19 years ago today….

It was 19 years ago today, that I gave birth to one of the most amazing people I know!

Meet my beautiful son…Lincoln.

He has the biggest heart of anyone I know, he really does.
His little life started out rough….he had a stroke while I was pregnant with him.
(he had some seizures when he was
born and they had to give him an IV for meds….
broke my heart)

Lincoln stopped having seizures and was off meds by the time he was 2 months old. Yay! 

(God had a plan)

Growing up, Lincoln always had a skip in his step… we thought it
was just the way he walked, until his Kindergarten teacher said
her son had the same little skip.  He’d had a stroke too and she
knew the step well. 

We ended up taking him to Shriners and discovered, that he had cerebral palsy in one leg.
He did therapy, wore braces and
NOW, he is brace free and only has a
little lift that he wears in his shoe.

(God had a plan)

When Lincoln was 9 years old, he was
surprised to learn that he was going to have a baby
brother.

(He already had a big brother, so this made him the
middle child) No “Middle Child Syndrome” for Lincoln, his heart has always been in the right place.

(God had a plan)

Lincoln grew up on us….

and through all those years we discovered other
affects the stroke had on him..
he’s had to struggle with several
issues…ADHD, (the passive kind..he’s very laid back), the cerebral palsy, memory issues etc,
and later in high school the return of seizures…

(BUT GOD HAD A PLAN!)

Lincoln has overcome, or has worked through,
everything that has been thrown at him with a sweet spirit and a gentle heart…
he’s a trooper.

Today is his 19th birthday,
we are grateful to God for him.

He’s attending community college online
because he hasn’t been able to get his license yet, due to the seizures.
He’s also attending KY School of Ministry
to become a pastor,

because GOD HAD A PLAN!

No matter what circumstances you may be
going through….
just keep your chin up,

because God has a plan for all our lives
and what we go through may very
well just be shaping us into what God wants
us to be.

We never wanted to see Lincoln go through
everything he has, but God brought him
out of it all with a sweet and gentle nature.

He will have a testimony like no other
and can use it to further the Kingdom of God
when others see what God has brought him through.

So happy birthday son, we love you more
than you’ll ever know…
We are SO proud of you!

His daddy made him this video
for graduation…but it still seems to fit.
Some of my long time followers have probably
already seen it, so you can skip over it,…
but I think I’ll watch it one more time.

(make sure your speakers are on!)

have a great day!
Hugs

Missy