Scars

I've been meaning to do this one for awhile now but I was without my computer for about 4 weeks and also was trying to decide if I would continue to blog or not. But here it goes:


Skyler's back from scoliosis, fused ribs, and chest wall deformities. This picture shows his scars from all his back surgeries that he has had and will continue to have.



Amazing medicine at it's best. The devices that saved his life. I am so proud of him that he would allow me to take these pictures. For those for didn't know him when he was littlier he would never have allowed me to take these pictures. But now he is not shy or ashamed of who or how he is. I hope this lasts forever.
This is another picture of Skyler where he had his abdominal hernia removed when he was just 10 days old and his drain tube from his first spine surgery at 10 months.



This is just a picture of John and one of the many scars he has gotten from working. Many of the pictures didn't turn out like I wish they would have or they were to gruesome to post. Like the memories of the scars when he was assaulted and left helpless at the side of the road. But we've moved on and learned a lot but haven't forgot.



These are pictures of the adventure I underwent last year with 5 surgeries and the reminder that I am very lucky to have made it out of one of them. But I don't regret trying it. I'm just saddened that it didn't work out like we all wished, dreamed, and hoped it would.




Scars are a part of life. They are who makes us who we are. I look at the scars on my body and can tell you about most of them. I have a scar on my arm that reminds me not to talk on the phone and straighten your hair at the same time. The lessons that we have gained from these scars. I look at the scars on my children especially Skyler and how proud I am of those scars and who he's become. If you think of scars really they can tell a story. We should not be ashamed of our scars. For instance, look at the scars that our on Jesus' hands. They are for us and they paved a path for us. I guess what I'm saying is these are only scars that you can see but I know that at least I have inner scars as well but as they've healed they have strengthened me. I'm not ashamed of them for without them I would not be who I am today and without my Savior's scars I could not return home to dwell with him and my Father in Heaven. So in closing I am so thankful for ALL of my scars and you should be too.