They Make Our Hearts Smile!

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." -Thich Nhat Hanh

Lauren and her sweet girls have always been a source of joy and smiles for us! We had a great time with them today! I am more thankful than ever for my wonderful friend.

I have a feeling Campbell and Maggie are going to be the dynamic duo that their mommies were as kids. I couldn't be happier!!

Ouch!

Our littlest Miss Priss is like her mommy in more ways than her looks. She is fearless and clumsy....not a good combo!

This boo-boo hurt mommy more than it did Kerri Grace. She dried up her tears just a few minutes after taking a face-plant on the cement. She was not about to have to stop playing and go inside!! She really is one tough cookie!

Love

Love still stands when all else has fallen.
- 1 Corinthians 13:7-8

Seven Years!

Tomorrow will be Matt and my Seven Year Anniversary!!! And, although this is not the happiest anniversary ever, it is most definitely the happiest (most thankful) I have ever been to be married to Matt. He is the funniest, smartest, hardest working, and (what I have seen even more of recently) the most sensitive man I know. I am so incredibly grateful for my sweet best friend!! I Love You, Babe!

Love Song From Jesus

At 5:00 am, Matt and I were driving to the hospital for the DNE. We heard one song only and entirely. This was the first time I had ever heard this song, and I know it was played this morning specifically for Matt and me. Jesus sang us a song of love and comfort straight to our hearts.

You are going to want to hear this! Make sure you pause the playlist:



"Blessings" by Laura Story
We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the achings of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise

Update

The surgery went well this morning. I am thankful. And, for me, I felt a bit of closure after the surgery. I am hopeful now that I can feel my body healing that I will also be able to heal emotionally.

I think that Matt feels differently. He has been so focused on me the last couple of days, and I have let him. Now, I am trying to figure out what may help him in the coming days. Continued prayer, of course. But, it is just a little harder for men to really put their finger on how or what grieving looks like. He has been so wonderful to me, and I love him so much more than I ever thought I could. Maybe if any of your daddies out there have been through this, you may have some thoughts?

These past couple of days have made me so thankful for many things. First and foremost, for our precious Savior. He has been so close to us. I do not know how we would survive this had we not been believers.

We are also so grateful for our friends and family. You all have been so supportive, and we have felt so loved. Every phone call, message, meal provided, and prayer said has brought me to tears. I am so deeply touched and humbled by the love of the body of Christ.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

PS. I put a little picture of our sweet little Angel to the right....enjoy.

Loss

We lost our sweet baby. We went yesterday to find out the sex a couple of weeks early. No heartbeat. The doc said that the baby was measuring 13 weeks, and it looks like the baby had a chromosomal issue.

We ask you to pray for us during this hard time. We are clinging to Jesus and trusting in His goodness. We can already feel the prayers of family and friends, and we appreciate it so much.