Thankful

Last night after dinner we were all sitting around watching some of the home movies of Jake after he was born, in the hospital, etc. We are planning to enter the March of Dimes Video Contest (actually Mark and Dad I guess would be the ones actually doing the video) but anyway we were looking at video to hopefully use for the contest. It reminded me once again of how good God has been to me and to James and to our entire family. I have always known that I was very fortunate to have been blessed with a wonderful family and friends, but sometimes I still take it for granted and get worried or frustrated over silly things that are going on in our lives. The fact remains that God answers our prayers and Jake's life is a constant reminder of that to me every single day. The picture of Jake on the ventilator and in the "Baby Buggy" getting ready to be taken from me and transported to the hospital in Louisville reminds me of a time filled with fear, uncertainty, and sadness, but almost 18 months later and thousands of prayers later I can only be thankful and totally amazed once again by what God can do.