Today we switch lanes on the hi-way. We’re entering a whole new phase of this journey with Theodore; I just pray that we’re veering into the ‘express lane’ with a straight shot home from here… Although, the next leg of this trip hasn’t yet begun, this Momma is already feeling a little “car sick”. TravelingContinue reading “3/24/20 -OPEN HEART SURGERY #3”
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🖐🏼 MONTHS
HAPPY FIVE MONTHS, my sweet Teddy Bear. You have overcome more in five months than most people do in a lifetime. When I look at you, I see the ‘fierce’ in your twinkling eyes… I see the ‘determination’ in your pursed lips. I see the ‘courage’ in your healing scars. But most of all, IContinue reading “🖐🏼 MONTHS”
NO CRIB FOR A BED 🛏
This holiday season has been exceptionally hard. The normal stress that is induced by trying to purchase perfect gifts for practically every person you know, chasing down local Santas for one quick picture, and decorating the house just enough to foster a ‘magical environment’ for your child was exponentially multiplied by more serious factors thatContinue reading “NO CRIB FOR A BED 🛏”
💯DAYS!
We’ve officially hit “triple digits”… 100 DAYS IN PITTSBURGH’S CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT‼️ Grateful for how far we’ve come… Hopeful for how far we’ll go… -️ Momma Bear, Praying Isaiah 53:5 #FallingRightSideUp TEDDY BEAR PRAYER : Sometimes my heart is quiet…and that’s okay. Sometimes the prayers that carry the fewest words are the most powerful. God knows ourContinue reading “💯DAYS!”
WAITING FOR OUR RAINBOW…🌈
If I’ve learned anything through this journey, it’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 ‘unicorns’ are her current obsession. And anyone whoContinue reading “WAITING FOR OUR RAINBOW…🌈”
“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””
FALLING RIGHT SIDE UP 