If my Valentine were in town this weekend (is it a holiday? Scott must be out of town!) I would try my hardest to convince him to snuggle on the couch and watch Fireproof the movie which just came out on DVD. Talk about a perfect movie for the holiday!!! If you don't have plans, I highly recommend it. If this is your plan, would you let me know so that I can live vicariously through you?? Thanks!
That would be a great ending to this post, except that I have to get a little long winded and add a tangent note. At our Community Bible Study, we're spending the entire year studying the book of Genesis. It's been fascinating and I've learned a TON.
What I appreciated from last week's study was about Isaac (Abraham's son - remember the one he almost sacrificed?) and his wife, Rebekah. I'll see if I can summarize...
In chapter 24, Abraham is old and sick and sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac. His servant is nervous about the task and prays for a specific sign, so he'll know who the right woman is. Rebekah shows up and fulfills the "sign" perfectly. It's obvious that the Lord chose Rebekah to be Isaac's wife. Well, if you fast forward over to chapter 25 & 26, Isaac & Rebekah's boys are all grown up and we see just how dysfunctional their family actually is. (Remember Esau & Jacob - how Jacob put hair on his hands to trick his father??) Jacob ends up having to leave home because now his brother wants to kill him - that kind of dysfunctional. Anyway, what I appreciated about the whole story is that because God chose Rebekah for Isaac and made it plain - I would've anticipated that meant happily ever after. The encouraging part of this story is that even though these two were meant to be together, they still struggled and made very poor choices. There's no such thing as happily ever after. However, God blessed them abundantly in the end because of their faithfulness and obedience. It could have just as easily been our story. I thought that perspective was worthy of sharing. Sorry that it also made it long... :) Happy Valentine's Day!!
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I guess you can live vicariously through me. We watched Fireproof last night on Valentine's Day. Wes's parents are here and they hadn't seen it yet. I'll have to live vicariously through you today at Sawyer's B'day party. Hope you have so much fun!! I'm SO BUMMED I won't be there! Hope we see you soon anyway.
Katie- I wanted to leave this comment on this post to ensure that you would see it-I'm so glad you found my blog and want you to know that I know what you are going through-although I know for sure our son has DS and your daughter may very well not- I know this is hard but please know I'm here if you need support-even if you don't know me! If your daughter does end up having DS than we can follow eachother's journeys together but I will keep her in my prayers! Do you have a name for her yet?
Just wanted to drop by and say "hi" and tell you a little about our beautiful daughter, Lily. (By the way, I found your blog through Adrienne's)
Although we did not have a prenatal diagnosis, we found out shortly after birth that Lily had both Ds and an AV canal defect. My one regret that I'm still dealing with is my initial reaction to the news that the doctor thought Lily had Ds. Unfortunately, he gave us this news prior to me even getting to hold Lily because I had a c-section. The minute I held this lovely child that the Lord had blessed me with, I knew that everything was going to be ok. I know others take a little longer to come to this, but I truly believe that our faith in God gave us the strength to get past it.
I realize you don't have a definite diagnosis. My prayer will be that your sweet one doesn't have Ds. If she does, however, it will be ok. I can tell from your posts that you are a family of strong faith. You will get through this. You will rejoice in the child God has given you!
The heart defect was definitely the toughest thing for me. Lily had OHS on September 22nd last fall. She was just under 4 month old. The surgery went very well and Lily was so much stronger immediately.
Fast forward to today...Lily is almost 9 months old and is in physical therapy and developmental therapy. Her therapists think she is doing wonderfully. So do her mommy and daddy!!!!!
God has put it on my heart to reach out to moms (and dads) of little ones with heart defects. Please feel free to check out my blog at www.awalkinlilysgarden.blogspot.com You can also learn more about our journey from birth through post-surgery through my journal on Caring Bridge. www.caringbridge.org/visit.lilythompson You can search for the dates of ther surgery on 9/22 if you don't want to read all my ramblings.
While you are doing research I highly recommend that you check our www.babycenter.com. There is a Ds Pregnancy board and a Ds board. Some of the women on the pregnancy board do not have a definite diagnosis either. I have found the women on this board to be so helpful and kind with all of my questions.
Hope you don't mind that I wrote a short novel! Please feel free to contact me and ask any questions.
I leave you with this Bible verse that I love:
I prayed for this child, and the LORD granted me what I asked of Him. ~1 Samuel 1:27
May HE bless you richly
I typed the address for the Caring Bridge site incorrectly.
www.caringbridge.org/visit/lilythompson
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