I am Blessed - A Shout Out to the Lundberg Family!

I have been trying to find the right words to express how much the Lundberg family means to me for so long; but yet there are never enough adequate words to describe how much of a true blessing they are and have been in my life. I have been nannying for their family since September of 2012, when Luke, who is now almost 3, was barely 3 months old, and Gabby, who is almost 5, was barely 2. They have been an absoulte God-send and I truly believe that it was God who made the two of our paths meet and who has worked in mysterious ways to keep us together. I worked for them for about a year, and then was accepted for an internship at Primary Children's Hospital, that was to last about 5 months. There was no guarantee of a job offer at Primary's, so we played it by ear and when a job still wasn't available by February of 2014, Jason and Rossanne asked me to come back to their family. There was no doubt in my mind that it was right decision for me at the time, and I jumped on the offer! Its now May of 2015, and I know that going back was the best thing for me. I started to deteriorate health-wise, and there would have been no way I could have kept up with a job at the hospital with how I was feeling each day. Jason and Rossanne have always been SO understanding and beyond flexible with any appointments I would have, or any time I just couldn't make it to work. I can't imagine how hard that was for them to rearrange their own work schedules because of something that was happening with me, but they always did. They always made sure that my health was first and foremost, and never made me feel like I was a burden on them. I am so grateful for them. When I told them I was going to be listed for a second transplant, I immediately knew how much I meant to them. I've always known, but hearing Rossanne's reaction meant the world to me and I knew without a doubt in my mind that they would be there for me in any way possible throughout the crazy ride, which they have. I worried about what would happen when I got the call - as they can't take off excessive days because of my own health issues. It's not like it is a scheduled surgery that you can plan around - I worried that I would literally be there one day, and the next I would have gotten a transplant and started down the road of a long recovery, where I wouldn't be back for several months. What would they do? Find a nanny overnight? They reassured me not to stress and not to worry about it, so I did my best to do just that - especially because we thought it would be so long before I would even get the transplant, and in that case, the kids could have even been in school by then. It was all unknown, but I tried to take it a day at a time.

It was absolutely Jason, Rossanne, and Rossanne's parents (Glafira and Pete) that brought me back closer to my faith and God over the past several weeks. I knew I needed something, someone, to lean on that is bigger than me when I found out I would be going through a second transplant. 1 John 4:4 states that "greater is he that is in you, than he that is living in the world." I started going to church with them, and have loved it since day one. I've been reading the Bible daily and studying the words that speak so clear to me as I face this trial in my life. Rossanne is always willing to talk to me about any questions I might have; and makes me feel like I can be open with her about anything. I am so thankful to her for leading me down this path that will make me a better person, and don't think she will ever know the true impact she has had on my husband's and my life. I read somewhere during one of my days waiting on the transplant list a quote that really hit home for me. "This moment in the middle will not last forever. There will be an end, an answer, and a promise. But right here and now, you have the privilege of journeying with the Lord. Enjoy the journey; for I have found that we come to know Him best in the moments we need Him most. Years from now, when you look back, you might discover that this moment, right here in the middle, was one of the most precious moments of your life. Because it led your heart to His." Now that the "middle" came and went much quicker than expected and I have my miracle, I will still certainly seek Him and bring my heart closer to His in each way that I can.

Needless to say, I have been beyond blessed by God to be in the Lundberg's lives, as I have been blessed to have them in my own. They are not employers, they are not friends - they are FAMILY. I love that curly-qued little girl that I still imagine in diapers and eating ice cream and churros with at Cowabunga Bay. I love little Lukey, who I also still imagine as so small, cuddled up in his pajamas and drinking a bottle - always playing with my hair to fall asleep for a nap. It is so crazy to think about how big they are getting - that Gabby willl be in Kindergarten and Luke in preschool at the start of August. If I had my way, they would stay little forever; but regardless; I will always love them like they are my own. 

To Rossanne and Jason - thank you for everything you have done for me and continue to do. You have been there for me in every way possible and there is no way to explain my gratitude towards the both of you. I love you and love your family so much. 

I got to FaceTime with them today for the first time since my surgery. I think I had the biggest smile on my face yet! I already miss them so much, and can't wait to be back up and at 'em, once I recover, with all the energy in the world!