One year ago today, at 1:36am, God revealed Himself to us in the form of our tiny little miracle, sweet Sayla Grace. She weighed 1lb, 11ozs and was 13.5inches long. She has been our guiding light, and has taught us so many lessons in this short year. She is strong. She is beautiful. She is a fighter. God is using her to tell the story of his miracles. She has gone from fighting for her life, to fighting for her independence and everything in between. She is the happiest baby I've ever met, and is going to be a fabulous big sister!

Below are pictures of her throughout this year, along with a few thoughts I wrote in the days after she was born...

"She is tiny, but she is beautiful. The Lord created her to accomplish great things in her tiny little life, and we are excited and anxious to see how He uses her for His Kingdom."

"We immediately dropped to our knees in Thanksgiving to God. Because we know that it is by His Grace that she is doing so well."

"The Great Physician has a story to tell. And He knew we would tell it. Sayla Grace is going to be His miracle baby, and He has chosen us to tell her story, so that others may see the good works He can do. Through the power of prayer, our little girl will work through all of this, coming out stronger on the other side."

"And even though she's tiny, and we have struggles through this journey, I wouldn't change what happened for the world. God has a plan for her."

"She is the greatest blessing Owen and I could ever ask for. She has brought us closer together...closer than we already were. She has solidified our faith and strengthened it. She has shown others the miracles of God, through her tiny smile."

To hold this sweet creation of God in my arms. To have her look into my eyes with the sweetest glance. She held me as much as I held her. Again I sang to her, she looked into my eyes when I started singing her favorite song, I let her know everything is going to be alright...
And she smiled."

"I have felt love before, but never like this."

"They describe how strong and peaceful I look. And they talk about how they could never be this brave, how they are thankful their baby wasn't as tiny as ours. They wonder how I manage...how I get through every day. My answer is simple, and always the same...

God."

"The night she was born, I handed her to God. I gave her tiny life to Him to take care of, because I am helpless without Him. This is all part of His plan."

"I sang to her. I sang "Jesus Loves Me." I sang "You Are My Sunshine"

I sang "Amazing Grace." And she smiled at me."

"I got to see her beautiful face. She is even more beautiful than I remembered."

"And God was there again tonight. I saw Him in her eyes. Staring back up at me."