Don't Quit

Don't Quit

~ Pam Fraser ~

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is erratic with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It might be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

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Recently we had a thick fog for the entire morning. It was pretty yet not. The sunrise through it was something that no pic would have done it justice. I was thinking though while driving that thankfully I knew where I was going because you couldn't even see a quarter mile ahead. The sun fighting to peek through the clouds was a sight too. I just wish my phone had caught it better. It was really pretty.

Yet the journey has even thicker fog than that often. Sometimes we can't even see the hand in our face, it's that thick...... The journey is sometimes like a doggone piece of warhead candy as well! I hate those things!

Yet as a friend reminded me, you have to get through the extreme sour to get to the sweet.

"Being alone, feeling alone, that's one of the most devastating parts of a diagnosis, knowing that no matter how hard they try, most people around you really can't understand. And then you find there's a whole bunch of folks out there who are dealing with the same issues. Plus, with our kiddos, there's always someone awake, 24/7, to chime in.  Support is priceless."
Rebekah Peterson (Trisomy 18, Aaron) (I about spelled her name wrong!)

The power of social media.... Yet as in my last post on here that has had over 700 views since I posted it on the 3rd pointed out, it has it's bad. Yet look at the army that has stood behind Jameson. Just the meme I made has had over 400 direct shares from my wall. Others downloaded it, websites have used it to share his story, and it has gone all over Twitter. We all have an army with us, even if we can't see them. No telling how far and wide it is. An army that fights back. We should not have to hide our stories that we know help others just because. Blaming the parent for trolls is like blaming the gun for a murder. It's not the gun's fault, it's the fault of the ones choosing to act horribly.

Through it all, The Bible reminds us to have faith of a mustard seed. Matthew 17:20, "Jesus told them. "I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.""

Yes this is an actual mustard seed. That tiny brown dot.

Let me tell you though, that is not always easy to remember... It is so easy to get caught up in what the future holds or the "whys" "whens" "wheres" "whos" and so much more... Yet all we need is a mustard seed and God will do big things! Something so small does something so big.

Ten minutes last week is all it took for me to make a meme. 20 minutes to write a blog post. Yet look where it went.

How will you impact the world? What is your mustard seed?
How will you take your bitter warhead, and wait till it becomes sweet? I'll take mine with chocolate and caffeine please! I'll try to not grimace too much in the sourness!

I'll just end today with this:

Amen? Amen!!

Blessings!
~ Special Momma ~