Many looking at you today would say that you are a very healthy boy. You are growing, learning, and constantly doing new things. You love to play, walk, run, and especially do anything musical. You love people, and you get super excited when you see your cousins or hear your Grammie's laugh as she walks in the door. A lot of the health issues you had in the first year of life have been cleared up. But Papa and Mama are still praying and fighting to see where God would lead us in making healthy choices for you. You still have digestive issues that cause you some daily pain and a rather irritating case of eczema. We know these problems are symptoms, and we need to find the cause. We have tried many things, and we are currently working on trying more. We are praying that you will not have to deal with these symptoms for long. Even with all the research and brainstorming, the first place we need to turn is to the Lord. He is your Creator, and He definitely knows what will help your body function the way that He designed it to. God has been teaching me a lot through this. Health is more than physical. Even our physical symptoms have a deeper dimension to them. We can get crazy and overwhelmed with all of the health information out there. We can fight to make sure that everything that enters your body is locally grown and prepared at home. We can work to make everything from scratch. We can do all of that and miss the most important part of health. The more that I read in the Bible about health, the more that I find physical health as a byproduct of spiritual health. Spiritual health is by far more important. The destiny of our soul far outweighs the destiny of this body. I pray that as you grow, you will someday learn the importance of spiritual health. I pray that you will seek God with all of your heart and have an outward focus to notice those that are in need around you.
Isaiah 58:6-8
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Then shall they light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall sprin forth speedily: and they righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
