Oh how the months fly by and I sit down to write but find myself being summoned in many different directions.

Willow is eight months old and I wish time would slow down. She is bringing us more joy each and everyday. September was a big month for us; Willow had her well child check up, an appointment with the Down Syndrome Clinic at Children's Mercy and an eye doctor appointment. Not to mention her regular therapy with her OT. We also enjoyed the Down Syndrome walk out at Arrowhead Stadium. It was a great day to celebrate her life with family and friends. We were so thankful that her appointments went well. She is a healthy and happy baby- just what I spent nine months praying for!

October brought fun but busy times as we enjoyed the end of Gillian and Ava's soccer season. We also had fun with family coming to visit, Halloween, pumpkin patches and so much more.

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday I am reminded of this time two years ago. Two years ago tomorrow we were awaken by our children yelling fire. As we ran from our burning home I never could have imagined the obstacles we were to face over the next year and a half. It would require a major test of our faith and trust in the Lord. Although we wanted to crumble at times he was there holding us and loving us as we experienced pain, anger, and sadness. It was all a preparation of the real test, how would we handle the news that our baby girl has Down Syndrome? You see God sees the whole picture when we can only see a snapshot. He knew he was preparing us for a bigger journey, one that would require a lot of faith and trust in Him. I would be lying if I told you the first days and weeks were not difficult but we knew we would not crumble because we had seen his work first hand. We knew he would deliver what he promised, to be ever constant, ever faithful. He did not promise it would be easy but he promised he would never fail us and he never has...