There's been a lot of sickness lately. Attendance at church has been down the last few weeks (February is usually an "up" month) and we even had to close the church nursery for a week to sanitize and disinfect. The boys and I have had a couple rounds with the flu since New Year's and most families we know have been down the same road.
But Shannon is in a bad way.
Not only is she almost nine months pregnant, she has been sick – a lot. In fact she is sick right now with a virus that the doctor said may be difficult to throw off at this stage in her pregnancy. And this has been the most difficult pregnancy yet, with a myriad of ailments and injuries, some unrelated to pregnancy. With a stress fracture in her foot and inflamation in her hip, she has been hobbling for almost six months. Her emotions have been erratic since before we knew she was pregnant, often leaving her in the position of a passenger on a runaway train – keenly concerned but unable to intervene. And this is only the tip of the physiological iceberg.
At this point, I have a growing apprehensiveness about additional children in our future. Though we're not yet 30, I fear the option of more children has been taken off the table. And though we were not necessarily seeking to go beyond the four boys we have, there's something disquieting about not having the choice – especially for folks who love parenting. But Shannon's health has been so seriously devastated this time around that I cannot prayerfully discern this to be anything other than a "closed door."
Either way, please pray for my dear wife. Mercies from the Lord would be warmly received.
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