A Lesson in Justice

I work with children. While they are still learning many things, there is one thing children are not short on – a sense of justice. Kids are very quick to pick up on injustices in the playground, classroom and, I dare say, in the home. Most are so egocentric that they may not notice when they commit an injustice against someone else, but they certainly make it known when they are the victim!

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God in Pain

A few weeks ago, Joshua had an adenoidectomy, a surgery to remove the adenoids behind his nose.  The Ear Nose & Throat specialist recommended it because in 2.5 years Joshua never slept well;  he usually woke up 1-10 times a night, crying and struggling to breathe.

The surgery itself only took 20 minutes, but he had to undergo general anaesthesia.  When he woke up, he was surrounded by strangers and under the effect of the drugs, so he must have panicked. When the nurses paged me that he was awake, I could hear his screams down the hallway as I raced to him.  

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