God has blessed us indeed this week with the arrival of Luke Edward McLeod Heim. He arrived Wednesday at 12:48 p.m. weighing 5lbs. 13 oz. He immediately had some respiratory problems and was put on a ventilator in the NICU. Luke was then transferred to Piedmont in Atlanta where he will be for a while. He continues to make progress with his lungs. We are learning patience and that this will be a baby step at a time as we watch his progress. We want it to happen in our time, but know God is in control and will do this in the right time for Luke. It seems (with a preliminary diagnosis ) that Luke has achondroplasia - a form of dwarfism. We know God has created him especially for us and we are ready for anthing. Our family has walked by the verse Jer. 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. " We know that Luke is part of this plan and God has created him especially for us. Psalm 139:13-15 is a special verse to us also. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place." My brother Rob recently posted on his blog how special Isaiah 43 was to our family. We know we are walking through the waters, but God is with us.
15 comments:
We continue to pray for you ALL! We love you and know that God has you safely in the palm of His hand.
Love in Him-
Karl, Tammy, Seth and Abby
Luke,
Welcome to the world, we are so glad you are here! You have already been a blessing to those who love you.
We continue to pray for you and your family. God knows the plans he has for you, and we are thankful to be here to watch the miracle of YOU!
Love, The Barber Bunch
Hi Susan~
I'm a friend of Leslie Milder's in Texas. I will pray for your family and especially little Luke. Before reading your blog, I replied to Leslie's email--giving her the verses Jer 29:11-14. As a reminder of our God's faithfulness you mentioned that verse in your blog entry. He is in charge--even when we can't see it.
Blessings,
Jane
Hi Susan, I guess the Lord laid you on my heart for a reason. I was just thinking about you on my way home from a program at church because I thought your due date should be soon. Your message was the first one to catch my attention when I opened my mail. We will keep you guys in our prayers. The Lord knows you needs.
Luv ya' much
Phyllis, James, Devre and Skyler
Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy "Luke". I know God has something big planned for his life and thank you for allowing us to be part of his journey. What a glimpse of God and his grace for us. Luke is already doing a great work for the Lord. Thank you Jesus for Luke and his family. Thank you that we know who to come to when we don't understand or have the answers to our questions about life. We will be still and wait on You and Your time. In His name, Amen.
Eric & Susan,
We stand with you in declaring the spoken Word of God over Luke. May the good Lord strengthen you and give quick healing to Luke
We love you all
Laz,Joy,Isaac & Esther
Luke is so beautiful! I know it is going to be amazing to see what all God has planned for him. Since the moment Luke was born, he has been a testimony of God's wonderful love. May God give you and your family peace and strength each day, and may you feel the nearness of our Lord always.
Love,
Katie
We love you Heim family and are so thankful for the birth of baby Luke. We agree with you that he is fearfully and wonderfully made and we are praying that he continues to make great progress. I am so thankful for all that God has done through each of you and what He will continue to do. I will be praying for you all...
With love,
Libb
Susan,
Please know that you all are in our prayers. Luke is gorgeous, and God must have such huge plans for your little one to have sent him in such a special little package. We'll keep updated through Rob & Kirsten, and keep praying for peace and healing for Luke and your family.
Much love,
Bronie & crew
Loved visiting with you yesterday and seeing the wonderful pictures of Luke! Praying for you all, Cheryl
We are all praying that your family along with Luke are held in the hands of God and that you are comforted by His presence. We love you,
Linda Landers for all of us
Hi Eric & Susan, we have really been praying for you over the weekend and hope that you are feeling the Lords presence and strength. Luke is a beautiful little guy and it will be exciting to see what the Lord has in store for him -- We love you! Johnny, Kris, Brandon & Stacy
Susan, Eric and family~
Our thoughts and prayers are with you now. Luke is a beautiful baby boy!! Please know that we will be praying for your family. God Bless you all.
Becky, Chris, Lilly, Sophie & Emery Romsland
Susan and Eric - what a good looking baby, just like his dad. We love you all.
Richard and Helen
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