Reflecting Before Luke's Birthday

Every year around March 30, I reflect back to the year I had Luke. As most of you who read this know, Luke came a bit earlier than expected...8 weeks to be exact. So, about the time I went into the hospital I start thinking through what happened in those days. When I think about it now, it is with such a sense of amazement of how God was with us throughout our journey. After the initial fear, disbelief, and frustration that they could not stop my labor, I was filled with a sense of peace like I've never experienced before or since. I can only say that I knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that even though things weren't going as I expected, they were going exactly the way God had planned. I remember being in the hospital the night they moved me to St. Luke's downtown. Brandon had gone home to eat and let Ginger out and I was alone with my thoughts. I remember clearly that throughout that time, the song "How Great Thou Art" just kept running & running through my mind like it was on a repeat reel. Growing up a good Baptist girl, I knew lots of hymns, and that one was never a favorite, but it sure is now. I now see clearly God's hand on me and on my precious child who was born without one problem. I don't know why God chose to make my little one safe and whole when others are born with so many problems, but I am grateful every day for this precious gift I've been given. "Every good & perfect gift comes from above, coming down from the Father of Heavenly Lights..." (James 1:17). Happy 4th birthday (tomorrow), Luke! :)