Happy One Year BNC Bryant Campus!! Thanks for standing with us through it all... ... This is what church should be!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
ACH Radiothon
Lucas's story continues to touch many lives. Blake and I have been asked to do a live interview again this year for the annual ACH radiothon.We plan to be as prepared as possible but your prayer will help too... ...
We are scheduled to be on at 9:30 am this Thursday, Feb. 12th.
Also, Angie, Blake's step sister, who is a school nurse and coming up to donate all the money her school has raised the last few months for ACH in honor of Lucas; she just e-mailed and they raised almost $6,000.00 from the kids bringing in change to school. Way to go guys!!
UPDATE: By the time Blake's family from Hamburg arrived to the ACH radiothon they had raised over $8,000.00
Click the link for more information: http://www.archildrens.org/foundation/news/radiothon.asp
We are scheduled to be on at 9:30 am this Thursday, Feb. 12th.
Also, Angie, Blake's step sister, who is a school nurse and coming up to donate all the money her school has raised the last few months for ACH in honor of Lucas; she just e-mailed and they raised almost $6,000.00 from the kids bringing in change to school. Way to go guys!!
UPDATE: By the time Blake's family from Hamburg arrived to the ACH radiothon they had raised over $8,000.00
Click the link for more information: http://www.archildrens.org/foundation/news/radiothon.asp
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Pray for Moriah and Family
Please....please take a moment to pray for this sweet family and the healing of this precious heart baby....Moriah has taken a turn for the worse following a long recovery from a recent heart repair.
We really feel for them and all they are and have been going through. Please Lord in Jesus Name, heal this precious child and bring strength and peace to her family!!
Thank you....
We really feel for them and all they are and have been going through. Please Lord in Jesus Name, heal this precious child and bring strength and peace to her family!!
Thank you....
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Just for Today
Just for Today by Vicky Tushingham
Just For Today Just for today, I will try to live through the next 24 hours and not expect to get over my child's death, but instead learn to live with it just one day at a time.
Just for today, I will remember my child's life, not his death , and bask in the comfort of all those treasured days and moments we shared.
Just for today, I will forgive all the family and friends who didn't help or comfort me the way I needed them to. They truly did not know how.
Just for today, I will smile no matter how much I hurt on the inside, for maybe if I smile a little, my heart will soften and I will begin to heal.
Just for today, I will reach out to comfort a relative or friend of my child, for they are hurting too, and perhaps we can comfort each other.
Just for today, I will free myself from my self inflicted burden of guilt, for deep in my heart I know if there was anything I could have done to save my child from death, I would have done it.
Just for today, I will honor my child's memory by doing something with another child because I know that would have made my own child proud.
Just for today, I will offer my hand in friendship to another bereaved parent, for I do know how they feel.
Just for today, when my heart feels like breaking, I will stop and remember that grief is the price we pay for loving, and the only reason I hurt is because I had the privilege of loving so much.
Just for today, I will not compare myself with others. I am fortunate to be who I am and to have had my child for as long as I did.
Just for today, I will accept that I did not die when my child died. My life did go on and I am the only one who can make that life worthwhile once more.
`By Vicky Tushingham from Alive Alone
Just For Today Just for today, I will try to live through the next 24 hours and not expect to get over my child's death, but instead learn to live with it just one day at a time.
Just for today, I will remember my child's life, not his death , and bask in the comfort of all those treasured days and moments we shared.
Just for today, I will forgive all the family and friends who didn't help or comfort me the way I needed them to. They truly did not know how.
Just for today, I will smile no matter how much I hurt on the inside, for maybe if I smile a little, my heart will soften and I will begin to heal.
Just for today, I will reach out to comfort a relative or friend of my child, for they are hurting too, and perhaps we can comfort each other.
Just for today, I will free myself from my self inflicted burden of guilt, for deep in my heart I know if there was anything I could have done to save my child from death, I would have done it.
Just for today, I will honor my child's memory by doing something with another child because I know that would have made my own child proud.
Just for today, I will offer my hand in friendship to another bereaved parent, for I do know how they feel.
Just for today, when my heart feels like breaking, I will stop and remember that grief is the price we pay for loving, and the only reason I hurt is because I had the privilege of loving so much.
Just for today, I will not compare myself with others. I am fortunate to be who I am and to have had my child for as long as I did.
Just for today, I will accept that I did not die when my child died. My life did go on and I am the only one who can make that life worthwhile once more.
`By Vicky Tushingham from Alive Alone
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
New Found Lucas Pics & Our Oct. State Fair Trip
We took a trip to NW Ark. to see Dax, Karri, Skyler, & Knox (Blake's brother's family) over the weekend and had a good time. The last time we were up there was in August just before Pierce and Lucas started pre-school. Lucas was in his "prime" then and we got these great pictures Dax took of him playing in their drive.
Also, now that time has gone by we feel like posting these pictures of our happy/sad trip to the state fair with Dax, Karri, Skyler, & Knox as well as Blake and Dax's dad and cousin Wade Lyndon "Pete". This was just after we got back from our get away after the funeral. I don't know what we would have done with out our families help through all this... ...
Also, now that time has gone by we feel like posting these pictures of our happy/sad trip to the state fair with Dax, Karri, Skyler, & Knox as well as Blake and Dax's dad and cousin Wade Lyndon "Pete". This was just after we got back from our get away after the funeral. I don't know what we would have done with out our families help through all this... ...
Another Special Thank You
We got another precious piece of art for Lucas's room from Blake's cousin Nicole and her husband Jason over the weekend. What a great gift!! Thanks so much guys, we really love it. Here are pictures of it in Lucas's room:
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Lucas was born to us 5/10/07 and was soon diagnosed with CHARGE. CHARGE syndrome is a recognizable (genetic) pattern of birth defects which occurs in about one in every 9-10,000 births worldwide. It is an extremely complex syndrome, involving extensive medical and physical difficulties that differ from child to child. Babies with CHARGE syndrome are often born with life-threatening birth defects, including complex heart defects and breathing problems. They spend many months in the hospital and undergo many surgeries and other treatments. Swallowing and breathing problems make life difficult even when they come home. The letters in CHARGE stand for: Coloboma of the eye, Heart defects, Atresia of the choanae, Retardation of growth and/or development, Genital and/or urinary abnormalities, and Ear abnormalities and deafness. Lucas's anomalies included with his case of CHARGE include minor heart defects of ASD and PDA, bilateral choanal atresia repaired at four days old, undescended testes repaired at seven months old, and ear abnormalities; also he has reflux and aspirated while feeding shortly after being born and thus had a G-tube and Nissen Fundoplication at five weeks old. Additionally he has PE tubes, very low muscle tone and facial palsy on his right side. Lucas was diagnosed with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension at 12 months old. He showed us how to shine through the rain as he lost his bravely fought battle and entered into Heaven on 10/02/08. He was our miracle on earth the 507 days we spent with him. For more information, visit chargesyndrome.org