Rivers of Joy: Day at the lake

Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Day at the lake

I took the girls and Natie to our friends lake house the other day. The boys stayed home to work on the laundry room with Tony. Check out Maddie...looking all cute and innocent in her little swim suit. But a closer look will reveal that she is armed and dangerous. We played in the water a lot...it was a beautiful day to be in the water.

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my familyJuly 5, 2012 at 7:37 AM
smart girl! what a fun day
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nate...

our youngest son born October 20, 2007. Nate was diagnosed with Trisomy 21 just after birth. He is the source of never-ending rivers of joy. I heard someone say on Christian radio recently that people who have special needs children will tell you that the day that child came into their lives, joy came into the home. I couldn't have said it better myself! Was his diagnosis easy? No...and was there great anxiety? Yes...but there is no doubt about it that God was nearer than ever before. In the summer of 2012, Nate was also diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy 3, a rare, genetically inherited neuromuscular condition unrelated to Ds. Jars of Clay have written "The Valley Song" from where the title of this blog comes from. There are no truer words to describe our family journey..."I will sing of Your Mercies that lead me through valleys of sorrow...to rivers of joy."