FIVE AND FABULOUS!!!!! Five. Years. Wow. Five years ago today was one of the scariest days of my life. This little baby who I’d carried in my belly for almost nine months, who was happy with a heart that functioned well in utero, would be leaving my womb to a world where her special heart […]
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HAPPY 4th HEART-BIRTHDAY ANNABELLE!!!
This is probably the most exciting and the most difficult post to write each year. FOUR years ago today, our daughter received the most amazing gift. The gift of LIFE. Not of eternal life—we know that gift comes from JESUS as we just celebrated. But no, a gift of life here on Earth, of extra […]
The Longest Year of our Life
It began on July 20, 2010. We’d known the day was coming for eight months… for the last three months we’d known that it would be a less than ideal day. Our Annabelle was born with half of a functioning heart. Instead of being put into her mother’s arms, she was rushed off and hooked […]
How To Help
CPAP stinks… but at least I have my bow! I’ve loved posting about CHD Awareness week. I’m sorry if it’s gotten a little “old” to readers but it’s something that is so near to my heart and… awareness is REALLY important on so many levels. 1 day post Norwood (precrash) All across the country Heart […]
Anna Reese has hijacked Skinny Friday… Prayer Request!
Skinny Friday will resume next week at the regularly scheduled time. This week, Anna Reese is more important!!! You may or may not remember, but Annabelle’s best friend is Anna Reese, her heart-buddy in the hospital who was there almost the whole time we were there. She was the one who would go back in […]