I can't believe that five years ago today we welcomed into this world our sweet little red haired blue eye princess. For those of you who don't know us IRL this in itself was a miracle from God. At 14 weeks into my pregnancy Sarah was diagnosed with a dandy walker variance which to put it quickly is a fluid filled cyst in her cerebellum. I will not go into all the details, but most people with this diagnosis abort the child and so our doctors could not give us much info as to what are chances would be like, let alone what Sarah, if she survived, would be like.
But, the mighty hand of God is always with us. Abortion was and never will be an option for us and for all those out there who say that we were taking a risk bringing a child into this world that would suffer from her condition I say my God is greater and bigger than you can fathom and there is nothing he can't do nor is there anything that he is not in control of. That being said we had lots of follow up visits and they watched Sarah while in utero very often, but it was just a waiting game.
But, the mighty hand of God is always with us. Abortion was and never will be an option for us and for all those out there who say that we were taking a risk bringing a child into this world that would suffer from her condition I say my God is greater and bigger than you can fathom and there is nothing he can't do nor is there anything that he is not in control of. That being said we had lots of follow up visits and they watched Sarah while in utero very often, but it was just a waiting game.
April 30,2004 my perfect and I do mean perfect little princess came in to this world and had I not been panting and pushing I would have been screaming at the top of my lungs Hallelujah, glory to God, he is so faithful. Sarah was fine, the cyst was still there and for the next few years would have multiple CT's and sedated MRI's, but all was fine. We just watch for any signs of change. Our doctor's just couldn't believe it and they have said that they have never had a case like her before.
For whatever reason Sarah's testimony to God's greatness was started very early on and I pray that she will follow God all the days of her life. I am humbled every time I look at my little pea pod. There were times when I did not think that I could handle all that was going on, but that is why I have a mighty God who's yoke is light and carries my load. A mighty God who sustains me even when I feel I can't go on.
I will never forget that day and how God brought me closer to Him through the birth of sweet Sarah.
She is so excited today because now that she is five she gets to chew bubble gum, in fact that is what she asked for when she awoke this morning. I don't think she'll be that easy to please on her sixteenth birthday, but will cross that bridge when we get there.
Happy Birthday Sarah ! I love you with all my heart.
4 comments:
Happy Birthday Sarah!!!
She looks so cute in her dress! I hope you guys had a great day.
Happy Birthday, Sarah! I tell people your story all of the time. God is so great! You, Danielle, are a wonderful example of how to trust him through all circumstances!
Wow, Danielle, what a powerful testimony that is! I applaud you for standing by your beliefs when I'm sure doctors were encouraging you to abort. God is great, and Sarah is beautiful.
Love this post! It was all too often how amazed we were with Sarah! As Daniel would say, "to think, the doctors wanted them to abort this sweet little girl..."! We miss her! Wished we could have been at church Sunday for her baptism...we were still on vacation. What a sweet heart!
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