Our son, Ray

One thing is for sure, thankfulness changes my perspective. I’m not saying it’s easy for me to be grateful throughout the day, but when I am, my outlook changes dramatically.

The song I’m featuring today is one of the first songs I wrote after I came to believe in Jesus as my Savior. “Thank Me” sprung from memories of learning that my second child had serious health problems.

In the dark room where the doctors quietly discussed the ultrasound, I lay on the table thanking the Lord that my baby-to-be was getting such good attention, I didn’t even realize that they were discussing some troubling problems they saw in my baby’s brain—too much fluid and not enough brain tissue. Ray was born six weeks later. By then, I was schooled about his diagnosis of hydrocephalus by multiple trips to the doctor’s office and hospital for numerous tests. I learned way more than I ever wanted to know about what people sometimes call water-on-the brain.

The moment I learned what the doctors were seeing on that screen, I prayed, “Lord, what should do?” Two words came to mind: “Thank Me.” Closing my tear-filled eyes and gritting my teeth, I silently obeyed. Miraculously, my heart filled with thankfulness and peace. What a mighty God we serve! He knows just what we need to take the next step.

Thirty-eight years later, my son, Ray walks and talks, something the doctors never expected. He is developmentally delayed and requires support, but he lives with his roommate Joey about twenty miles north of us. I spend two evenings a week helping him with dinner prep and housework, and he comes along to all our family functions.

It hasn’t been easy, especially when Ray was young and endured many surgeries. I am happy to report that he hasn’t had surgery in more than twenty years, praise God!

Enjoy listening to my song, “Thank Me,” and let me know what you think. Click the link below.

“Thank Me” by Lynn Lilja and Kathy Enix