If God had asked me ahead of time, I would have said no way, not me, no sir. I am not strong enough. I'm not putting my child through no no but you know we really do

genuinely appreciate the path that we're on and the journey that we're taking and

I mean we wouldn't trade Christian for anything.

Welcome to the Experience Jesus Calling Podcast.

Today we speak with Lacey Buchanan, a wife and mother of two children.

Lacey's first child, Christian, has a rare syndrome that presented itself before his birth.

Lacey shares the journey of his life from finding out the diagnosis to dealing with limited treatment

options and ultimately facing criticism on

social media from those who thought she shouldn't have gone through with the

pregnancy. Leaning on God during it all, Lacey created a video to answer these

detractors and to inspire others about the joys and

heartbreak of her experience, which ultimately garnered over 6 million views.

She has written a book about her son's journey called Through the Eyes of Hope.

My name is Lacey Buchanan.

I am a mom to two rambunctious little boys.

I'm a wife, the author of Through the Eyes of Hope. I am a newbie law school graduate

not yet practicing in that trade but I hope to do that soon in the areas of

disability advocacy and education. I am a first

generation college graduate and my family. My mom and dad live right down the road for me. My

family is very close and we intend to stay very close

figuratively and literally. I always say you know they they started me out on a

great foundation and I was lucky to have such a wonderful start in life. I went to church some with my

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