good words

Common Questions:
"Hows it going?"
"Hows Maddox?"
"How are bottle feeds going? Is he sucking at all?"

Common comments:
"You're doing great, Rachel"
"He'll pull through this"
"Y'all are doing so good as a family"

My response?

Thank you. Thank you for being concerned. Thank you for loving us enough to ask and compliment. Thank you for the constant emotional support.

Also?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry that our situation is complicated and you don't always know what to say or ask while wanting so badly to say the "right thing". I know its awkward. I know no one knows what to truly say. I know no one can fix it. I know that if I were you, I wouldn't know my role as a friend, stranger, passerby.

But God is great. A friend posted this song on FB this morning for me. I've never heard it before and I looked up the lyrics and was just taken aback by the awesomeness of it. Some days are the pits. Some days I wonder how this new world will affect our Hudson. I wonder what Maddox's level of "healing" will be. But today I was reminded.... WHO CARES. Who cares what that little boy can physically do. Who cares what it does to the HudStud. Who cares that this life is different than any I ever imagined. Yep, it'll be tough. Nope, I don't wish this on my baby. But, we are gonna face each day and be alright. Because, in the end... We win.

Here's the lyrics, too. :) Have a Happy Thursday.

Can't catch a break
You've had your fill of old clichés
Like "life is hard but God is good"
And even though it's true
It won't stop what you're going through
I wish that I could say it would

But He's outside of what you feel
It might not make sense
But one day it will

There's coming a day the sun will always shine
He's gonna wipe away every tear from your eyes
Hold on my brother, things are gonna better
You're gonna smile again
Cause we win in the end

You're standing still
Life has handed you a bitter pill
Once again you're on your face

You've got questions
Plenty of secret confessions
Wondering if you've run out of grace

But He's outside of what you feel
This life is just a moment
But our forever is sealed, oh yeah

It won't be about streets of gold, pearly gates
Harps and wings, diamond lakes
All I know is that He's gonna hold you, hold me
Heartache will disappear
Questions will become clear
Life will all make sense in the end

There's coming a day the sun will always shine
He's gonna wipe away every tear from your eyes
Hold on my brother, things are gonna better
You're gonna smile again
Cause we win in the end

Glory, glory hallelujah
Glory, glory hallelujah
Glory, glory hallelujah
We win in the end
We win in the end