Prematurity
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My life has always been beautiful, just like yours. Most of us have it in us, we just fail to recognize the beauty inside ourselves. On September 18, 2009 my life became not just beautiful, but rich. Purposeful. Faithful. And, real. God gave us a tiny 3lb. 9oz. miracle and entrusted the gift of his…
Read MoreTop Ten: How to Survive the NICU
One quick programming note. I’ll have your Luke update tomorrow. We are waiting on a call from his gastroenterologist about a procedure which I’ll share more about soon. Our little guy needs some big prayers. —– Last Monday I had the honor of joining in on the Hand to Hold Lunch & Learn panel: New Year,…
Read MoreCraftiness
Vote for Luke! If a nun is voting for him as Preemie of the Year (shout out to Sr. Maria Gemma), shouldn’t you? 🙂 Cutest cowboy there is. Hand to Hold, the non-profit sponsoring the contest, is an awesome organization. Prematurity was something we never thought would happen to “us.” Then, it did. Luke is alive…
Read MoreNICU Nurses are Amazing
Today is National Neonatal Nurses Day. Can I get a holla? Luke was blessed with so many amazing medical professionals during his NICU stay. It was the nurses, though, that trudged with us through most of the stay. Yes, our doctors were amazing, without a doubt. But… It was Beth who held my hand when we…
Read MoreTop Ten: National NICU Nurses’ Day!
Not making that up. Promise. Today is in fact National Neonatal Nurses Day. Strike up the band, plug in the margarita machine and raise an ID badge to these AMAZING people. There are many things I want to forget about our NICU stay, but our nurses are some of the few things I will always…
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