Time Flies When You Are Having Fun

One year ago today Sarah and I had a big surprise.  Not the kind of surprise that you get on Christmas morning or when you show up for a birthday party.  Instead, we had the kind of surprise that you hope you don't get.  I was walking between meetings at work when I got a call on my cell phone.  It was Sarah and she was crying (not a good sign) because she was on her way to the hospital after one of her routine maternity check-ups.  Over the next few hours we learned a whole lot about pre- eclampsia, premature delivery, hospital food, and how to come to grips with the fact that Sarah wasn't going home until the baby was delivered.  But how could this be? Sarah was basically 3 months away from her due date.  Well, if you've been reading this blog at all, you know what happened next.

Today, I am so happy and feeling extremely blessed to have a wife and daughter who are whole and healthy.  It is amazing how much can happen within a year.  Sarah and I still look back at pictures every once in a while of Elora when she was in the incubator or on oxygen support.  Those days seem like a distant dream now.  These days, Elora is eating more and more, is weighing about 14 pounds, and is smiling/laughing all the time.  She has been such a good baby! If you know Sarah, you know what a HUGE gift it is that Elora sleeps really well...usually 12 hours every night.

So, on this annniversary of a very scary day for our family, with the persepctive time brings to situations, I want to make sure to give thanks to those who supported us, to Sarah for being an awesome partner/confidante/warrior through all of the emotions and turmoil, and to our loving God who has shown His might, power and love by making a way where there seemed to be none.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  James 1:2-4