Baby Shaw

Back in August, my family was blessed with the early arrival of my nephew. He was early and was little, but God blessed him with a fighter's spirit and he is doing wonderful. My sister-in-law started a blog and has several posts about his stay in the NICU and how well he is doing.

I have several pictures to share, but I wanted to tell you how God is continuing to bring us healing after losing my dad, through this precious little boy. My brother looks a lot like my dad and boy, did they act a whole-lot alike. When Shaw was born, my mom and I immediately noticed the resemblance between my brother and his son. However, it wasn't until recently that we realized where that resemblance was coming from. Shaw looks just like my dad did as a baby. I know that you always seem to find/focus on the qualities that a new baby has that is most like you/your family. And maybe that is all that this apparent resemblance is, but the healing that has come from looking in this precious baby's eyes and seeing my dad is something that I struggle to find words for. It's as if my dad is waving to me from Heaven saying, "See, I am still right there with you guys!" Baby's are such blessings. I don't know how you could ever deny or doubt the existence of God when you look into the face of these tiny little miracles. Thank you God for Shaw Michael Hendricks. Thank you for Josh and Avery and their commitment to raise Shaw so that he would know and love you. And thank you for still providing comfort and blessings beyond my Dad's time here on Earth!