We received the test results Tuesday.  Camon Spencer has down’s syndrome.

There are times in your life when it seems like you are watching your life happen from some other vantage point rather than actually living it.  That is how it seemed the moment our Doctor told us that he believed our son had down’s syndrome. 

From the very first moment God’s grace was present, it made me feel honored to have this child in our family.  I have read of parents grieving the child they were dreaming of and coming to terms with the child they had actually given birth.  I can honestly say that is not our experience.

We did not plan our eight son, (or our 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, or 7th). In fact we were preventing such a thing or so we thought.  For some reason God saw fit to circumvent those precautions, to give us number 8.  I was pretty angry with Him at the time.  And, this may sound strange, but when I found out about Camon, it was like I understood.  The father had a very special son that he wanted to give to our family. 

We do not deserve this priviledge - I most of all - but I am grateful.  I greatly anticipate a very exciting and unique adventure with a purposeful God and a beautiful son.