When calls come in the middle of the night your mind has a way of always thinking the worst and this was certainly the case for me when my phone rang at 2:49 this morning. I answered the phone to the greeting from my dear friend Jon LeVan telling me that his wife Kristin, who is in the midst of a high risk pregnancy had been scheduled for an immediate C-section due to some circumstances. I wish you could all know Jon because he is a great man and a man of great faith. I could tell though by hearing my friends familiar voice that Jon was weary and his faith was shaken. You see, Jon and Kristin already have a child, a son Joshua Ezekiel. Joshua Ezekiel LeVan was born February 28, 2010 after being diagnosed with Potter's Syndrome. Joshua lived one short hour before he his short, yet very impacting life was over. Living life with Jon and Kristin I have seen a great and Godly example of parents who trust in the Lord, but also ask the hard questions. I have seen parents whose love is overwhelming for their child. I have seen friends who are real and authentic. So this morning when I got the call just before 3 a.m. saying they were going to deliver my dear friends little baby girl at 34 weeks I went in to emergency mode. I prayed broken prayers to the Lord for the health of the baby and the mother because I just didn't know how much more my friends could take. I got to the hospital at 3:40 am and upon arriving I asked the first hospital employee that I saw how my friends were. She told me that she could not tell me how they were doing, but that they had a baby at 3:34 a.m. Friends, O HAPPY DAY... I am so very excited to tell you that Evelyn Grace LeVan was born at 34 weeks today 4/18/2011. She weighed 5 pounds 2 ounces and is currently in the NICU as a preventative measure until her little lungs develop a bit more. On my way home from the hospital I cried great big tears of joy for my dear friends and for answered prayer.
I have been convicted throughout the day today though. God did answer prayer in the birth of Evelyn Grace, but he also most certainly answered prayers in the life of Joshua Ezekiel. We have all heard people say that God is good, all the time but when the rubber meets the road the trials are often times by fire. Those trial are talked about in 1 Peter 4:12 -13 where the Bible says "Beloved think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice inasmuch as ye are partakers in Christ's sufferings; that when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy." So today we celebrate answered prayer with exceeding joy, not only for little Evelyn, but also her big brother Joshua and for amazing friends like Jon and Kristin.
This week was another great week in weight loss. With a loss this week of 4.4 pounds I weighed in at 370.6 pounds. It is a huge blessing to see and feel God do a miracle in your own body, take my word for it!
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