LEFTOVERS ๐Ÿ—

Who doesnโ€™t love leftovers? Some would even argue that the best part of Thanksgiving is the leftovers… Everyone looks forward to them; they lighten the burden of future meal preparation and can instantly turn lunch hour into โ€œhappy hourโ€ at work!  Nothing beats the convenience of tossing a previously well-cooked meal into the microwave for a fewContinue reading “LEFTOVERS ๐Ÿ—”

LOVE GROWS. ๐ŸŒฑ

Do you know how much I love this precious little child of God?  I have been smoochin’ his precious little cheeks through many scary transitions over the past five days.  I could not be more proud of my Theodore and how far he has come thanks to his incredibly strong will to fight! He hasContinue reading “LOVE GROWS. ๐ŸŒฑ”

OPEN HEART SURGERY #2

Twas’ the night before surgery… when all through Mom’s mind, many thoughts were stirring, none two of a kind…  Sometimes it feels like I am drowning in my own thoughts; so many thoughts, like millions of water droplets compiling together, creating one big raging sea.  In the midst of negative speculations and unfavorable odds, IContinue reading “OPEN HEART SURGERY #2”

WAITING FOR OUR RAINBOW…๐ŸŒˆ

If Iโ€™ve learned anything through this journey, itโ€™s the fragility of life. These pictures are only a week old, yet our current situation depicts nothing close to the care-free playfulness of silly unicorns and an adorable rainbow… But anyone who knows our daughter MacKenna, knows very well that โ€˜unicornsโ€™ are her current obsession.  And anyone whoContinue reading “WAITING FOR OUR RAINBOW…๐ŸŒˆ”

“DON’T GET YOUR HOPES UP”

This statement is dangerous.  I’ve been on both ends of it; I’ve personally said: “I’m not getting my hopes up“, and I’ve told others: “don’t get your hopes up!“.  But who am I to steal someone’s hope?  Better yet, why would I want to rob myself of hope? Hope is the confident expectation of what God hasContinue reading ““DON’T GET YOUR HOPES UP””