New beginnings, Fall 2004

Mark and Jenny were now blessed with a truly special gift. They were so elated to have been given the chance to raise such an amazing little fighter, but still could not see why God thought them to be fit for this precious little life. Mark and Jenny became Zachary Randell Shore's parents. Now began their new life as parents of a disabled baby. They knew things would be tough, but they were up for the challenge. With the news of Zachary's disabilities, the community did their part to help the young family. The fire department held a chili supper in his name and raised money for his trips to the St. Louis hospital. Donation cans were set up around town, countless churches put Zachary and his parents on their prayer lists, and he was even mentioned in a local newspaper. Zachary was such a happy baby, only crying when he was hungry or in pain. His cleft made feedings harder since he couldn't close his lips to create suction to suck from a bottle. Instead of using a regular bottle, he used a Haber-man bottle. Mark's mom, Sharon, now referred to as Gramma, deemed it to be called the squeezy bottle. Everything seemed to have new names now that the baby was here. Jenny was mom, Mark was Dad, Sharon was Gramma, Mary was Framma, the spare room was now Zach's room, and so on. Even their living room had changed. It now looked more like a toy store than anything, but Jenny couldn't have been happier.

Sooner Or later

Sooner or later
You will come to me
Sooner or later
You'll have some questions for me
Sooner or later
I will have to explain
Sooner or later
You'll know you're not plain
Sooner or later
You'll want to know why
Sooner or later
You will make me cry
Sooner or later
I'll let you know
That god made you special
To let everyone know
That there is hope
Life isn't that bad
You can cope
Just take my hand
Baby, don't be sad
That you were made a special way
Be happy, be glad
We love you this way!
Never change my little boy
I want you just as you are
Don't be sad my baby boy
You've already come so far!