How are you doing?

So many people have asked us how we are feeling now that we know exactly what condition Alexis will be born with. My standard answer is, "Okay." Of course, we are not excited about having a medically fragile infant who may not even survive her first surgery, but we have decided to put all of our faith and trust in God, rather than medical technology. Of course, we know that God could use the medical technology to save her, but ultimately it is His will that will be done in her life, and we are so grateful that He already loves her enough to keep her and us right by His side through all of this. We still have not made many of the major decisions regarding her care (which hospital to go to, etc.) but we have decided we will basically do whatever it takes to be able to bring her home with us. I am so thankful that we have hope outside of our own understanding, and I know that her life will have a purpose and a meaning, no matter how long she is with us. Right now, both Jason and I feel like she is going to be with us for a long time, and we have a tremendous peace about that, but we know it is going to be a tough road through her birth and her first months of life. There has been such an outpouring of support for us and so many people have offered to help us in any way they can. What I ask for at this moment is just prayer: that she would be born healthy and that she would be healed, either through a miracle or through the doctors and surgeries. We know God is in control, but we also know that He listens to and grants the desires of our heart, as long as they are in accordance with His will. We are praying that He would heal Alexis and use her for GREAT things to further His Kingdom. She is already impacting lives and I can't wait to see how that continues once she is born. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4