The Beginning

You know I really battled with starting a blog, only because I feel like I'm running all the time.But I have met some really great people who need to hear that a medical disease labeled "No Hope" doesn't mean anything unless you let it.


Let me start with a hello world this is our testimony. It may be all over the place but I'm going to ask the Lord to put the words on the page, and that it will make since to those who are reading this.


My name is Lydia Thomas, I'm a wife of a incredible man that I love so much. I'm also a mother of 2 kids that are the miracles I see everyday. So enough about that I'm sure you will get to know us more as we blog.


Here is the beginning of Audrey's story, she is a miracle that most wanted and pleaded for us to let go, but I'm letting you in on the spiritual side of what the Lord was speaking to my heart. Most people keep the intense emotions with God inside and don't let people see, but I need to share all of our testimony with you, BECAUSE JESUS IS THE REASON AUDREY IS ALIVE.

When Audrey was born we all knew something was not right, but in my spirit I knew God was in control, little did I know how I was going to start taking the word of God for what it said. I had no idea of what was going to take place in the labor room June 10, 2005. A planned induction, Nurses ready, and a doctor on his way up to the room, When all of the sudden I felt as if I had to push. The Nurse looked and started to call the doctor over and over on the phone. "HURRY, HURRY, THE BABY IS ALMOST HERE!" My doctor sat down and Audrey was born, blue & white as small as a couple of dollar bills, 3 lbs 4 oz. to be exact, 37 weeks term. Tiny and not breathing the NICU was there instantly, I didn't even see them come in. Oddly the Lord began to speak on the inside of me ( My walk with the Lord had become very close during the pregnancy) "Lydia", it's like I heard it with my own ears, "I've got Audrey, she will live, TRUST ME." A soft yet knowing and confident voice.

So I watched what was taking place like a fly on the wall, I watched the doctors shake their head no, and the nurses doing everything that was asked of them. Honestly I was impressed how The Lord kept me calm. Again in my spirit I felt the Lord speak again "Kiss The Baby", as I looked up Audrey was on her way out of the room to go to the NICU, when a nurse said," let the mom kiss the baby." And there was my chance, with a prayer on my lips I passed what I believe was my knowing of what the Lord was saying, and the the Lord is in control, and I give Audrey over to you Lord. I also discovered what the laying on of hands was and what it means, To pass your faith from one to another.

4 days later a doctors report came, Trisomy 18. I knew what it was I had already studied it and prayed over Audrey. I prayed that she wouldn't have this terrible disease. There in the conference room the doctor put a book before Bobby and I and said "this isn't easy, Your child has Trisomy 18, bring in your family to say your good byes and plan the funeral because your child will not live, she is considered No Hope". He couldn't even look us in the face, who would want to say such a thing. Bobby and I shattered, whaled, and had to carry each other to the car and some how make it home to tell our families of this. At that time I didn't hear the Lord, I was grieving so deeply and honestly didn't think of Jesus at the time, my mind was full of fear and not wanting to let go of such a wonderful gift.

Driving to my parents house was very quite, all that was heard were the whaling cries that would break out between Bobby and I. We talked very little, all we kept saying was "How do we tell the family, how do we tell the family". It was horrible, I never thought your heart and body could break in that way. As we walked in the door there the WHOLE family was. Parents, Aunt, Brothers and Sister and Noah my wonderful son. We told them,~ the room was shaken, no one understood. Mom asked "would you like me to take down the nursery", and a fast NO came out of my mouth. (Really when you think of it I should have said yes to everything that was being said of Audrey.) But I believe that was the Lord working once again, then my younger brother stood," I want to pray." he said. As a family we prayed and asked God for Audrey to live and not die, I still was in the fog of fear.There was nothing more to say so we told Noah (My Son) to come lets go on home. We wanted to rest and see Audrey first thing in the morning.

On the way home quite again, crying,sobbing, mourning, When all the sudden that little 5 year old Boy pops his head up through the middle of the seat and yells at the top of his lungs! " SHUT UP " Noah I said, this is what the doctors said. He Yells " MOMMA, DADDY, DON'T YOU KNOW JESUS HAS THE POWER TO DRIVE OUT EVERY YUCKY DEVIL!" And that was it! And it woke Bobby and I up! Audrey was going to live, Praise the Lord, Audrey was going to live! So little Noah for a month ministered everything we had taught him, who Jesus was, what he was able to do, and how you can call on the name of Jesus! That was the beginning of Audrey's story I left a lot out, God did some pretty Awesome things in that hospital let me tell you, that was just a taste of his goodness!