From the outside looking in, you'd never know that the Eubanks family has been down roads of suffering none of us could ever imagine and yet here they are.  Huddled.  Smiling.  Together.  Strong. 

Meet Patrick, Jake, Ellie and their incredible parents Amanda and Ryan.  You should hear big brother Patrick cackle-laugh when his dad rears his head back for a "Yeeeeee-haw!"  His dimples and his deep down joy make my heart sing.  Middle son Jake has a quiet smile and a depth in his eyes and when you see it, you know he'll move mountains.  And of course Ellie, she's as sweet as smiling, clapping baby girls come.   

"This is the race marked out for my family," Amanda told me when I asked about her story.

A diagnosis of autism for their oldest came first, then an ambulance ride due to an anaphylactic reaction of their second child came next and then on May 22, 2018 at a 17 week ultrasound appointment, the doctor gave Amanda the news:  her baby girl had a hypoplastic right heart and would require 3 open heart surgeries.  

"We were chosen for this race, and we will run it looking to our Savior for strength and he always provides,"  she continued.  

Thank you for sharing your story, Amanda.  Clearly, the strength you have been provided by your strong Savior is an inspiration to us all to run with perseverance the race marked out for each one of us.  It won't be easy, but in God's strength, we can make it.  All of us.