Lost in the land of Oz

I was at the hospital today visiting Jolianne and I read to her from our Wizard of Oz book. The part of the book that were were reading today was where Dorothy is on her way to Emerald City and she stops to talk to a munchkin family. The munchkin said to Dorothy, "On your journey you will see beautiful things but you will also experience some rough times, but it is worth it if you make it to Oz and the Wizards helps you get home." My mind started to wonder and I thought about Jo Jo. She is in her own little Land of Oz and all she wants is to make it home. We see good days and we see bad days, sometimes back to back. We have to make it to the Wizard so that Jolianne can get her heart fixed and come home to us. It is amazing that you can hear a story a hundred times but one day it fits perfectly into your own life. Sometimes I need to ask the Wizard for some brains, and some days I need courage, and sometimes my heart feels broken and I need a new one of those too. But no matter what obsticles we encounter we still have to keep pushing, we still have to keep fighting, we still have to keep steadfast to our journey. Like the Wizard says at the end, "It was inside you all the time!" Some days we just need to dig a little deeper to find what we are looking for.

I love you Jolianne, it tears at my heart to see you in pain. I know that you are struggling right now. You are such an inspiration to all of us. You have so much courage and strength. You endure every thing that comes your way. I know that you will grow to be a strong, smart and caring young woman. You are my strength, you carry me through each day. I can't put into words how much I miss you when I have to leave the hospital each day. I look forward to being able to hold you in my arms again.

We're off to see the Wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz........