Comments on: When your children are sick

By: A La Carte (5.8.12) | familylifeatccc

A La Carte (5.8.12) | familylifeatccc — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:17:56 +0000

[...] When You’re Children Are Sick: A challenging and insightful article about our attitudes toward our children’s sicknesses. This mother writes that her children’s sicknesses teach her to not expect perfection, to be patient, to care, to pray, to trust, and to teach her children. Good stuff! [...]

By: Jean Williams

Jean Williams — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:40:31 +0000

Thanks, Sharyn, yeah, we’re chasing down various options. Thanks for sending me the link. :)

By: Sharyn Gaspari

Sharyn Gaspari — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:21:53 +0000

Just read this article on your son’s migraines and I was just wondering if you have tried changing his diet. If you take a look at this website (http://fedup.com.au/)and do a search on migraines you could possibly find something to try for your son. Food could really be the problem especially since your daughter has coeliac disease and migraines run in the family. Just thought this information might help. Sorry if this is a bit off topic.

By: Jean Williams

Jean Williams — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:12:50 +0000

Sorry, Marisol, I’m not receiving comments in my inbox at the moment so I missed this one!

By “unbelief” I mean what the biblical counsellors would call “functional unbelief”. In other words, I say I believe that God is loving and sovereign, but I show that I don’t really believe this when I give in to despair and anxiety. In other words, instead of battling them with God’s word, struggling to trust God, and bringing my fears to him in prayer, I give way to despair and anxiety, entertain them, and allow them to control my emotions and actions.

I hope that helps make things a little clearer.

In Christ,

Jean.

By: Marisol Carrasquillo

Marisol Carrasquillo — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:54:07 +0000

Thank you so much for this article. I’m not a parent, but I know and love people who are chronically ill, and this article has helped me a lot.
I do have a few questions. In the sentence, ‘Or shall I allow it to drive me to God, cast my anxieties on his strong shoulders, and beg him to help me in my unbelief?’ What exactly is meant by ‘my unbelief’? Then what is meant by ‘to help me in my unbelief’?
I look forward to your response. May you and all who work with you be blessed greatly in the work you do. It does have a positive impact. Thank you so much.

By: Parenting When Your Children Are Sick | mgpcpastor's blog

Parenting When Your Children Are Sick | mgpcpastor's blog — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:35:09 +0000

[...] another demand and drain on their frazzled sensitivities. Jean Williams posts a wonderful piece at The Briefing on parenting when children are chronically ill. I wouldn’t be surprised to see it turn up in [...]