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March of Dimes Walk-April 2009

The following picture is from last years March of Dimes walk (2008). To see more pics from that day click here. Hasn't Evan grown so much?

I walk in honor of my baby Evan and in memory of baby Tessa. Read about her here. I raised almost $800.00 this year for the March of Dimes.

Happy Mother's Day!

My cousin, Dominique

Dominique (in red) and Lara, her sister circa 2006

Dominique is my cousin. She is 15 years old and she has lived the majority of her life in Europe. She moved to the states only 2 years ago. About a month or so ago...she woke up with a swollen, painful jaw. Her parents took her to the doctor to find out what the problem was. She was then told it might be a tumor. Of course, when you think, "tumor"...you think the worst....you think a malignant cancerous tumor. The doctor did a scan and a biopsy and found that it was a benign cyst....but it was a very aggressive benign cyst. To be exact..they call it a keratin cyst. It is so big and aggressive that the doctors will be surgically removing it.

Please pray for Dominique!

Tuesday 28 April 2009 at 630 PM EST.

Pray that she has peace as she prepares for surgery and a quick recovery.

Pray that her parents and sister have peace and patience as they wait.

Pray that the family will feel the love of our dear friend, Jesus Christ....our ONE and ONLY Savior. May they be filled by HIS Holy Spirit.





"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12

Praying for Stellan

Today was Stellan's surgery. We wore orange and prayed for Stellan today.

See everyone who wore orange and prayed today here

Easter 2009

I thought it was about time to update my blog. I love this picture...finally everyone is looking at the camera.

Platelet Donation (Jan 2009)

In memory of Baby Tessa and in honor of our friend Trevor...I donated platelets for the first time. It was a very interesting experience. I plan to donate often. You can donate as often as every 2 weeks. Platelets are needed every day by so many people. Please find the time to donate. Find a donation site in your area by clicking here.


Getting ready

Settling down for a movie while donating.

That is not pee...those are platelets.

Showing off my pink bandages after my donation

Build and Grow at Lowe's

Jan 2009

Ryan built a time capsule. This was only 2 days after being in the hospital for brain surgery. God is awesome!

Happy New Year-2009

What a way to start out the new year. Our oldest had to have surgery to redo his third ventriculostomy. He was born in 2003 with hydrocephalus and was shunted at 3 days old. That shunt failed at a year old and it was taken out. Another procedure was done which is called a third ventriculostomy. It had to be redone 1 month later. Now...4 years later it had to be redone.

Our first week of the year was spent at the hospital but he bounced right back...he got out of the hospital on Thursday and was back to school on Friday. What a trooper.

Ryan's personal space shuttle (The MRI machine)

Post-surgery

A visit from a special friend

Thank God for our doctors!

"YAY! It's time to go home!"

While in the hospital...Ryan said that he wanted to see a rainbow because the only one he had seen was in a picture.......lo and behold...we saw the brightest-most beautiful rainbow on our way home from the hospital. I could not find a place to pull over quick enough to capture its beauty. It was a complete rainbow...ya know..sometimes you just see a partial rainbow...this rainbow went across the entire sky. I saw from one end to the other. It was awesome. It was a beautiful reminder of God's presence.

Here is just a small glimpse.

Christmas 2008