Its a "See You Later", not a "Goodbye"

As we sit here tonight embracing the fact that tonight is our last night as patients' of Craig Hospital I can't help but shed a tear or two. Thinking back to our first day here, November 19, I can't help but recall the fear I felt. It was the beginning of an adventure that I was terrified to be apart of. From the moment we arrived the future was right in our face. The second we pulled up there were people seating on the sky bridge, in at that point in time the dreaded wheelchairs. As the days continued the adjustments started coming in waves. Our lives were changing and they were changing fast. Kaleb quickly grabbed ahold of each and every trial that was put in front of him and defeated them.

One phrase I so often caught myself using during our stay here at Craig's was "I am to little". Today once again I took something that I thought I was at one point to little to do and proved myself wrong. Which seems to be the theme while we have been here at Craig. So often do we think we cannot do something and within a matter of time we have figured out our own way of doing it. 

Our life will not be easy, and will be filled with so many challenges. But in reality no ones life is easy, everyone's lives are filled with some sort of challenge. It truly is all about who's hand you are holding while going through it. I have been blessed with being able to hold Kaleb's hand while we adjust our lives and enjoy every minute of it. 

So tonight we wrap up one chapter of our life. Tonight we say "see you later" to so many members of Craig's hospital. Tonight I sit here and cry. I cry because I see how many of these people have become attached to my amazing boyfriend. I watched as his PT therapist had such a hard time saying goodbye. He has truly enjoyed watching how much amazing progress Kaleb has made, and wishes so very much that he was able to continue Kaleb's recovery. 

I know that Kaleb is going to continue to wow us all with his amazing recovery! Please continue to pray for his healing and strength! Though this is the end of our journey as in patients at Craig's, this is still a very hard adjustment and we still need your prayers. I for one still 100% believe that God will heal Kaleb! I know God has some amazing plans for him and I feel blessed to be apart of it, and so should all of you. 

Goodnight and God Bless,
Brittany Marie

Just one step closer

Though I would never ever ask this to happen to someone else, I will admit that we are closer now than we have ever been. It has taught me to love him in a completely submissive way, while at the same time teaching him how to be served. It has showed me that no matter the challenges life may bring us, they are so much easier to face when I have him with me.

So though this isn't what I wanted I have loved every minute of it, and will continue to cherish every day together.

One life...

The amount of times that I have set next to Kaleb and asked "why us," has now become countless, but then he looks at me with those loving eyes and simply replies "because God knows we can handle it." This I know is true, I know God will not give us something that we cannot handle, and yet I will forever question why us. 

However the call I just received gave me a glimpse into the why us. The last person I ever thought would tell me he was praying for us just called and said that exact thing. My biological father told me that at church on Wednesday he sat and asked God to heal Kaleb. Now this is remarkable because for some odd reason he is not a fan of the amazing Kaleb Wilson. He said he realized that life isn't all about the fancy toys, the promotions, or the wild and crazy Saturday nights. But life is about the ones you love, and completely humbling yourself for God's will. These are words I never expected to hear out of him. 

So I guess for now the "why us" is that hopefully our testimony will bring at least one life closer to God.