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{MY FIRST BIG TEST, JUST THREE DAYS IN}

January 7, 2014 Syreena B
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We woke up Friday morning to snow. A lot of it. She was coughing a lot! Her brothers had been sick several days before her. First, my middle boo and then the big one. Things were ok. Sad, but ok. That is, until she started gasping for air and choking up yucky mucus. Our doctors office was closed because of the snow. Thankfully, there is an Urgent Care facility within walking distance to our house. I bundled her up and drove her over. Once we were seen, the nurse had a listen and said that she would like to get an x-ray to ensure there was no fluid present in her lungs. Ummmm, ok… sure. Fine. Problem is… this now means a hospital visit. UGHHH!!! *insert fear flood here*

I didn't think I was afraid. After all, I had been meditating on healing scriptures and had been finding out all that belongs to us as children of God. But the fear feeling flooded me still. I made a couple of phone calls to very specific people. People whom I knew would help me get myself in check and help prepare me for whatever battle that lay ahead. Sure, for now it was just a simple little cold. But, that is not what floods your mind. What flooded my mind was memories of the past. What flooded my mind were very vivid pictures and smells of a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit stay that lasted far too long and was far beyond what this mommy imagined she could handle. 

I didn't think I was afraid but the fear FEELING flooded me and I knew I needed to get it under control. My feelings, that is. Once I had gotten the majority of my emotions in check, I decided which hospital to visit, packed the lady baby up to meet her daddy and headed over. Once we arrived at the hospital I knew for sure that we would get the x-ray back with a negative result and be headed home to enjoy the rest of the snow day. Unfortunately, it didn't go quite that way. The x-ray tech walked back into the waiting room with little bits of fear in her eyes and let us know that it didn't look the greatest. She said her lungs were really "junky" and that if pneumonia wasn't present, it would surely be present sometime soon?!?! We made a call back to the urgent care nurse where she advised us to go ahead and have her admitted to the ER. Once admitted, they let us know that she had what was called RSV (basically a really bad cold in babies that only got worse because of their inability to blow their noses or cough up the tremendous amounts of yucky phlegm that the virus produced).  We were on the verge of getting care instructions and a few medications to take home when her oxygen levels went down lower than they would've liked them to be. And then we were told we had to spend the night!!!  Instead of getting better the news kept getting worse. It was starting to be a constant struggle to get my fear and faith levels under control. Everything in my head wanted to be fearful and expect the worst, but everything in my heart knew that this is just a test of faith. I kept hearing God tell me to rest and just sit back and let him usher me through this process. 

At this point it may seem that I was just completely overreacting to what was just a really bad cold. But for me, it was something more than that. There was fear attached to this little hospital visit of ours. Seeing my oldest baby, as a little boy, hooked up to all the machines, intubated, under anesthesia, on at least 5 to 10 different medications for over a week. His oxygen levels were below 55. His lung had collapsed. He was weak, looked lifeless, and it all seemed like he came out of nowhere. I just remember the doctor telling us that our baby was very, very, very sick. This time around things were different. I knew how to use my faith to see me through a difficult time now. She was admitted, hooked up to an IV, and put on an oxygen monitor. I played with her,  prayed with her, and confessed her healing throughout the night The next day came and she was able to breathe comfortably with her oxygen level staying where it should be. She was making progress but they insisted that she continue to stay and be monitored

As the following night neared and I was ready to be discharge from the hospital it seems as if they wanted her to stay. She had been given an antibiotic for the pneumonia and was being kept comfortable with the RSV but they still had concerns with her ability to eat and produce wet diapers. Problem was the hospital's not the most healing of an environment. There are sick babies all around you. Crying all times of the night, and doctors and nurses entering your room every 30 seconds to check vital signs makes it  very difficult to rest. Very difficult for my lady baby to nurse in peace, she's a nosey one,that girl! So instead of getting anxious I decided to pray. "Lord, open the doors that no man can close and close the doors that no man can open." I would like to take my baby home! At home, I knew I could create an environment of health and healing! I could clean up a nice little cozy space for she and I to just rest and recover. I could put on healing scriptures, play soft music and get her back into her regular environment (ready-to-eat and play and thrive).

We ended up being discharged that night. I bought the lady baby home and that very night she rested well, she ate well, and things were already taking a giant turn for the better. My biggest take away from the whole experience was this... that walking by faith didn't mean that I wouldn't experience opposing feelings. I still felt nervous… anxious… scared. I still felt uneasy and double minded. And, yet, what I did do was recognize them as mere feelings. But my actions were based on my faith!!! I took her healing. I took my peace. And, I took my strength, by faith! I learned that taking something by faith didn't mean that your feelings would always be in line. I understand, now, what it means to do something afraid. I'm thankful for the lessons that God is teaching me and I'm ready, more than ever, to learn more and more.

Yep, so that was my first big test of the year. I'm so glad that my God always causes me to Triumph!!!

 

From Syreena, With Love

In faith, motherhood, parenting Tags faith, test, parenting
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I'm Syreena, a homeschooling mother of three (ages 5, 7 & 9) and believer in GOD-GIVEN dreams. I'm convinced that “MOMS MAKE THE BEST TEACHERS”, and that "MOTHERHOOD IS MY SUPERPOWER”. Laced w/honesty, transparency & joy, I spend my days putting my actions where my dreams are. We are a family of storytellers who own a visual media company, a faith-based clothing brand w/ a kids line where our HOMESCHOOL KIDS are IN BUSINESS and are committed to being a vessel of love. On a JOURNEY to fulfill God's purpose, WE DESPERATELY WANT TO TRAVEL THE WORLD AS A FAMILY AFTER THE HEART OF GOD. To let go, and let the Lord use us, we live everyday letting FAITH + LOVE shape the story of our lives!

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and this is the story of how i am getting there, a.k.a "the journey" >>>>>>

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When you make a TON of videos 🎥  whenever you can, you totally forget to share that you’ve posted them 🤦🏾‍♀️ I’ve been working on my consistency with both of my channels and it’s been such a discipline but also SO worth it.  Fun bonus points for anyone who can guess my posting schedules ?! 🤷🏽‍♀️🎉 .
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Shared Big News on our main channel and telling all about the journey on our vlog channel because memory keeping lights my soul on fire 🔥! Thank you to everyone who has followed along and offered up so much love, support and encouragement along the way.
In my videos 🎥 our tag line goes something like “where homeschool is life, and having a teachable spirit is our #1 goal!” But, in its simplest form, NEVER STOP LEARNING is what helps us uncover all the lessons in our days .... SO ME, and exactly what I tell my babies, Every. Single. Day!!!
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Use curriculum, use websites, use books, use apps, use songs, use real life, use made up stories. Whatever you use, just don’t stop learning!
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 I don’t consider my feed a “homeschool account” I’m just a girl who happens to homeschool her babies and is making every effort to do this thing by Faith and with All The Love in her heart. But, I get so many questions about how I teach them ‘this’ or how they learned ‘that’, and I while I am happy to share as best as I can, the methods may change and the resources may differ but at the heart of it we endeavor to have teachable spirits and to NEVER STOP LEARNING! 🎵 Everyday... is a blessing. In every way... it holds so many lessons, That we... are ready to learn! 🎶 did I mention that we make up songs as our confessions of faith ALL THE TIME?? 👀 please don’t ask me to sing them . Some things just have to stay in the walls of our home 🤣😂 #FriennnddddCantSing😩
We are about half way through our “book year” and our experience is exceeding my expectations! It’s just a year dedicated to READING and learning through STORIES. I made it a “thing” gave it a name and pumped them full of excitement using a few creative ideas 💡 here and there. .
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I’ve been working to finish up a video 🎥 pouring out the details and the things I’ve learned thus far but it’s hard! Selecting books is hard and recommending them is even harder. There are so many different ways to view a story. What is good to one might be difficult for another. It’s hard! But, I will say that it’s worth stumbling through. It’s worth reading and discussing, abandoning a particular story and choosing to press your way through  another. Dedicating even more time in our homeschool days to sticking our noses inside the pages of so many books has been one of the best decisions I’ve made in our little homeschool life. .
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“This is the day that the Lord has made , we WILL rejoice and be glad in it!” (Psalm 117:24)
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Nothing sweeter than childlike faith. ✨ The mission is to teach them how faith comes and what love does. To teach them how to recognize them, grow in them, and work by them.
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We are over here JUMPING for JOY!✨ It’s taken quite a bit to faith and patience but , this month, we got our very first wholesale order and @thefallcokids will officially begin sharing the news of faith, love and creativity around the world 🌎 and in an actual STORE (more details coming soon) 🎉 I, @syreenab continue to be so in awe of the the lessons in FAITH and LOVE that that my babies and I get the chance to learn together!
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“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:1-4 niv.
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I am so grateful to have been gifted friends who believe in the vision that God has given me. Ones that I can love on with all of my heart.
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