We are Going Home

April 27, 2022

It has been 10 weeks since I left home and gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Ezekiel was not what I was expecting but he was certainly what God had in store for us, a beautiful gift who is continuously pointing us to God's goodness and faithfulness. It definitely has been difficult being his mama and watching some of the things that he has had to go through and I am sure it will be even harder in the months ahead.

Lamentations 3:21-26 "But this I call to mind and therefore have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in him".

I love the truth found in this verse. It speaks of God's faithfulness, love and mercy. This is our hope. I am not an eloquent writer nor did I ever think I would be doing this, a blog. Something that Ben and I have been learning and will continue to learn throughout our time as Zeke's parents, we do not praise God for what he can do for us, but for who He is. He deserves all the glory and the praise in our lives regardless of the circumstances we are going through. We will continue to ask him to heal Zeke and we thank him for every day we get with him.

I say all this to share that we are going home. This is a huge praise report considering where we started. We will need to be at Sick Kids for cardiac clinic appointments every 2 weeks maybe sometimes 3 depending on how Zeke is doing. The team will watch and follow him closely till his next surgery in 4 months. There are risks where we stay in Toronto or where we are on the island because of his BT shunt blocking, so please be in prayer for that. Pray he continues to tolerate his feeds and continues to grow as this will impact where he can have the next surgery that will begin repairing his heart. But most importantly, pray that we continue to trust in the Lord for everything. Thank you for your love, support and prayers!