Remembering

It is so wonderful to be writing this post. Just shy of four years ago, Christie wrote what we thought to be the final post on this blog. While this blog began as a way to keep friends and family informed about Christie's illness, it now serves as a milestone - an ebenezer to help us remember the uncertainty of life, innocence lost,  and the contrasting certainty of God. I am not usually rich with words, and I do not normally enjoy to write. But it is important to remember!

 Zoe Grace, you were born on March 31, 2013, and your birth was one of the highest moments of my life. You have no idea, but your mommy and I prayed for you since before we were married; we began with a prayer for children who would love Jesus. That prayer became more intense, and the hope more tenuous, with the discovery of Christie's cancer.  During her treatment, which often renders women infertile, we were told by many people who believed they heard from God that we would have many children. As treatment ended, we continued to pray for you, and for the cancer to stay away. "Wait two years," the doctors said - the most likely time for a relapse. So, we prayed and waited. One year later, Christie conceived - with you, and we were so thankful. We moved from San Francisco to a sailboat in Brunswick, Georgia, and sailed it down to Jacksonville, Florida, with you in tow.  Nine months later, we met you.

Thank you, Jesus - you have made us rich beyond wealth, and you have turned our sadness into laughter.  You redeem what it broken, and though you don't always do it in this way, we are thankful you did.  Thank you thank you thank you.

Proverbs 13:12
Psalms 139:14