A whole heart

 I'm thankful to the Lord today for my sweet Emma. Not many of you know, but when she was born the doctors detected a heart murmur. After a trip to the cardiologist and an echocardiogram they told us that she had a small hole in her heart. It was too small for surgery and would most likely close up on it's own, but she would live a healthy, normal life even if it never closed. I was, of course, troubled by this news. Even if a person can live with a hole in their heart, I didn't want my baby girl to have one! However, I kept reminding myself of the words in Psalms "you knit me together in my mothers womb" and I was comforted knowing that God made her heart that way and that He is in control of her life. So, we trust in Him. Yesterday Emma had her follow-up appointed. I wasn't too concerned about things, but the doctor listened and listened and listened to her heart and from every single angle. I started to worry and thought "uh-oh, this is bad ". He finally sat up, looked at me and said "well this is good. The murmur is gone, the hole has closed up and her heart is completely normal."! I almost hugged him! And today I am reflecting on how thankful I am to the Lord for knitting her heart together - even outside the womb. She is a precious bundle of joy, and I can't imagine our lives without her.