Happy Birthday Luke!

Eight years ago we were blessed with a precious baby boy we named Luke. How fast time flies! Little did we now the journey our little Lukey would be on. He has always had the sweetest soul, our little cuddler and blankie boy. However, it is his stubborn side that I am certainly most thankful for. I honestly do not think had he not been blessed with that stubborn, fighting side he would be where his is today. I know we could focus on everything he missed out on these last 15 months and everything that might have been, but what good would that do really? Instead, let's focus on where he is! He is now able to eat birthday cake, where as last year he was not, he is able to open presents, last year he was not, he is able to stand with help, hold his head up, pull my hair, take steps with assistance, sit up, feed himself when you give him the fork with food on it, wash his face with a wash cloth, squeeze your hand to say, "I Love You," tell you that no he is not a girl with a grin on his face (from his test yesterday,) answer yes/no questions with great accuracy, identify objects with accuracy, even read words with accuracy, sit in a car in a regular seat belt, push his own wheelchair. He is able to give you a kiss or a hug! Yesterday, they had him up to try walking with a walker. It is a cane like walker. I think he thought it was a baseball bat, because at first he just wanted to swing it. Today, Mike gets to take him on a field trip to the Science Museum. Wow! What a difference a year has made! All this for a boy they said may lay in a bed for the rest of his life. For anyone who says, Miracles do not exist, I say God is good....look at my son because he truly is a living, breathing, (trying to walk) miracle! I also know that He knew when those doctors told us those horrible things just how wrong they were. He knew and still knows the plans he has for Luke and they are GOOD! Thanks for everything! Please continue prayers for healing and restoration in Luke's brain...they are working...remember that light at the end of this tunnel...it is coming! I look forward to writing the update on the day Luke turns 9 and all the things he may not be able to do now, but that he will be able to do then! Believe!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 NLT