New Blog Name

I've been wanting to re-name my blog for awhile.  It started out as a way for people to stay informed about Sophie's health and has served its purpose for that.  In the past months as she has been doing so well I feel like it has moved toward being a way for us to update about our whole family.  I struggled with what to re-name it and the other night it came to me.  I was praying before going to sleep and the word "footprints" came to me.  I thought of the "Footprints in the Sand" poem which has always been a favorite of mine.  I feel like "Footprints of Faith" sums up our journey with Sophie in the past 10 months and our future as a family of five.  We have become so secure in the past year that God has a plan for of our family and where we are headed.  There is such comfort in that.  It's like a weight lifted to not have worry about where I'm headed because He knows and has always known.  I can relax and enjoy living knowing that He carries me through the good times and the bad times.  His plan usually makes sense in retropect.  And the parts that don't make sense will someday when we see Him face to face. 

Footprints in the Sand
by Mary Stevenson

One night I had a dream--
I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord
and across the sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints,
one belonged to me and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that many times along the path of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest
and saddest times in my life.
This really bothered me and I questioned the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you would walk with me all the way,
but I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life
there is only one set of footprints.
"I don't understand why in times when I needed you most, you should leave me."
The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never, never leave you
during your times of trial and suffering.
"When you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."