His heart in little hearts....

God amazes me at how He teaches us and changes our hearts. He is so creative and can use anyone or anything to shine His Glory in another life.
I honestly had absolutely no idea how becoming an aunt would change my life.
For most of my life sadly, it had all been about me. I thought the year Blakely was born was suppose to be "my year". I was going to be a newlywed, an Auburn graduate and beginning my career in big girl world.
However, when I held that baby for the first time....it was as if God sucked every oxygen molecule out of the room. She completely took my breath away and every time I looked at her I just wanted to cry. She was perfect. God used Blakely months before she was born and within the first few moments of her life to change her prideful & self-centered Honey. He taught me through her what true love is and how to humble yourself and love others. He taught me through Blakely what true joy is and how to be completely passionate and how to love unconditionally as well as be forgiving. WOW! What a testimony for such a tiny girl that is only 3 now and still teaching her Honey every moment we are together.

So after over 2 years of God transforming my heart in different ways through another little heart....When I learned that I was becoming Honeyx2 I was ecstatic! I didn't know her name yet but I knew I was so in love.
So in love that I beat her mom and dad to the hospital the morning of her birth. I waited for a solid hour in the parking lot of EAMC (with coffee, egg white delight and praise music) for Leigh and Matthew.
I stayed by the bedside of my sister all day. I never dreamed that I would be able to stay throughout the delivery of my second niece but I did. I held Leigh's hand and stood by the bedside as that precious miracle made her debut. Instant LOVE, no oxygen and crying all over again. She was precious. I didn't want to leave her so I didn't. I stayed through recovery. God used her to teach me oh what a miracle a new life is, how big He is, how beyond words smart He is and how He is in control.
I loved staying and taking pictures of this new angel in our lives with her parents, grandparents and sweet ZB. I was so proud. ZB & I left to go out to eat but after dinner, I had to see that angel one more time. They had already locked down the hospital but I managed to sneak in and get back to their room. Emory Leigh Allen yet stole another piece of my heart but little did I know God was just getting started using this precious girl!

Emmy and her parents made it to Wadley after a few days and I'm going to share her mother's words from how things have gone since then.

"When Emmy was born I had an uneasy feeling about her eye and forehead--I was told by our pediatrician three times that it was a clogged tear duct and her head/forehead would position itself out in its own over time- it was just positional from her being in my womb. But that she would check her for a condition it could be regarding premature fusing of her sutures in her skull (the open areas that come together to form soft spot) but would not check her until 4 months. I never had a peace about what I was being told-- I know now it was God who would not let me drop this. I took Emmy for a "second opinion" to a dear friend (the lady who Sam is interning with) who I knew would refer her to the right doctors for further evaluation to give me peace of mind. That same day Children's called back requesting X-rays of Emmy's head. After the radiologist read the scans it was conclusive with the condition called craniosyntosis. We now have an appt at children's on march 7 with a pediatric neurosurgeon and pediatric plastic surgeon.

Wow, I know I have probably confused u all but wanted to give you some background as to why I am asking each of you to intercede on Emmy's behalf. Pleas pray for compete healing, for the doctors we will see on the 7th to have a clear plan of action for Emmy's treatment and also for peace to cover our family as we learn to fully trust God with our baby on a level we have never faced. Thank u again for the prayers."

I ask you to join our family in praying for complete healing. I ask you also to pray that each member of our family be changed through this season. That we my love and need God more than every before. That we may feel Him like never before. Please pray for Leigh and Matthew's marriage to become even stronger and that they be filled with only peace God can give during this time.

I believe God is just giving Emmy a HUGE testimony at a very very young age. She will be living proof of His PEACE, HEALING POWER and FAITHFULNESS. He is just using her, that tiny heart, to change the hearts of others. He has already used her to show her Honey so much. He has used her to teach me how to specifically pray to Him and not just pray it but believe that He is right there, attentively listening to my cries and already gone before me to prepare the way. He used her to already strengthen my faith and draw me closer to Him.

I am so thankful that God chose "my two girls" to be a light for Him within the first few years and even first few weeks of their lives!!! HE is GOOD and HE IS ABLE! I am already praising Him for what He is going to do through Emmy during this little storm!! There is always a rainbow after the rain...we just have to be looking for it!!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOREVER AND EVER AMEN!!!