With all my heart, Alysse

A Perfect Broken Heart

Having been born with half a heart the world claimed her broken.

We questioned God on this. Why would He create her broken? Why would He create affliction?

And then we watch her grow, we see her bless those around her,
we listen to laugh, we hold her as she cries, we are witness to her compassion,
her strength and when we look into her eyes we see Him.
Gods creation, His works, His plan and we know that she is not broken, she is perfect.

God gave her the perfect heart to live in this broken world.

He created her perfect to His will. Half a heart is not her affliction. It is her calling.
And from her calling He is teaching us of what true brokenness is.
Broken:
To change direction abruptly
From the moment of her diagnosis we were the broken ones.
Every focus of our life turned a 180 and here we are on this journey of broken hearts learning everyday that all things are
"not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit says the Lord." Zechariah 4:6

Today is another day of brokenness. We are broken to His will for her as she will be broken through surgery. They will quite literally be breaking her perfect heart to live in this broken world.

Alysse will be undergoing her 5th heart surgery today. While this is not her first rodeo, we sure hope it will be the last for many years! The Fontan procedure will reroute how the blood flow from the lower half of her body returns to her heart and lungs. This surgery and recovery will be her most challenging yet.

Please join us in prayer today as we trustingly place Allie's name on His altar, that she will be lifted in His sight, that He will carry her through this in His merciful and loving hands. We pray comfort, peace and rest upon her today.

Psalm 57
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me!
For my soul trusts in You;
And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge,
Until these calamities have passed by.

 I will cry out to God Most High,
To God who performs all things for me.
He shall send from heaven and save me;
.....

 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.

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My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and give praise.
Awake, my glory!
Awake, lute and harp!
I will awaken the dawn.

 I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing to You among the nations.
 For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens,
And Your truth unto the clouds.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.