Nicholas James (1:17): Happy Birthday Megs

Monday, February 8, 2010

Happy Birthday Megs

I always knew I would have all boys. No daughters for me. I knew how I was as a little girl so I knew I was NOT going to have any girls. When I gave birth to Megan and they said "it's a girl" I was stunned. So it was true...everything you did as a child would come back to haunt you in your own child. I knew I was in trouble.

Megan is everythingI could ever hope for in a daughter. My daughter. She is a little angel. A little spitfire. Half tomboy and half princess.

Her cute little pixie face can make you say yes to anything she desires.

She can beat up her brothers at one moment and make them laugh the next.

This year for her 8th birthday we wanted to make sure it was special. Last year, on her birthday, my husband and youngest son were both admitted to two different hospitals. Stephen had a ruptured and very infected appendix. Nicholas had a bad viral infection. This year we were going to celebrate extra hard...and we did.

We had her party at Bounce U and it was a BLAST!

Our good friend Jenni held Nicholas the whole time so we could celebrate with Megs.

Stephen and Thelma giving me the look "must you take our picture" while Dan smiles on...Thank you Dan!

The boys had enough of the girly party stuff and started a round of thumb war.

Happy Birthday sweet Megs. Mommy and Daddy love you dearly and are so proud of you! I thank the Lord everyday for knowing I needed a daughter just like you.

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The Broken Gift

In August of 2008, I felt led to begin writing a book about our journey with Nicholas. The purpose of the book was to be twofold: First, I felt a strong sense to intimately share with others our journey of faith. It was my desire that people who were facing tremendous “life storms” as I call them, to see that God is faithful in all circumstances. Secondly, and much more selfishly, I wanted to present Lisa with the ultimate gift, a book about her son.

I began praying that God would open the doors if that were to be His will. I shared this with only one person, Chris Lewis, and asked him to be in prayer with me. Before I gave God the chance to answer me, I had already begun writing. Five months later, I had written six full chapters. During the process, I would occasionally email Chris a copy for his input. Unfortunately, he was a bit too encouraging, and the process continued.

Chapters six and seven began to slow me down. I was beginning to feel that my writing had become more about me than anything else. Additionally, I was becoming concerned that the book was taking on the form of a journal. I knew from research that journal style books were not welcome in the tough world of book publishing.

Chris had a friend in publishing who agreed to read my manuscript and give me advice. His advice stopped me cold in my tracks. It was just as I had suspected, the manuscript was too much of a journal. Strangely though, I was relieved. I had become increasingly frustrated during my writing sessions and now I could just stop. No more writing.

A short time later, I decided that I would share with Lisa the fruits of my secret, double life as an author. I printed the manuscript off in its entirety and gave it to her to read. I had dreamed of presenting her with a paperback book with a picture of her son on it, but this would have to do.

Fast forward to today. The original intent of the book has not changed. I want people to see Jesus when they see our family. I want people to know there is hope. I want people to understand that God is bigger than our circumstances and brings us through them for a reason.

With that in mind, I decided that Nicholas’ blogsite is a great way to still get my “journal” out there, into the hands of people who may be touched by our story. Each week I will add a new chapter.

To read The Broken Gift, click on the chapters below.

Chapter 1 Code Blue
Chapter 2 Back to the Beginning
Chapter 3 New Relationships
Chapter 4 The Arrival
Chapter 5 Life Goes On
Chapter 6 Surgery