hand to hold Archives - Kathryn Whitaker

Busy as Bees

I feel like there are so many things swimming around in my brain. Unfortunately, I’m in the deep end, treading water! Client work has been keeping me extraordinarily busy, my workout schedule has been – um – abysmal? Sports season is finally winding down, but end-of-school activities are ramping up. I’m still looking for my…

Top Ten: A Reality Check

I’m not sure that I’ve officially launched the news here on the ‘ol blog, but I am now serving as the Lead Blogger over at Hand to Hold’s parent blog, PreemieBabies101. What an honor! We talk about all things related to prematurity, child loss and children with special needs. I have already met some crazy…

Top 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,…

Craftiness

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…

Celebrating Luke

A few months ago, a dear friend and our NICU mentor, Kelli Kelley, invited Scott to serve on the Board of Directors of her new non-profit, Hand to Hold. It’s an organization I’ve mentioned before. One that we have a deep love and passion for as a result of our NICU stay with Luke. For…