So much to be thankful for

This morning we had the opportunity to have a little talk about how lucky it was that Levi has braces, and walker, and canes, and good doctors. We talked about how some children really need these things and don't have the means of getting them...

This thought has really got to me today, and the reality of what that would be like for some families? That they dont have the means to do something that seems so mandatory to us in america, such a hopeless thought. Or even back to the fact that we live in a place that could do so many incredible surgeries to help Levi and other children have a fantastic quality of life, whereas some children could easily face mortality because of the fact that they dont have this care.

In america we have this easy choice, but also there are families that don't have the means to do things even here in the US. So does their choice to wait on medical procedures and getting assistive devices because they don't want to go into debt for it make them a worse parent than the one who has the good insurance, or the one that is willing to go into debt over it? Just really had me thinking about the expectation to get what someone needs at all cost, versus living in your means in the medical world here in the US. I would hate to be thought of as a lesser parent because I couldn't provide that for my child, and was trying to do the right thing financially for my family as well.

I am certain in our lifetime with Levi we will be faced with some very expensive costs, and have to ask ourselves what the greater importance is. (uggggh) But in the meantime, we are SOOO thankful for our insurance, and that so far we have been fully covered for everything he has had to go through, and we are thankful to have options with Dr's and procedures, and equipment..( I mean we can pick colors even!!). I can't imagine the sadness that some have to face given the same circumstance in another part of the world. 

Thank you Lord for this provision for our family