Micah and Lydia
Has it been 30 years already?! Dec. 22, 1989 our son Micah was born. 15 years later
before Micah turned 15 we waited for another baby to be born, before
Micah could have his bone marrow transplant. I asked Micah if he
would like to have a baby brother or sister for his birthday and he
said he would like that very much. Well the Lord gave him a sister, Lydia Faith
Leake, born on Micah's birthday. What a gift
she has been. I had given Micah the nickname of My Sunshine, so it
seemed fitting to call Lydia my sunshine as well. She was a blessing
to Micah and many others in the hospital that first year of her life
while Micah was having a bone marrow transplant and then when he
relapsed and went in for more chemo she was always with us. Micah was
with Lydia so much he seemed to be very intuitive and knew what she
wanted by her cry. He was also very protective of her and me. He
wanted to make sure I didn't strain myself so he would push her in
the stroller and he would put her in the car seat and fold up the
stroller and put it n the trunk. If she was crying in her bed he
would get up out of his hospital bed and pick her up and comfort her.
Once I left them both asleep in the hospital room and went to do
laundry. When I came back Micah was holding her in the bed and
comforting her even though he was sick to his stomach because of the
chemo. Lydia brought a smile to Micah's face. He loved holding her
and playing with her and putting a smile on her face. Later when
Lydia was about 9 months old Micah started giving her Fritos. She
would get all excited when she saw him get out the Frito bag and
couldn't get to him fast enough. He would be in the hospital bed and
she would crawl over to him and take the Frito and then suck the salt
off of it. Micah used to say that Lydia brought joy and happiness
where ever she went. 5 days before Micah's 16
th
birthday and Lydia's first birthday, Micah went home to be with the
Lord. Lydia missed him. She would point to his picture and say miss
Mi mi (her name for Micah). Lydia and Micah shared a special bond.
Mostly Lydia's memories are those she remembers from stories we told
her and from pictures, but in many ways she shares more than just his
birthday in common with Micah. God had blessed Micah with a special
walk with the Lord that really grew and strengthened as he suffered
with leukemia. Yet through all of it he laughed and joked and didn't
complain. He would even play tricks on the doctors and nurses to give
them a laugh too. Micah was a good example to us all. When Micah
found out that there was nothing more the doctors could do to help
him, his confession to Mark and I was “Either God does a miracle and
heals me,or I die and go to be with the Lord. Either way I win. To
live is Christ, to die is gain.” Shortly before Micah died, our
pastor came to visit and asked Micah if after all he had been through
does he still say God is good? Micah lifted his head and looked at
him with tears in his eyes and replied with a weak sick body, that
yes , even more than ever he knows that God is so good to him. I am
thankful for the almost 16 years God gave us with Micah and for his
testimony. I am so thankful Micah trusted Christ as his Lord and
savior and continued to look to Him till the very end. I am sure if
he were alive today he would still say that Lydia still brings joy
and happiness where ever she goes. She too has put her trust in Jesus
and shines with the light of the Son. She is like a little butterfly
that spreads joy and happiness where ever she goes. I am thankful for
that. My prayer for Lydia is that she would love Jesus more and more
and give her life fully to Him and say at the end of her life, as
many years as the Lord gives her, For to me to live is Christ, and to
die is gain.”
Happy birthday
Micah! I know you are rejoicing in the Lord! Happy Birthday Lydia.
May you always love and trust Jesus! I love you.
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