, and ask God why if He could , would He not removed the perceived great amount of suffering I felt like I was enduring. I felt like I was a nice person... I didn't get it..

I started dreaming about butterflies.. every night when I went to bed. I would pray and ask God to take this from me because I didn't want to deal with this illness, I wanted to have kids, be healthy and live what was the American dream

. Anyway, I would continue to pray every night and every night I dreamed of butterflies. One day I decided I would research about butterflies on the internet. What I discovered is a butterfly learns to fly by busting out of the cocoon. IN reality if anyone came along and felt sorry for the butterfly and decided to cut the cocoon, the butterfly would fall to the ground and die. Right then and there I knew that God created me to be me and yes he could heal me instantly..but I would not learn to fly, as each struggle in my life have taught me to fly. Every time in my life when I am under great stress or in this case my life outcome was at one point iffy a butterfly shows up. Today when I got home from the hospital I opened yet another gift from from a new dear friend (who did not know my love of butterflies) anyway what showed up was the most beautiful globe of butterflies I have ever seen.

Each one of you, even if it was a kind word or a prayer, you have helped my wings to flap harder and make me feel stronger to fly  and bust out of the cocoon and help me fly. So many of you are so endless in your presents, kind words books and prayers,, Thank you for helping me fly and never doubt my life is good, very, very good, Thanks to God sending all of you to me... Now watch me fly!!!

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

You've been flying all your life Jennifer, it is very apparent and today you busted out of the cocoon!

I am so happy you are home for Christmas, please continue to be you, a wonderful, hopeful, spiritual person.

You are amazing.

I hope your Mom is feeling better and I just know Jack and Molly were ever so happy to have you home!

Merry Christmas and most importantly, Be well!