Thank you to to all who helped us make these gifts possible! Today we delivered some goodies to the NICU nurses. Thank you also to Vera Bradley for the small purses which we filled with an assortment of fun items, and Chik-fil-A, for helping us deliver some great treats. Most of all, thanks to our friends and family, whose constant generosity and love we cherish. (We placed notes handwritten by friends and family into the small purses so that each nurse can see just how much he or she is appreciated!)

He has made everything BEAUTIFUL in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Ecclesiastical 3:11

What a beautiful day to celebrate Jacob’s life in and now with Jesus!

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Thank you to everyone who is thinking and praying for our family today. Your love, friendship and support is so encouraging and uplifting our family! You are a beautiful blessing from God!

With all our love to each of you reading this!

– Deb

This is a simple and quick note to acknowledge the second anniversary of the passing of our little man, Jacob. As I reflect on his 44 days with us and particularly that last grueling evening following his surgery, I approach a crossroads.

On the one hand, I can choose to wallow in the grief that is sometimes overwhelming, pondering the loss and all that could have been.

On the other hand, I can choose to relish what *is* – what has become of us having gone through this experience. In this way I can ponder Jacob’s life with Christ, free from all ailments, and I can consider the ways in which our Lord has worked in our lives and in the lives of others through us.

I choose Life. Every. Time.

As we ponder what would have been the second birthday of our son, Jacob, I reflect on the “value” of having experienced such love and then such a loss. Continue reading “Love & Loss (Happy 2nd Birthday, Jacob)” →

This is a short note. I share with you that “Easter” means that my family will be reunited with Jacob. Do you know what joy that brings to us?! That firm knowledge raises up such a wonderful feeling, causing me to leap out of bed this morning at 5:30am. It also raises a feeling of gratitude that is unmatched, gratitude for the sacrifice of our risen Savior.

Join us in taking time this Easter to ponder the loved ones who have gone before us… and REJOICE! God promises us that those who love Him will be reunited. And He displayed His promise that first Easter for our benefit. God’s richest blessings to you and your families. He is Risen indeed!

Have you ever been frustrated with the impatience shown by children sometimes? Maybe we adults are not unlike children in that regard. Continue reading “Patience” →

Making the leap from grief to hope is possible.

Continue reading “Good News… for a Change” →