1. We weigh 4 lbs. 1.1 ounces! That sounds and looks so much bigger than 2 lbs. I am in love with Dani Marie's chubby cheeks. They are precious. She is now taking a bottle at EVERY feeding. Can you believe how far we have come in 6 weeks? God is so Good!
2. My sister hands me a gift bag the other day. She told me it was "a little happy".
I look inside the bag to find a framed poem. It read.....
Late into the night two women bow their heads to pray.
Each of them not knowing how to face another day.
To the same God their hearts are made known
The burdens within them, they shoulder alone.
One woman and her husband have a whole life they wish to share.
She just doesn't know how many more days she can bear,
Of empty arms and crying herself to sleep,
Surely, it would end if God could hear her plea.
The other woman, worlds away
Feels the tears start as she bows her head to pray.
She already loves this little one too much to handle any other way.
How would this work? What would she do? All she can do is pray.
Our God is a loving God, the Creator, our Father,
He can heal broken hearts and grant Peace like no other.
For see God had orchestrated the master plan,
He was just waiting for the women to take his hand.
On April 12, everything fell into place,
As these two women witnessed God's grace.
One woman prayed over this amazing little girl.
She prayed that God would give her the world.
She cried her tears and made her plans,
Knowing without a doubt, it was God that guided her hands.
The other woman's broken heart was healed,
She was made a mother, as the tiny baby's fate was sealed.
Late into the night two women bow their heads to pray.
Each of them now knowing just how to face each day.
With a God that cares so much to heal the tiniest hurts,
Such a special plan for such a tiny one's unexpected birth.
Written by : Amber Garner
Wow!!!! Can you say tears? Yes, again with the tears. I was blown away. This poem fit our situation so perfectly. It was such a reminder that God is the one who set this whole plan into motion. As amazed as we are at the amazing and rapid progress Dani Marie is making, we know that it is God who has guided her all along the way. His healing hands have never left her side. Long before she was born, even 6 years ago when we started our long journey to have a child, God knew that Dani Marie was destined for greatness. He knew her story, because he wrote it. It's a story that I know I will never grow tired of hearing.
I'm so thankful for "Aunt Amber" and the words she wrote. Words that we will cherish as we reflect for years to come on God's greatest blessing in our lives.
Goodnight, sleep tight
precious, precious....that touched my heart..
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