Living the Dream: Five Years ..... Running and running and Running

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Five Years ..... Running and running and Running

When Lacey had her ultrasound and found out about Laynie, our lives shifted in ways that are inexplicable. Whereas most people would have given up, and took the "easy" path, Lacey didn't waver from the task set before her.

And the BLESSINGS we would have missed. And the LESSONS we would have not experienced. And the LOVE we were IMMERSED in.

It was a tiny gift of time that I would never change. I felt more joy, more pain, more love, more sadness, more grace, more acceptance than I have ever felt in my life. Without Laynie, none of that would have been possible.

When life hands you something hard, don't back down from it, face it head on......God HAS YOUR PLAN, and it's going to work out. It sure doesn't seem like it, when you are in the middle of your storm, but please trust this old woman when I tell you.....God's got your back, and JOY WILL COME IN THE MORNING.

I'm overwhelmed everyday by the amount of people that were touched by our tiny gift's story. And how she impacted so many lives. I'm honored and humbled to have played a part in that, by discovering my writing and feeling led to share her story. What if we had kept quiet? and not shared her lessons? Who would that have impacted? How different everything would be!

Whatever challenge you are facing, do NOT lose HOPE. You've always heard the old saying, "God brought you to it, He will lead you THROUGH it."

IT IS TRUE. SO TRUE.

We saw it...One day at a time, one miracle at a time....over and over and over for 898 miraculous days.

And now we have her little brother here. And get to experience miracles and joy through his precious eyes. Not too many little boys have big sisters in heaven to watch over them, and 5 year old vietnamese uncles on earth to play with.