Joseph's very expensive penny

Anthony and I were alarmed to hear Joseph's loud scream from his bed upstairs. It was the scream when a mom knows there is something wrong. Joseph was able to tell us that he was choking on a penny. He screamed, and despite all of our attempts it was lodged. He was laying in bed and playing with a penny in his mouth when he accidently swallowed it. After going to the vet clinic and seeing the penny stuck on his esophagus repair site we immediately took him to the local ER.  He was able to talk and breathe fine, even with the penny stuck. Praises. There is was determined it was surely stuck, and no surgical doctor would touch him because of his past medical history. We were sent to Vanderbilt Childrens the next morning. Joseph was the BEST little boy, laughing and smiling. Granna was his only request. Needless to say she was there too. Arriving to Vanderbilt brought back so many emotions, we sat in the same surgical waiting room that 5 years ago determined Josephs future. BUT once AGAIN, our God was faithful. The news from the operating room was amazing, Joseph did NOT have a stricture that might have caused the penny to lodge. It took less than 5 minutes in surgery to go down his throat and bring up the penny. The thoughts were that it was the area of scar lacking motility, and just a coincidence that it landed perfectly in place to stick!! But looking back we know it was God's loving kindness, a trial that reassured that our baby boy has been healed, and that there is no need to ever doubt our miracle. The penny is out, and our testimony stands strong. We serve a mighty God.