Treasuring Life

January 26, 2010 at 9:00 PM, I experienced sudden, unexpected, and heavy hemorrhaging. I miscarried (and delivered at home) our precious 4 month old little boy. After going into shock at home in under 10 minutes, I was rushed by ambulance to the hospital, where I continued to lose massive amounts of blood that led to a blood transfusion of 4 units of blood. After trying my “favorite” drugs for hemorrhaging to no avail, I ended up needing an emergency D&E. They said that if it had been another hour with the bleeding I was having, I would have died.

We named our little guy Levi Samuel which means, “united/ answer to prayer.” He was PERFECTLY formed (the ER nurses and EMT’s were amazed at how perfect he was). Our other children saw the ambulance and Mommy being wheeled out. They knew at that time that Levi was already in Heaven. After the hysteria subsided, Annalise (17) led all the children in praise songs. They UNITED in PRAYER for Mommy’s recovery and saw their prayers ANSWERED! God spared my life miraculously. I was so close to joining Levi in Glory. Through this tragic experience of losing Levi, we remain confident that God is God and that He has a plan through all of this.

I now realize just how close I was to going Home. We have all pointed out how different it would be in our house without Mommy on earth. This has changed our outlook on how fragile life is; how suddenly it can be taken away; and how much we need to VALUE the lives around us each day! When we are young, we do not think often of death. We do not live our lives as if this day might be our last. We do not always hug and kiss our children as if they might not be here tomorrow. We become used to WHO is around us on a daily basis. This cannot be! Life is too short and must be treasured!

James 4:14, 15 says, “What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”

Live today as if your life is a vapor! Make each day count for the Lord! Hug your children a little tighter! Kiss your husband a little longer!

Take this time to think about how you can show your children that their lives are only here for a time. This does not need to be a morbid conversation, but rather one that focuses on how exciting it is to plan to make the most for Jesus each day! Each of us – even children – need to consider what we can do TODAY for Jesus. As a family, commit to memory 1 Corinthians 10:31, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” Yes, even children can come to understand that lives are to be treasured and used for God’s Glory. Through daily conversation, teach them how to look at THIS life as temporal and our souls as being ETERNAL, all while treasuring their lives a little more than you did yesterday!

About The Author

Lisa Metzger has written 35 articles on this blog.

Lisa is the keeper of her home, help meet to Mark and 2nd generation homeschool mommy to NINE precious children: Annalise (19 – adopted from Kazakhstan at 10), Kaitlyn (12), Ethan (10), Trey and Jake (9 & 7 – adopted from MO 6/07), Julia (6), Ellie (4), Judah (2) and Eva Caroline (8 months)! They also have 7 precious ones sitting at the feet of Jesus – a total of 16 blessings thus far! Visit Lisa at A 2nd Generation of Homeschooling

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