Baby Aull #2 is doing well, and growing on target. We have had several ultrasounds the past couple months, but there has not been a lot of new things learned. What we do know is that the baby has a cleft lip and probably a cleft palate, but will not know more until after he is born. So I guess we will have to wait six more weeks to find out. In the meantime I have been meeting with a couple surgeons to learn what the steps are for correction.
It has been a challenging journey trying to accept the news that our baby will look different. We know in our heads that God has formed him this way for a reason, but it is hard to accept this with our hearts. Recently I read this from a book by Max Lucado and it really spoke to me about this issue. "How can God be both strong and good? How can you explain birth defects, hurricaines, AIDS, or genocide? If God cares, he isn't strong; if he is strong, he doesn't care. He can't be both. But according to the Bible, he is exactly that. The problems is not the strength or kindness of God. The problem is the agenda of the human race. We pursue the wrong priority. We want good health, a good income, a good night's rest, and a good retirement. Our priority is We. God's priority, however is God."
