tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49088358950361352022024-02-19T22:45:22.803-06:00Nathan and MarshaMarshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-15421831377085094552016-05-30T22:49:00.000-05:002016-05-30T22:50:45.497-05:00Zane's Birth Story<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">We welcomed a little boy into our family a few weeks ago!! He is absolute perfection. The pregnancy was fairly easy and uneventful, with some pre-eclampsia starting up towards the end that had us delivering at 37 weeks to make sure that it did not progress and that baby boy arrived healthy.
Baby boy was born May 3 at 12:38.
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<span style="font-size: large;">Big sister was so very excited for her brother to get here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shelly is a very special nurse to us. She was our nurse when Hank was
born, then she made special arrangements to be our nurse when Lorabelle
was born as well. When she heard we were expecting again, she said
she'd be honored to be our nurse again. Truly the honor was all ours.
Shelly was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and after treatment and a lot
prayers, was in remission. Remission didn't last long though, She
recently started treatments for a recurrence of her cancer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shelly
is a remarkably strong, brave, selfless Christian woman and nurse. The
day before Zane was born, she had surgery to have a port placed for
chemo. She sent me a message that day and told me she was feeling pretty
rough after surgery, and wasn't sure that she could make it to be our
nurse when Zane was born the next day. But, not long before they rolled
me back to surgery, look who showed up; tired and sore, and knowing the
next day she had to have chemo, she chose to serve my family. Shelly is
such an example of Christ's love lived out. She came back to surgery
with me, held me and prayed over me while they put in my spinal, and
then prayed prayers of thanksgiving when it was successful and we knew I
would get to be awake for Zane's birth. (That was one of my biggest
worries, since I had been put to sleep for both Hank and Lorabelle's
birth.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My nurse anesthetist was wonderful. He kept me so comfortable and warned
me every time they were about to do any pushing or tugging on me. It
really wasn't nearly as bad as I anticipated, just a couple of hard
pushes on my belly as they were pulling him out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It wasn't very long after that got started before they were pulling out my baby boy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh what joy to hear his cry......</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And to see his little face come over that curtain, straight out of my
belly....... Makes my heart quicken just to remember seeing him and
falling instantly even more in love with him than I already was. Oh. my.
goodness. That little balled up gorgeous baby. I'm so thankful to be
able to have seen him come into this world, and so thankful for that
image of his little balled up body, not even pink yet, and his little
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't even.... that squishy baby makes my heart flutter....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love the look of JOY on Dr. Ogdee's face, so apparent even behind his mask. You can see his smile in his eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sweet boy looks just like his Daddy, and so much like Hank looked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And Shelly, bless her, made sure that we got to do a little skin to skin
right there in the OR. That's hard to come by at the hospital I
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<span style="font-size: large;">That look on my girl's face...... oh so precious!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And seeing Nathan with our son..... like falling in love all over again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sister fell in love at first sight. Also, they tried to tell me I had to
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<span style="font-size: large;">And my Dad with his grandson.... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Baby boy didn't have a name for his first day of life. It wasn't until
the morning after he was born that we decided he would be Zane Ray
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Lord for blessing our family so richly! We are so undeserving. Thank you for entrusting us to take care of these precious gifts, Your children who we will return to You one day.
Help us to teach them Your ways, to imprint Your words on their hearts
and in their minds, that You will be the One they seek with all their
hearts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Deuteronomy 6:6-9</b> <i>And
these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall
teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you
sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down,
and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they
shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the
doorposts of your house and on your gates.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thank you Jenn from <a href="http://portraitsbyjenn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Portraits by Jenn</a> for the wonderful photos!</i></span></div>
Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-53637849030280419692014-05-28T22:45:00.001-05:002014-05-28T22:50:35.623-05:00Aching Memories<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm really not sure what it is about today that brought me here.... right back to those heart-pounding, stomach-dropping life changing hours when Hank suddenly went from doing so well to lifeless in my arms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It makes my breath quicken and my stomach drop to think of that moment in time when we went from proud parents boasting of his latest accomplishments- to terrified. Then heartsick. Then dropping earth over his body. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">That moment replays when I blurt out over the phone to my sister, "He's dying Nance. You have to come quick. You have to see him before he's gone. "</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I don't like this kind of remembering.... The remembering that makes me sick to my stomach. The remembering that brings so many regrets and so many useless questions. The remembering that brings the fear of hurting that way again. The remembering that I wore my knees out to pray out of my life. This is the remembering that makes me thankful for the grace of God that my day in day out memories no longer consist of these, but of the softness of his skin, the cutest feet I've ever seen, those eyes looking right into mine...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And making new memories of his sister learning his name; recognizing him in pictures, calling him "Bubba", or "Hanky." Memories being made with our daughter, because we are intentional with
our time with her.... because we know we are so blessed to have it. Memories of the legacy that exists because of him, from his well in Uganda to the work I do to serve other hurting Mommas, to the youth building at our church named in his honor.....and most of all, of his parents seeking the Lord with renewed fervor, because we know the only Place we will hold him again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Lord, thank you for your Grace in my life. Please continue pointing me back to it, reminding me of your goodness and your desire for me to see the BEAUTY IN THE ASHES and trust in your plan for my life. </span><br />
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Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-55701709138507396612014-04-23T00:39:00.002-05:002014-04-23T00:39:30.935-05:00Harley Jane <span style="font-size: large;">I went to the most beautiful celebration of life today. A celebration of a life lived far to short. My friend Hillary had to say goodbye to her firstborn baby girl, Harley Jane, this afternoon. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As I drove down the dusty roads of the blue Goose Ranch thinking of my friend whose heart was aching, I could hardly see through the tears and the dust. That question that I've asked far too many times over the past 3 years kept coming to my lips, "Lord why does it have to be this way? Why does there have to be such suffering?" I had to keep reminding myself, you KNOW He makes beautiful things out of this dust. You've seen Him do it over and over again. And I KNOW that he will do it again, He WILL create beauty from the ashes of these broken hearts. But I know it still hurts. It hurts so bad, that ache of empty arms.... and I'm so sad that my friend has to feel that hurt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Harley Jane Pitts</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Down a dusty road and up on Harley's Hill, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Surrounded by Hay bales that were covered in quilts. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Loved ones gathered in numbers so large,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it inspired to see that she touched all their hearts. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Such Joy she brought in so little time, yet</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Tears stung the eyes of those who gathered to sit. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">She had a chin like her Father and the nose of her Mother,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">she's the seventh generation of a heritage like no other. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">She saw none of this world with her beautiful eyes,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">instead they only know beauty and glory and light. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sweet words were spoken of a beautiful daughter </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">while her Momma wept and leaned on her Father. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This child, so small we won't get to know</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">or learn all about her as we watch her grow. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A casket too beautiful to be covered by earth,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">her soul was with Jesus before she'd even been birthed. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The flowers were perfect, the place so serene,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to be saying goodbye is so wrong it seems. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But everyone did it with tears in their eyes,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">shaking their heads and wondering why.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This precious baby girl did not cry a day,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">we don't understand so we bow and we pray. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We thank you Jesus for this life so sweet,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and look forward to the day we bow at your feet. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">With Harley Jane in your arms and no more pain in our hearts. </span><br />
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<span class="p"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Lord for the beautiful gift of Harley Jane's life and the way she has touched the hearts of so many. Please comfort her family and bring them peace and rest from the exhausting grief.</span></span>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-76787437715765741622013-05-23T00:25:00.001-05:002013-05-23T00:25:08.907-05:00Worth<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Tonight I had a beautiful girl tell me she felt worthless sometimes. <i>Worthless.</i> It shocked me, and it stung. She is one of the prettiest, sweetest, funniest young ladies I know. She is an absolute joy to be around and on the rare occasion she isn't around when the rest of her friends are hanging out, it feels like something is missing. And it absolutely broke my heart that she doesn't know how beautiful she is, how fun she is..... how <i>valuable</i> she is. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Friends, we have to tell our children, tell their friends, tell all the young women we know that they are VALUABLE. That they have worth not only in our eyes, but in the eyes of the Heavenly Father. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="text Ps-139-14" id="en-NIV-16254">I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-14">your works are wonderful,</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-14">I know that full well.</span></span><br /><span class="text Ps-139-15" id="en-NIV-16255"><sup class="versenum">15 </sup>My frame was not hidden from you</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-15">when I was made in the secret place,</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-15">when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.</span></span><br /><span class="text Ps-139-16" id="en-NIV-16256"><sup class="versenum">16 </sup>Your eyes saw my unformed body;</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-16">all the days ordained for me were written in your book</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-16">before one of them came to be.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-139-16">Each and every Daughter of the King was created in His perfect image, created for a PURPOSE. We must be intentional in modeling encouragement, in modeling self-worth and confidence. Being an encourager is not always easy. It is so very easy to be someone who criticizes instead of encourages. Someone who puts down instead of lifting up. I myself am guilty of it. I remember in high school always being so critical of my friends. Instead of making them feel good about themselves, I was quick to point out their flaws..... and y'all, you can't undo those words you just put in your friend's mind about how they aren't good enough. Even now, I struggle with being critical of my family. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Prov-12-18">Your words can be destructive, so choose them carefully. Once they fly out of your mouth, there is just no getting them back. It is so easy to voice only the things you don't like or that you want to change. As a youth minister and song leader, my husband gets a lot of "I don't like this"...," Why don't you do that"...., "you sang that song wrong," and very little encouraging words or affirmation for the things that people do like. And do you know what I've seen it do? I've seen it wear him down. Make him feel like he's not good enough. When in reality, he is wonderful with kids, he is fun, he is an excellent singer and teacher...... and he LOVES the kids in our youth group. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Prov-12-18">Our words have just as much power to encourage and lift up and motivate and create a better person. In order for our mouths to speak grace, we must know it in our hearts. We have to spend time in the word and time praying for God to make our hearts like his. </span></span></span></div>
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Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-3444186631615253292013-03-30T00:26:00.003-05:002013-03-30T00:56:29.626-05:00Have You Prepared Your Heart?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I laid out Lorabelle's outfit for Easter this afternoon. I just can't wait to see her in these sweet clothes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> It's about the life given for those so unworthy. It's about the rolling back of that stone to empty tomb. It's about hands raised high in praise to the Father. It's about resurrection. Life saving, life giving, totally undeserved resurrection. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The other day, I was thinking about how much I love my daughter and adore everything she does. I tell her about a thousand times a day how cute and beautiful and awesome and adorable and sweet and wonderful she is. She's dressed up, she's cute... she's naked, even cuter. Her hair is sticking up... adorable. Her fake cough- the cutest. Her ma ma and da da's amaze me. Her smiles, oh her smiles.... And it hit me, this is how my Heavenly Father feels about ME. He <i>adores </i>me. He tells me a thousand times a day that He loves me. He wakes me up each morning with a beautiful sunrise and puts me to bed with breathtaking sunsets. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="text Rom-8-15" id="en-NIV-28132"> </span>He has taken me in as his daughter and asks me to call to Him... Abba, Father. And He reminds me <i>daily</i>, how wonderful it is to be a child of the King. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">My heart has been heavy all day, heavy with the gravity of the sacrifice. Heavy for the suffering endured for me. Heavy with blood spilled to wash away my sins. Heavy with a mother's hurt for watching her Son breathe his last. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Since holding my own son as he passed away, the Crucifixion has taken on a whole other dimension of sadness to me. Thinking about Mary watching her Son, not quickly slipping away as Hank, but being beaten, tortured, spit on, mocked, pleading for mercy for His accusers...... well that's just almost too much to b<span style="font-size: x-large;">ear</span>. I imagine Mary standing there, each injury, each insult, a knife to her own heart. And when it's over, I imagine her very much wanting to be placed in that tomb with Him, her heart so heavy with grief. And as we break bread on Sunday and I think about His body broken for me, I will be a mess. I'll be fighting tears as we take the cup, the blood that represents grace beyond what I can comprehend. Because for the life of me..... I don't deserve it. And then, I will lift my voice in praise to the Father whose mercies never end. </span></div>
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Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-10975377509573044132012-11-15T23:33:00.000-06:002012-11-15T23:33:11.867-06:00He makes all things beautiful <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I always talk about Lorabelle being <a href="http://www.nathanandmarsha.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-daughters-name.html" target="_blank">my crown of beauty</a>, and I often marvel at how perfectly God put the pieces in place. God knows each of us so very intimately and, knowing me to be hard-headed the way He does, I think He made the path to my crown of beauty very literal. He tied it up all in a nice neat package with a giant gift tag that read : FROM GOD. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christ makes ALL things beautiful in his time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But what if your crown of beauty looks less like this......</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What if yours looks more like a pile of pieces, that you just can't seem to make match up?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Or, there is a huge chunk of it missing.... you just can't seem to find it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pieces you have may be shiny and pretty.... but they would just look so much better all put together in the right way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whatever trial you may be going through- </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you lost your job and you can't find a new one....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your marriage is terribly hard right now.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are having trouble getting along with others..... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You have lost someone so dear to you and your heart is broken......</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are sick and tired of struggling financially.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are unhappy with your body......</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You lost a baby, and are unable to get pregnant with that next baby, the one you were counting on to be <i>your</i> crown of beauty......</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are sad, or lonely, and don't know how you will get through the holidays....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are struggling to see God's plan for your life..... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">God uses ALL things for His Glory. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He makes ALL things beautiful in His time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The beauty in life is that we don't all wear the same crown. Though some may be sparkly and shiny and look brand new, others may be cracked, rusty, weathered, a little lopsided from a long, hard ride on one crazy bull..... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And it can be made absolutely, crazy beautiful on the path to wholeness again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are struggling to see the beauty in your broken, busted up crown, I would be honored to pray for you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The holidays are hard when you are struggling, particularly so if you have lost a loved one. I had many people pray me through my first holidays without Hank, and I will need many prayers this holiday season without him too. So, if I can pray for you this holiday season, no matter the need, send me a message, email me, or leave a comment, I would truly be honored to pray for you.</span></div>
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Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-27952313821129363302012-08-04T11:27:00.001-05:002012-08-04T11:28:28.753-05:00Lorabelle's One Month Pictures<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">About 2 weeks ago, we had Lorabelle's one month pictures taken by Lindsey Cotton of <a href="http://www.lindseycotton.com/" target="_blank">Cotton Photography </a>. I love them. Who am I kidding.... I love ANY picture of my girl. But they are really, really pretty pictures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I love every picture so I put them all on here. I don't know how I will ever decide what to hang on my wall!</span></div>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-29762720534345182032012-07-27T23:29:00.000-05:002012-07-27T23:29:39.478-05:00Lorabelle's Nursery<span style="font-size: x-large;">Lorabelle's nursery was something we started working on very soon after Hank passed away. In fact I think it was just a week or two after that Nathan, Nancy, and I painted the walls. It was a color we picked out when I was in the hospital and Hank was in the NICU. We hadn't prepared his nursery for him, and I guess as his mom I felt like he deserved to have a place ready for him. And we knew we wanted him to have brothers and sisters. So we painted it. And I sat in the floor in the middle of that room with my paintbrush and cried so many times, aching for my baby. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">As soon as I found out that I was pregnant, I began doing something that something had kept me from doing with my son, I began preparing for my baby to come home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We picked out a cowhide rug and bought the bed we picked out for Hank. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And when we found out she was a girl, we began preparing everything else for the nursery. We bought this dresser at <a href="http://kidsvillagebaby.com/" target="_blank">Kid's Village</a>. It had a chalk board on one side and a dry erase board on the other. It was a bright, shiny, smooth white...... and my husband spent several days sanding the whole thing down to the wood. He even sanded the chalkboard and dry erase board so that the paint would stick to it. We decided we didn't want to teach our daughter to write on her furniture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Then we painted it with many many coats of turquoise and added these rustic flower door pulls from <a href="http://www.relicshome.com/" target="_blank">Relics</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I ordered <a href="http://www.calicocorners.com/product/designer+fabrics+for+the+home/shop+fabrics+by+color/green/sugar+baby+splash.do?search=basic&keyword=sugar+baby+splash&sortby=priceAscend&page=1" target="_blank">this</a> fabric from Calico Corners and sewed the curtains for her windows. I added an already made ruffle from Hobby Lobby to make them a little more frilly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I painted several metal stars in pinks, turquoise and cow print. My friend Kailey made her L on burlap and rustic wood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I knew that I wanted some major ruffles for her crib skirt. But all of tiered ruffled crib skirts that I looked at were around $400.... and I just didn't want to spend that much. So, I used <a href="http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2012/01/ruffled-crib-skirt-tutorial-nursery.html" target="_blank">this</a> tutorial from Positively Splendid and fabric from the <a href="http://www.fabric.com/quilting-fabric-retro-mod-quilting-fabric-joel-dewberry-heirloom.aspx" target="_blank">Joel Dewberry Heirloom</a> collection to make her crib skirt. This was my first time to sew ruffles and I was very intimidated by it. But it turned out to be pretty easy..... just very time consuming. My friend Nancy Harper did all of the surging in hot pink for me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm in Love with this dresser!! It is too bad that it has to live in her closet right now. One day we will be in a hose big enough to have it out in her room!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Which I painted to match her dresser. My cow spots weren't quite as good as hers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This little horse was a bookshelf given to us at one of our <a href="http://nathanandmarsha.blogspot.com/2012/05/mothers-day.html" target="_blank">baby showers</a>. Since I already had a bookshelf, Nathan replaced the shelves with dowel rods to make a quilt rack to display all of her beautiful blankets that people have made her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This is the changing table that my dad made about 12 or so years ago for my cousin Jake. We painted it turquoise to match her dresser. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The giant bear is the bear that my Papaw got my sister and I when we were born. It is sitting in Nathan's rocking chair from when he was little. Nathan made the little pink table so we would have something to put things on beside our glider. The little bear is Hank bear which I will tell you about later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This is the glider that I took forever to decide on. It is also a recliner, but it glides instead of rocking. It is not the first one I bought, however. We ordered one from JCPenny.com and I waited and waited for it to get to the house. When it finally did, though, it didn't look like it had online. I didn't like the color or the fabric. So I sent it back. They were pretty great about exchanging it though, they refunded the purchase price and shipping which was a ridiculous 130 or 150 dollars. After much deliberation, I finally decided on this one from Kid's Village. It was hard to pick out a color and type of fabric from those little swatches. I had a hard time picturing them on a whole chair.But, I'm very happy with the choice we made... I love it! I spent many many days sitting in this chair in her room, praying and waiting for her to get here. It was such a special moment when I finally sat in it with her!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Nathan loved this cow painting and had to have it for her room. We originally found it on <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/cold-hands-pat-saunders-white------.html" target="_blank">Fine Art America's</a> website but it was quite expensive for the size we wanted, but we ended up finding a much cheaper version on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Hands-Canvas-Print-Art/dp/B0063651HC/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1343448433&sr=8-3-fkmr2&keywords=cold+hands+cow+painting" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. It is called cold hands and is of a surprised milking cow. We love her! Lorabelle just stares at her many times when I'm changing her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This little sheep is from Aunt Nancy and is for her to lay on when she plays in the floor. The rustic bin with cowhide is Lorabelle's laundry basket, and she of course has a hot pink diaper pail!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You can't see it because of the glare, but the frame beside the lamp is a picture of big brother Hank's cute little foot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm still waiting on Hank and Lorabelle's name frames from <a href="http://www.emilyschocolateblue.blogspot.com/search/label/name%20frames" target="_blank">Emily</a> to hang beside the thumbprint tree. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Everything in her room had a lot of thought, a lot of, work, and a lot
of love put into it. Making and painting everything for her room kept us
busy while we were waiting for her to get here. Her little nursery is
just perfect for her and I'm so happy to have her in it! </span></div>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-1666057617028165722012-07-26T23:04:00.003-05:002012-07-26T23:04:58.234-05:00Week 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We started off Lorabelle's 4th week going to church, this time just with Momma, since Daddy was working. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">She looked so pretty in her church dress!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This was our first week home by ourselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We went on walks every morning...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And we visited Daddy every morning on his break at work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Friday, <a href="http://www.cottonphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lindsey Cotton</a> took pictures of her for her one month birthday! Can't wait to see them and show them off!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I still can't get enough of your cuteness. Here is some of that cuteness from this week...</span></div>
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<br />Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-2111792790820976972012-07-26T20:51:00.000-05:002012-07-26T22:59:53.571-05:00Week 3 with Lorabelle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">To start off week 3, we took Lorabelle to church for the first time. We were running a little late and when we walked in, I kid you not, they stopped bible class to welcome her. I love how our church loves us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Monday we visited Dr. Maberry and our friend Randi. He was the high risk Doctor that took such good care of us! He was so very kind when we came to see him. He bragged on how well we did, how beautiful she was, and even wanted to take a picture of us. I felt so blessed to be cared for by such a sweet man!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Tuesday, we went to meet baby Cameron who was born just 3 days after Lorabelle in the very same hospital. His Momma is the one who did Lorabelle's <a href="http://nathanandmarsha.blogspot.com/2012_05_01_archive.html" target="_blank">3D sonogram </a>for us. Ashley works with Nathan at the hospital and came to visit us several times before and after Lorabelle arrived. We think Cam is pretty cute : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The rest of the week was pretty uneventful. We spent a lot of time at home together because this was Nathan's last week home before returning to work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Saturday, our girl turned 3 weeks old and Nathan went to work at his part time job in the ER at Hendrick because one of his coworkers got hurt. He worked all weekend, but we were sure to visit him both days!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Lorabelle, this week you started spending a little more time awake. You like to look me in the eyes when I talk to you, or sing to you. You aren't wanting to eat quite as often this week, which has let me get a little more rest. You love being outside and going for walks just like me! Here are a few pictures of you just being cute this week. You are my joy : ) </span><br />
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<br />Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-88933171481720249842012-07-25T23:19:00.000-05:002012-07-26T23:37:24.575-05:00Week 2 with the cutest baby I know<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Time flew by at the speed of light and I closed my eyes for just a second and Lorabelle was already 2 weeks old! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Monday Lorabelle went to her first doctor's appointment when she was 9 days old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">She weighed in at 7 pounds 13.5 oz, just about back to her birth weight already! That is no surprise the way she likes to eat though. Some days she just eats and eats and eats. I love the way she picks her head up after she eats and then just drops it down on my chest with a big contented sigh. Her after nursing faces are some of my favorite. She is just so stinking cute! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">She received a perfect bill of health, and did so good getting her heal pricked for her second PKU test. After telling us how healthy she was, the doctor said he'd see us back in 2 months to start her shots. I'm already dreading that for her : ( . I hate for her to have to feel bad from her shots. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Tuesday, we celebrated <a href="http://nathanandmarsha.blogspot.com/2012/07/hanks-first-birthday.html" target="_blank">Hank's Birthday</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And Thursday was Hank's<a href="http://nathanandmarsha.blogspot.com/2012/07/hanks-heaven-day.html" target="_blank"> Heaven Day</a></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Friday, we went to <a href="http://thespinozas.blogspot.com/2012/07/princess-comes-to-town.html?spref=fb" target="_blank">visit Auntie</a> in San Angelo. It was so fun, and Auntie spoiled her with new outfits!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And, Lorabelle met our good friend Helen. I used to clean and run errands for Helen when I was in college. Helen is a character! I wish you could all know her... We love Helen!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">These little pajamas are my favorites. She just looks so cute and so, so sweet in them, and when they don't fit anymore, I'm going to cry for 7 days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And in her car-seat with her little kitties on to keep her head from falling over so far it looks like it can't possibly still be attached to her body. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Lorabelle, we had an amazing 2nd week home together! We are in awe of every little thing you do. You captivate us and fill our hearts!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">3 Saturdays ago, My girl turned one week old! I cannot believe it. I wanted to cry. OK, I did cry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This was a busy week for Lorabelle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">She came into this world on Saturday, June 23</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">She was welcomed by lots of friends and family</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">She already had her Daddy wrapped around her finger the first day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Monday morning, June 25, we got to go home!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I loved on my Murphy who was not happy with me being gone so long! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Sammy checking out the new family member...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Arriving home with our baby girl was such an emotional moment for me </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Much thanks to Meme who bought us groceries, cooked, and took care of things along with my sister when we came home! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">She had to wear her little mitties the first week because she kept scratching her face really bad, and she couldn't have a scratched up face for her newborn pictures! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Our friend <a href="http://www.gravittproductions.com/" target="_blank">Cindy </a>was coming on Friday to take her pictures as her baby gift, so that morning she had her first outing to Kid's Village to get some bows. While we were there, her Auntie bought her the fabulous hat seen below.Then we spent the afternoon having our pictures taken by Miss Cindy. Isn't she so talented?!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Lorabelle, I have not been able to take my eyes off of you or put you down all week. I didn't sleep the night after you were born... I was too busy staring at you. Every second without sleep is worth it when these eyes are looking at you! You and your brother are my greatest joys and I thank God over and over again for both of you. You have brought light into my life and I pray that the Lord will guide me in raising you to be one of His. I don't have words to tell you how much I love you. It's a love that grows every minute that I spend with you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="text Ps-139-14" id="en-NIV-16254">Lorabelle and I are reading the Psalms together, we haven't gotten this far yet, but I love this verse. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="text Ps-139-14" id="en-NIV-16254">I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-14">your works are wonderful, </span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-139-14">I know that full well.</span></span></span></div>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-54140818572825377212012-07-25T10:17:00.003-05:002012-07-25T10:17:49.562-05:00Maternity Pictures <span style="font-size: large;">Just a week before Lorabelle was born, we took maternity pictures in San Angelo. I was so blessed to meet <a href="http://www.letmythoughtsflow.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jenny Wilde</a> (of <a href="http://www.sprinkleofgracephotography.com/index2.php" target="_blank">Sprinkle of Grace Photography</a>) about a year and half ago. She was a friend and coworker of my sister. My sister asked her to be a part of her wedding and so I had the opportunity to get to know her through wedding showers, and bachelorette party. She is such a sweet, fun, creative, talented person and I'm so happy to have had the opportunity to get to know her! Jenny took our maternity pictures as a gift to us. What an amazing gift! She is so very talented and such a kind person. She was so sweet to us after Hank died and acts like she truly loves him. We took few pictures with a picture of Hank, which was so very hard for me. It hurts so much that that is forever how our family pictures will look. And I cried and cried, and she handled it with such grace and such compassion and was still able to get a family picture despite my crying. Thank you Jenny for these amazing picture, I absolutely love them and you did such a good job telling Lorabelle's story through the pictures!</span><br />
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Here is the slideshow of the pictures. I love the song she used! I wanted to post the pictures and not just the slideshow so that I can have my blog printed as Lorabelle's baby book one day. Thank you Jenny.... you are so amazing!<br />
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<br />Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-38282972123468454162012-07-05T20:33:00.000-05:002012-07-05T20:33:42.831-05:00Hank's Heaven Day <span style="font-size: x-large;">I cannot believe it has been a year since I last held my baby boy. And what a year it has been.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I've had two children by c-section, recovered from HELLP syndrome, had a foot surgery, and got a blood clot. I laid to rest my firstborn son and my Grandmother. I worked, I got through another year of graduate school, we survived a year of firsts, and I cried....... a lot. We've mourned, we've celebrated, and we've remembered our firstborn. I've been encouraged by others who have lost children, and by those who haven't. I have been lifted up in prayer and often times carried through the day by my sister. I have been shown such amazing love from my family and friends who have chosen to remember Hank and talk about him, and celebrate his life. I got flowers from my Mom and Dad, my brother and his girlfriend, a blue balloon from my friend Cindy, and a card from Nathan's Dad for Hank's birthday. I got flowers from my sister for Hank's Heaven day. And tons of texts and comments on Facebook from people remembering my boy. Thank you Jesus for these sweet people who probably don't even know how sweet those gifts are to me. That has meant the world to me! I have made new friends, been surrounded by love from old ones, and have seen the hand of God at work in my life. I have held my beautiful newborn daughter and felt the incredible love of our Father through that gift. He is merciful! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> We have mourned deeply for our son, but we have also lived deeply and hoped deeply, and trusted fully in the Hope given to us by Jesus, that we will one day hold our son again. I look forward to that glorious day, and thank God for the opportunity to raise my daughter until that day comes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy one year in Heaven, baby. Momma loves you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an
inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade -- kept in heaven for
you, who through faith are shielded by God's power. (1 Peter 1:3-5)</span>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-30506904643414354572012-07-04T22:13:00.001-05:002012-07-04T22:14:29.613-05:004th of July<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I pray that as we elect a Leader in November, that it will be a man of God, who is prayerful in his decisions regarding our country. </span></div>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-70570723289049022362012-07-03T20:25:00.000-05:002012-07-03T20:26:34.885-05:00Hank's First Birthday <span style="font-size: x-large;"> I cannot believe it has already been one year since my precious little boy was born. It has been a bittersweet day today, celebrating his life, but missing him like crazy. I have such a strong desire to touch his soft skin and hold him again, and to kiss his sweet little lips. I had kind of been hoping that Lorabelle would get to share her birthday with him, but God knew better than me what I needed. He is merciful and gave me my beautiful baby girl to fill my arms on this day.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I am thankful that she shares his eyes, and the shape of his nose. I am thankful that I can still feel his lips every time I kiss hers. I am thankful for the gift of both of their lives and they have shaped me so much this past year. Hank has inspired me to be more loving, to truly enjoy every moment we are given, and to long for Jesus like I never have before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I told Nathan that those balloons floating so high made him seem really far away. Nathan reminded me that he's not, we can ask God to love on him for us any time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And we sang Happy Birthday to him (as best we could through our tears), and prayed words of thanks for his life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you Lord for my children, they have so richly blessed my life. Thank you for getting us through this day, and allowing our hearts to celebrate and not just mourn. Though we still grieve, we are so thankful for Hank's life in Heaven! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you to everyone who called, texted, sent flowers or a card to let us know you were thinking about our boy today. It truly means the world to us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy birthday Hanky, momma sure misses you. I love you and I love that you're waiting on me in Heaven. Lord come quickly...</span>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-69093400336903861692012-07-01T21:25:00.000-05:002012-07-01T21:25:01.713-05:00Lorabelle's Birth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It was so cool to see the Lord's hand at work in every aspect of Lorabelle's birth. My nurse, Shelly was with me for Hank's delivery also. She usually doesn't work more than 2 days a week, but she happened to be working and taking care of me all 3 days I was in labor and delivery. She took such good care of me and talked about Hank and included him in our family. My friend <a href="http://gravittproductions.com/" target="_blank">Cindy</a> so sweetly offered to take pictures of her birth. When we found out that it would be by c section, we didn't think that was going to happen. But, we asked and Shelly said as long as the anesthesiologist agrees. So when he came to talk to me that morning, we asked and he said yes! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Cindy and Nathan got changed into their scrubs and hats and at a little after 8:30 in the morning on Saturday June 23, they wheeled me back to the operating room. Nathan and Cindy waited outside while I got hooked up to the monitors and got my spinal. They laid me back down and started prepping me for surgery. They kept testing to see if I was numb by rubbing alcohol on my stomach. It kept feeling cold so they tilted me back a little to see if they could get the spinal to work better. When Shelly cleaned my belly, I said it was cold and everyone was surprised that I could feel it. So they asked if I could move my toes, and when I could, the anesthesiologist said, "That's not good." Yep, not words you want to hear coming from the guy in charge of numbing you. They got me draped and said they would do a pinch test. I don't know what they were pinching my belly with, but it hurt! At that point, they said I was going to have to be put to sleep. I was so upset! The anesthesiologist said that the spinal fails less than 5 % of the time. I was thinking, am I ever going to get to experience the birth of one of children??</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> The anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetist were both great to me, and said I know this isn't the way any of us wanted this to happen, but we are going to take good care of you and get you awake just as soon as you are done so you can hold her. I was so worried they wouldn't let Nathan in for the birth like with Hank because they were going to put me to sleep. They brought him in and told him that I would have to go to sleep but that he could come in after they got me to sleep. They sent him out and Shelly came over and grabbed my hand and said, " I know this is not at all the way you wanted to have her, but she is going to be here soon and we will have her in your arms as soon as you wake up, and this is still going to be a good experience." She held my hand as they put the mask on my face, put the medicine in my IV, and as I went to sleep with big tears rolling down my face. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Nathan was allowed back in and got to see as our daughter was pulled from me. Shelly even took a few pictures for us. The, they even let Cindy come in the room to take pictures as well. I am so thankful that they allowed her in the room to capture what I was unable to experience. Here are the photos Shelly took:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Nathan got to cut her cord short after she went to the nurse.
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Nathan went with Lorabelle to the Nursery to get her vitamin K shot and to warm up and assess her. Then, she came straight back to my labor and delivery room where they took me to recover. I woke up to her coming in to see me!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">It was so amazing to meet her for the first time! She was awake and alert and looked me right in the eyes. She already knew me! Nathan handed her to me and I held her close while we stared at each other. She came out hungry!I was able to feed her right away, and she knew just what to do. I will have to add these pictures when I get them.... they are amazing. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Lorabelle got to meet her Meme and Aunt Nancy first, and then she got to meet her PawPaw who she shared her birthday with. Then she came back to my chest and family and friends began coming in a few at a time to see her. I didn't give her up for quite a while though, so they just got to look at my beautiful girl. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Then, Nathan went back to the nursery with her to give her her first bath. I'm so glad he was the one to do it! Here he is washing her hair. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> We stayed in the hospital for 2 days before getting to go home. We were so ready!!! Dr. Ogdee came by Monday morning to see me and couldn't believe I had her while he was gone. But he was just so happy for her to be here safe and sound! He said we could stay another another night and we said no way! So our nurse started getting everything ready for us to go home. Dr. Bullock also came by just to see me again and say congratulations. She was another person put in place by God for Lorabelle's delivery. She was so good to us and so supportive. She was encouraging at the beginning of the week when having a vaginal delivery was still the plan and that is hard to find in a doctor. When the specialist, Dr. Maberry started getting nervous and wanting me to deliver, Dr. Bullock agreed and said that since I wasn't dilated at all yet, she thought it was best to have a c section as well. And for her to come in on Saturday and do a non emergency surgery when she wasn't even on call, that is so, so nice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> It felt so good to have her home! It was such a different trip home from the hospital than it was this time last year. Even with my heart being full of joy for this little girl and her homecoming, it was also heavy with missing Hank. That hurt has been even more intense as I hold my little girl and see that she has his eyes, and wish he was looking over my shoulder at her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 Samuel 1:27 I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you Lord for this most unbelievable, precious gift. May I not ever take her for granted. You are so gracious in giving us this gift and I am so thankful for my family of four.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-46648799711482819142012-06-23T06:02:00.000-05:002012-06-23T06:02:53.246-05:00Beauty will rise<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">What a wonderful day to see his beauty rise! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Not that there hasn't been so much joy come from Hank's life. Because that little boy brings me so much joy! And the path I have walked since Hank left my arms for Heaven has been absolutely God led. I have met some amazing people because of Hank and I've been ministered to, and had the opportunity to minister like never before. I have a deeper understanding of Him, and longing to feel His closeness. Thank you God for everything you have given me to be able to survive this year. Thank you for all the love and support you have provided through your faithful followers.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> As we meet our crown of beauty this morning, I will be praising Him for the wonderful gift of both of my children!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">May He be glorified today! </span></div>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-17509799048778259312012-06-21T21:19:00.000-05:002013-09-01T23:40:31.461-05:00So Surreal<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Well, the nursery is ready, it's just missing one little thing........ our baby girl. And she will be here Saturday June 23!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I was hoping to not have another c-section, but with my blood pressure creeping up, my doctors have agreed that it is best for her to make an appearance soon. And, since I have had a previous c-section, they are not comfortable inducing labor. When you induce, contractions come much stronger than they do when you go into labor naturally and that increases the risk of your uterus rupturing at the old incision line. So, it is not the birth that I had hoped for, but I'm just so thankful that she will be here soon!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I was also really hoping that she would share her brother's birthday. I thought that would be so sweet. But, I guess he is meant to have his own special day. His birthday is coming up really soon, and I have started feeling anxious about how we will spend that day. And worried that nothing I do will be special enough. I am trying to let those feelings go though and not be anxious about what that day will be like, just trust that we will know what to do when the time comes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> She isn't sharing her brother's birthday, but she is sharing someone else's birthday..... my Dad's! My sister and I were born on our Papaw's birthday, my husband was born on his Papa's birthday, and she will be born on her Pawpaw's birthday. That's pretty amazing : ). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> It just hardly seems real that she will be here Saturday. So much has happened this year that it's hard to process and its hard to wrap my mind around the fact that I will be holding her soon. I am so very thankful for all of your prayers this year, I hope you will continue to pray for her safe arrival. And I hope that you will pray for me as her mother, that I will teach her to love the Lord with all of her heart and to trust in Him completely. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> 264 days I have carried you, prayed for you, hoped for you. And now here
I am, less than two days from meeting you and it is just so surreal. I
cannot believe that you will be laying in my arms. It is a moment I have
prayed for and hoped for, before you were even created. I cannot wait to kiss your cheeks, and hold your little feet, and look into your eyes. I can't wait to feed you and hold you, and change your diaper, and yes, even wake up in the middle of the night to see your pretty face. And I wish so badly that your big brother would be meeting you on Saturday, but what a wonderful day it will be when we are all together again in Heaven. I can't wait to tell you about him and show you his pictures. I thank God for you my little girl, my much anticipated crown of beauty. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Love,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Momma </span>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-28328317449551153952012-06-18T22:48:00.002-05:002012-07-26T10:57:38.633-05:00My Daughter's Name<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Curlz MT";"> After our son, Hank passed away, I was praying for God to speak more
clearly to me as to how I was going to be able to keep going in my life. I
prayed this daily, but was still skeptical that He would actually ever “answer”
me. I have always kind of kept God in a box, confined by my ideas about
how He works. I thought that He had done all the speaking He was ever going to
do, long before I existed, and that if I expected to hear from Him, I would
find it in His words in the Bible. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Curlz MT";"> When I opened my Bible every day after Hank
died, I prayed for God to help me to hear the words I needed to hear to get me
through the day. My favorite scripture became Isaiah 61:3 ... to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.</span><span style="font-family: "Curlz MT";"> Before we knew Hank was a boy, one of the names we liked for a
girl was Lorabelle. None of our family really liked the name, so we never
agreed on a girl name. But, it turned out he was a boy, so we didn’t need
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Curlz MT";"> One day, after reading my scriptures, I was thinking about the name
Lorabelle and decided to look up it’s meaning. Lora means crown of laurel and
belle means beauty. So, I felt like that was my promise, that I would have
another child who would become my crown of beauty. That was the hope that got
me through many, many hard days. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Curlz MT";"> In October, we planned on doing
Marathoning for Miracles in honor of Hank to raise money for Hendrick
Children’s Hospital. Just about a week before the event, we found out we
were expecting our second child. Then, two days before the marathon, I was on
my way to work and saw my dog out down the street. I was in a hurry, so I
stopped and called her over and opened the car door and told her to get in. When
I pulled back into my driveway, I saw my dog in the yard and looked back at the
one in my back seat as I realized I had someone else's dog. I just remember laughing when I looked at the dog's face and realized she wasn't mine. And then I thought, oh boy- I hope Nathan thinks this is as funny as I do.... I put the dog in my
garage so it wouldn’t get ran over and planned to find its owner as soon as possible so that my husband didn't kill me for bringing home another animal ( I already have 6). </span></span></div>
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a bus full of ACU students going to Medina Children’s Home crashed and I found
out that a sweet, sweet student named Anabel, who’d been emailing me and
praying for me since Hank died, went to join our Savior. I was so sad to hear this news. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Curlz MT";"> On Saturday, we had a big group gather to walk at the Marathon, and after it was over, we had the great pleasure of announcing to our family and friends that we were expecting another baby. Truly a blessing in timing and a hope for our future. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Curlz MT";"> Sunday afternoon, we took the dog out walking the neighborhood again, looking for someone who had seen her before. We finally found some kids that new where she lived. The owner wasn't home, so we left him a note with our phone number. That night, we went to a service at the University Church of Christ to pray for all of those involved in the accident. On the way, we got a call from the dog's owner. We told him we'd bring her over after the service. I had been calling the dog Blue and
Nathan had been making fun of me for it because she was a big red dog. I
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and he said LORABELLE!! Nathan and I looked at each other and our mouths dropped
open. We could not believe that this dog, who’d come to stay with us during the
time when Anabel passed away, and we had more than 20 people gather to walk or
run in Hank’s memory, and we announced to our families that we were having
another baby, was Lorabelle. A reminder of our promise. Our promise of a crown
of beauty. That day we were convinced that this baby, girl or boy, was our
Lorabelle. Our crown of Beauty. And I was convinced that He is not done. He has much more to say and to share. And he desires an intimate relationship with each one of us.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Curlz MT";"> I thought what a perfect way for Him to reach me. I love animals and he knew that I would not leave that dog on the side of the road. He knew I was skeptical.... so He made it so clear..... it was like He was saying "She cannot miss this"...... He knows me so well. He made all of these little pieces fall together so perfectly. His timing and His ways are perfect. He made us believe in Him and in His goodness in a whole new way. So, when those balloons came out of the box at our gender reveal party, it was no surprise that they were pink. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Curlz MT"; font-size: x-large;"> And now here we are.... just a short time from meeting our little crown of beauty, our Lorabelle. </span></div>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-5917376789124180922012-06-16T15:02:00.003-05:002012-06-16T15:02:49.964-05:00Hank's Song In honor of Father's Day, I wanted to post the sweet song my husband wrote for our son. It's a song about all of the things we'd hoped for him, all of the things we imagined him doing, and all the things we will miss getting to see.<br />
Nathan is such an amazing Dad to our son.... being a Dad to a child in Heaven is not an easy job and he handles it with with such strength. He's already such a good Dad to our Lorabelle too. He takes such good care of his girls! I cannot wait to see him with her in his arms in just a few short weeks.... be still my heart!<br />
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Thanks to my very talented friend <a href="http://gravittproductions.com/" target="_blank">Cindy</a> for making such an awesome video!</div>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-45283768289895819692012-06-15T12:27:00.000-05:002012-06-15T12:27:01.104-05:00Hank's Well <span style="font-size: x-large;"> Remember when I told you about how our church family <a href="http://nathanandmarsha.blogspot.com/2012/05/mothers-day.html" target="_blank">surprised</a> us on Mother's Day by letting us know that they had all been contributing to a fund to have a well built in Hank's memory? Well I have some pictures of the well, and they are absolutely beautiful!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> The well was finished, and we were sent pictures within 2 weeks of them getting started on it. It was so fast! It's located in Uganda and provides clean drinking water to about 600 people! That's so amazing to me that because our little boy was so loved, 600 people that did not have access to clean water now do. I am so proud that his little life touched others to give and to improve the lives of others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> It is so cool to see Hank's name on a well so far away. And it is so cool to think about the people who come to visit this well daily, and to think about what their lives are like. I wonder if they see his name and wonder who he was... like I wonder about them. I wish I knew more about them. Like, what the papers are that they are holding.... so many of them are dressed alike that I wonder if it is a group of kids who took a break from school to come to the well. I wonder what kinds of things they are learning about. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I am so thankful to everyone who contributed in Hank's memory to do such an amazing thing...... What better way to honor a little child than by getting clean water to other children. My heart is full. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="text Luke-18-16" id="en-NIV-25705">But Jesus called the children to him and said, <span class="woj">“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.</span></span> <span class="text Luke-18-17" id="en-NIV-25706"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">17 </sup>Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”</span></span></i></span></div>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-61732323187925813002012-06-14T23:38:00.001-05:002012-06-15T12:31:02.617-05:00Hometown Baby Shower!<span style="font-size: large;"> Last Sunday, I had yet another baby shower... this time at my hometown church. My friend Heather and her mom, April, wanted to make sure that I had a shower there, so they and five other friends from church hosted the shower on Sunday afternoon at 4th and Elm. They did such a god job on all of the decorations... they were beautiful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love the friendship my Mom has found in many of these women. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is unbelievable how much this little girl is already spoiled.... almost as much as her Momma has been by all of her sweet friends : ) .</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was so nice to be back in my hometown, visiting all of the people I grew up around. I need that more often! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I loved hanging out with this girl... she is so fun, and funny, and creative, and giving! And I could tell you some really good stories about her. But I guess I won't since she was so nice and put together such an awesome shower : ). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have been completely overwhelmed with the love shown to us and our little girl. It has amazed me.... and is teaching me how to be a better giver in so many ways. Thank you all for blessing our family in so many ways, I can only hope to one day be a small blessing for you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so
that having all sufficiency in all things at all times you may abound in
every good work. As it is written, ‘He has distributed freely, he has
given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.’ He who supplies
seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed
for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be
enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will
produce thanksgiving to God.”</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I pray that God continues to teach me to recognize each and every one of my blessings, and to use them to bless others as so many have so richly blessed me! </span><br />
<br />Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-34550591337154990912012-06-14T01:11:00.002-05:002012-06-14T01:12:30.997-05:00Showered in Blessings <span style="font-size: large;"> A couple of weeks ago, my sweet coworker, Julie, hosted a shower for me at her house. It was mostly people who I'd worked with or came to know through ACU. Julie and her girls worked so hard on every little detail of the shower, making it all fit my personality. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Very pretty and very yummy lemonade cake made by Julie's daughter Mary Kate. She is such a talented baker. And, if you ever have a chance to eat her pound cake- do not pass it up! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I loved this little lady on her horse. Her name is Audrey and her horse's name was Morning Glory.... or Lightening Streak, or Astro.... well I don't exactly remember the horse's name, but it's cute!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We got started with a word of prayer, did a little talking to Lorabelle, and then ate some really good sandwiches. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then, we opened lots of pink presents!! She got so many nice things from everyone.... we are so blessed to be surrounded by such sweet, giving people!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Remember when I told you about sweet <a href="http://nathanandmarsha.blogspot.com/2011/11/soul-ache.html" target="_blank">Anabel Reid</a>? Well, it was her mom Shelly!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">What an amazing surprise! I was so humbled that she came to rejoice in this moment with me. Shelly actually had been preparing to spend this weekend remembering her daughter and looking through pictures with her close friends she was with when she heard the news of the accident. She said Julie asked her about coming and after praying about it, decided this was where she needed to be. She packed up her friends and brought them all to Abilene for their weekend of remembering her daughter. What an example of strength and grace this woman is to me. And how selfless of her to make this event so important as to move her whole weekend to Abilene. I should not really be surprised I guess.... Anabel had to learn from someone how to care so deeply for others. I was very touched to share this special evening with such a special woman. And though the grieving is so very different for someone who lost their child at two days old as opposed to at 19 years old, we both know that pain... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shelly brought some really sweet gifts with her... some really cute books, and an engraved bracelet with a little angel. I love it! Such a sweet gift. She also brought me a copy of Heaven is For Real, and asked that if I had already read it, to bless someone else with it. What a great reminder from her to bless others with the hearts we've been having molded by our experiences this year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We then got to spend some time in prayer. Julie had everyone gather around me and baby Lorabelle and they took turns praying over us. I cannot tell you how amazing that was, to be surrounded by all of those strong, Godly women who were praying for our health, our hurts, our happiness, my heart being healed, and giving thanks for so many blessings. I could truly feel the Holy Spirit with us and have never felt so surrounded by Him. It was an amazing experience that I will never forget.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Thank you to my friend <a href="http://gravittproductions.com/" target="_blank">Cindy</a> for all of the wonderful pictures to remember the evening by, and many many thanks to all of you who made it such a special day of blessings!</span>Marshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954876147550362858noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908835895036135202.post-53830605991820263812012-06-05T23:29:00.003-05:002013-09-01T23:37:39.041-05:00Hank's Story. <span style="font-size: large;"> I've been trying to write Hank's story for several months. It has been so hard to do, but I wanted to do it before I forgot any of the details. I have just gotten to the point where all of the awful moments surrounding his death don't constantly replay themselves in my mind. I have prayed for peace from those moments for a very long time, and they still come occasionally, but I don't have to relive those moments every moment of every day as I did the first many months after he died.The Lord has helped me through many many prayerful nights to remember the sweet moments I've spent with my baby instead of always just the scary or sad ones. That is such an incredible answered prayer, to be able to spend my day thinking about how his eyes found mine when I spoke to him, or how sweet his little cry sounded, or how proud his doctor was of how good he did- rather than the anxiety filled heart-wrenching moments that were so often running through my mind. I think the devil works on us in ways like that... he tries to completely wear us down. But God always wins, and He is good, and He is faithful, and He provides. He provides us with strength when we don't have it in us. And it is He who gave me the strength to finally write Hank's story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, here it is.... the story of my first born son, Hank Allen Smith.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It was Wednesday, January 27th. My chest had been so sore for several weeks and I couldn't remember when my last cycle had been. I decided I better take a test. So, I did first thing when I got to work that morning and I could barely stand on my own two feet when that little pink line popped up and changed my world.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I came out of the bathroom, and went back to my desk, completely unaware of what was going on around me. I was shocked, and elated, and about to bust with the news.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Nathan's birthday was just a few days away, so I texted him and told him that I had the best birthday present ever for him (I would later find out that he thought his present was going to be a Chevelle). So, I somehow managed to keep the news to myself ALL DAY. I can't tell you how many times I looked at that little test in my bag. It was the longest day I can remember. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When I got home, I stuck the test in a box, and wrapped it up. I really thought about waiting to give it to him for his birthday..... but I just couldn't wait! He opened it and I sat.... waiting for a response. Once he finally figured out what it was, his jaw dropped. "What?! You're pregnant?!? This is the best news ever!" And so we cried and then sat there in shock with each other before we had to leave for church. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> We sat through church with silly grins on our faces.... we had amazing news to share, but for now it was just between us.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> A couple of weeks later, we went to Sweetwater to eat with my family. No one wanted to cooperate and get all in the same place at once so we could tell them. We finally got my sister, her then fiance, my mom, and dad back to my parent's house by telling them we needed to give Nancy and Alex an engagement gift. In the gift was a note that said "You're going to be the best Auntie ever!!" She got it right away, but then had to explain it to my parents. This baby was to be the first grandchild in our family. Oh, the joy that day...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Not long after that, we got to share the news with Nathan's family. They too, were thrilled.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We ordered our families to silence. We weren't going to announce the pregnancy until after our first doctor's appointment.... and that wasn't until March!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The day of our first appointment, my husband woke me up saying that Sammy was missing. Sammy is my cat that I kept from a litter someone brought me from the side of the road, abandoned. He has glaucoma because of an auto-immune problem, and gets eye drops daily. He doesn't see very well in certain lights, and is de-clawed, and not suited for roaming the streets. And he has my heart. And he was missing! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> So I stayed home from work, and searched for him. I spent all day searching and crying. We went to our appointment with him still missing and my heart heavy on one of the most exciting days of our lives. When Dr. Ogdee put that wand on my rounding belly, and we saw our sweet baby for the first time.... I don't even have words for that feeling. The next morning, my husband opened the back door.... and there was my kitty.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I prayed thank you Lord, thank you for my baby and for my kitty coming home safe.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The pregnancy was going very well, and I was loving every minute of it. A couple of weeks after our first visit, the hospital Nathan works at was trying out a new 3D ultrasound machine to see if they wanted to buy it. They were looking for some pregnant women to try it out on, and I jumped at the opportunity to see my baby again. At that point, I was 15 weeks along, and the girls doing the ultrasound weren't positive, but they thought he was a boy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> At 17 weeks, a friend scanned me again, to see if we could determine the sex. My baby was very uncooperative, keeping legs crossed indian-style the whole time. But, she finally thought she could tell....it was a girl! We were so excited, as we were both wanting a girl.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So my sister threw us a gender- reveal party. And we let my mom cut into the cake to find it pink. And we all celebrated that we were having a girl!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It wasn't until about a month later that my doctor did another ultrasound to look at anatomy. He kept asking, "Are you sure you want to know what it is?" We didn't tell him that we already knew. But, as he was scanning he shocked us as he told us... "It's a boy!" I didn't believe him. I was already set on having a girl and I just couldn't imagine that we were having a boy. We already knew his name. We had not been able to pick out a girls name, but had a boy's name picked for quite some time. We liked Lorabelle for a girl, but none of our family really cared for it, so we couldn't decide on anything. I guess there was a reason we couldn't decide on a girl's name. His name would be Hank Allen. Hank because 1- it's an awesome name, and 2- I love country music and I love Hank Williams. And Allen after both of our Dads and my brother who all share the same middle name. He was named after many great men!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Since I could not believe that he was a boy yet, we had a 3D ultrasound at Stork. There he proceeded to open his legs wide and show us his boy parts.....plain as day. I think he was tired of me trying to say he was a girl, so he was saying look mom, and showed me that he was a boy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> At that same appointment, Dr. Ogdee noticed his legs were measuring shorter than they should be. So, he had us do an anatomy scan at the hospital. The Radiologist determined that they were a little short, but that each measurement could be off by a couple of weeks, so nothing to worry about.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> One month later, at our next OB appointment, Dr. Ogdee was still concerned about his legs measuring behind so he made us an appointment for us to see Dr. Maberry with the high quality machine to do some measurements.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> The appointment was still a few weeks away. In the meantime, we went to Burnet so that Nathan could help his Dad and Step-mom move out of their house. When we got home that night, I noticed that my ankles had swollen so much! At work the next day my feet and ankles were so huge, they didn't even look like they belonged to me. I checked my blood pressure, which was slightly high, but I wasn't too worried about it. I checked for protein in my urine because the extreme swelling made me worry about pre eclampsia. There was none, so I just chalked it up to pregnancy swelling and the hot weather. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Two days later, on Wednesday, I had my appointment with Dr. Maberry. My blood pressure was suddenly high at 149/100.The ultrasound tech did a long, detailed scan and found that Hank was measuring two weeks behind in growth. Then, the Doctor came in and did some more looking at Hank. Then he said, due to my blood pressure, and the fact that the pressure in Hank's umbilical cord was way too high, I needed to go to the hospital.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We were sent straight to the hospital and I was admitted on bed rest and a magnesium drip. Another scan later that day showed that the umbilical artery pressure was even higher. Dr. Ogdee gave us the scary news that if it continued to go up, or it stopped, or the flow reversed, we would need to deliver immediately. Thankfully, over the next few days, the pressure in his cord began to drop and my blood pressure remained stable.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> On Friday, I was sent home, to say on bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy. I thought... how on earth am I going to stay in bed that long? I hate having people take care of me... how am I going to let someone help take care of me for three whole months? Unfortunately, I would not get the opportunity to lay there and let growing my baby be my only job. The very night after getting out of the hospital, I began having severe pain in my right rib area. The pain got worse over night and soon, my whole chest was hurting. I attributed the pain to gallbladder problems, but since it was so severe, thought it best to go back to the hospital.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> So, Saturday afternoon, I went back to the hospital and was admitted with elevated liver enzymes and high blood pressure. I stayed in the hospital Saturday night, they started me back on the magnesium drip, and I was having very severe headaches. Dr. Stanley was the Dr. on call seeing me since my doctor was out of town. Very late Saturday evening, one of Nathan's coworkers came to do an ultrasound to check on Hank and to check his cord pressure. The pressure was good and she was so very sweet to spend extra time with us looking at our baby. My family was all in the room and got to watch little Hank show out on the screen. Hank was doing so good, and his umbilical artery pressure was improving too! I thought that was so encouraging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The next day, we would find out that I was the one who was not improving. My blood pressure was really high and they were giving me the magnesium to keep me from having a seizure. My chest pain was getting worse, and it was getting hard to breathe. Sunday afternoon, the doctors decided that it was not my gallbladder causing the pain. The pre-eclampsia had progressed to HELLP syndrome which is a very rare (happens in less than 1% of pregnant women), very severe complication of pregnancy for which the only cure is delivery. The pain I was having in my chest was caused by my liver, swelling up and filling with blood. If the process isn't stopped (by delivery) the liver can rupture. My severe headaches were from the high blood pressure, my platelets (the part of your blood that clots to prevent bleeding) were dropping, and my red blood cells were breaking apart. Because of the high blood pressure and my blood being so out of balance, my body began swelling and pushing fluid out of my veins and into my body tissue. My lungs were filling with fluid making me short of breath. At a little before 3, it was decided that I had to be delivered. So, I was prepped for an emergency c-section. My family gathered around me and prayed. I was so scared for my little boy. Because my platelets were so low, the anesthesiologist would not do a spinal block, I had to be put under general anesthesia which meant I wouldn't see my baby come into this world, and Nathan couldn't be in the room to see him either. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Hank Allen Smith was born at 3:17 at 1 lb 13 oz, 12 1/4 in long, crying and ornery. The first thing he did was pee on the nurses. Haha....that just makes me laugh!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Even though he was so small, Hank was strong! He didn't have to be put on a ventilator to breathe for him. He was put on a CPAP machine that constantly pushed air up his nose to keep his airways open and make it easier for him to breathe. He was doing so good! Nathan got to see him right away, but I was still getting sicker. I had to stay on the magnesium drip for 24 hours which meant I had to stay in bed, and I couldn't go see my baby. All of the grandparents got to go in one at a time with Nathan to see our sweet boy, before even his Momma could meet him. That was so, so hard. Nathan kept bringing me pictures of him and even a video of his sweet little cry, but I needed to see him for myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Also, what was so hard for me was my inability to think straight or remember anything. The magnesium I was getting in my IV made me totally out of it and unable to concentrate. I had trouble knowing what day it was, when Hank was born, how much he weighed, and I felt like a terrible Mom. I was on oxygen most of the next day, and even with it, they were having trouble keeping my oxygen saturation above 90%. I just had so much fluid on me. I was so concerned with my baby, that I didn't realize how sick I was. I really didn't realize it until I got my hospital records and read through them. My chest x-ray showed some congestive heart failure from all of the fluid and I was given lasix to try help my body get rid of it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Finally, the time came when the turned off the magnesium drip and I was allowed to get up. Just about the time they got me in the wheel chair, they informed me that it was shift change and I would have to wait almost 2 more hours to see him : (. They transferred me to a regular postpartum room and I had to wait to see him. I was still so very groggy from the medication that I kept falling asleep in my wheelchair. As soon as they would let me, I went to the NICU to see Hank. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> He was so, so tiny.... but so perfect. His little hands were so soft as he held onto my finger. We were afraid to touch him too much because they told us he would be overstimulated very easily and we wanted all of his energy to be spent on getting stronger.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I went back to my room and did not go back to see him that night so that we could both be stronger in the morning. I asked my nurse to bring my pain meds every four hours so that I would be able to be up and visiting him the next day. I had foolishly asked to stop my pain meds several hours before I got up because I was so groggy. I wish I had known they were going to finally get me up so that I could take something. That was very, very painful trying to walk for the first time after more than a day in bed and with no pain medications. I got up every 2 hours to pump that night and would proudly send Nathan to the NICU to deliver it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> After shift change the next morning, we went to see our sweet boy again. I held his hand and talked to him and when he heard my voice he opened his little eyes and looked around for me. When he saw me, he looked directly into my eyes and I will never ever forget that moment.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> My sister was so upset that they wouldn't let her go in and see him. So, I made a little video of me telling him about her and how much she loved him. After that visit, we went back to our room for a while. They were planning on taking out his umbilical artery line because he was doing so well and then they would start feeding him breast milk through his NG tube. They told us that getting the line out would be kind of stressful for him, so we should wait and call before we came to see him again. They wanted us to give him several hours to recover afterwards.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> We kept calling the nursery and they kept saying not to come yet. Then they told us they were having to intubate him because he was having trouble breathing, so we needed to wait to come see him. By this time it was the afternoon, and a NICU nurse came to our room and said the doctor wanted to talk to us. Nathan was so worried. I was trying to be positive, saying the probably were just going to have to leave him on the ventilator a couple of days to get him stronger. We went to the nursery and they left us standing outside the door for a really long time. Finally someone let us in and the doctor told us that when she put the tube down, she saw blood coming from his lungs. She had been trying to stop the bleeding but was not able to. They let us see him and he looked really really bad. At this point, there were tons of people working on him, scanning his brain to see if it was bleeding (it wasn't), breathing for him, and pushing meds. They'd had to do CPR on him before we came in. They were frantically trying to find a flight team to pick him up and take him to a bigger hospital to help him. I vaguely remember calling my mom in my hospital room and telling her that Hank wasn't doing well. I don't even remember exactly what I said to her or what she said back. They asked if we wanted any family to come, and immediately I called my sister. I couldn't imagine having all my family come in and see him like that, but I knew she had to come see him before he died. She got there and he was surrounded by nurses and I told her to talk to him and touch him. I HATED that she didn't get to see him until he looked that bad. She only stayed by him for a minute and then they were telling us that he didn't have a blood pressure , the flight team was still hours away, and his oxygen saturation was really low.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Nathan and I decided we needed to let him go Home. So we held him in our arms as he took his last breaths. He passed away around 6:30 on July 5, 2011. It felt so very good to have him in my arms.....And it hurt so bad to let him be with Jesus. Afterwards, we spent time holding him. I got to change his tiny diaper, and I just remember saying, "I can't believe this is the only time I'm going to get to do this." I was still in such a state of shock. I was weirdly calm and Nathan was devastated and heartbroken. I think I was given that calmness as a gift from God, so that I could spend time with my baby boy. We made hand prints and footprints that were so adorable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We bathed him and put lotion on him, and dressed him. And I gave him lots of kisses. We took a few really bad pictures of him on the John Deere blanket that my parents got him, and his nurse took our only family photo. And we held him, clung to him and cried. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I so wish I had thought to have someone come take professional pictures of us with him. And of him with our family, who we took him to meet after we had spent several hours with him.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> They wheeled me back to our room that was full of family. They put him in my arms before wheeling me in, and I got to present him to our family. Everyone passed him around and gave him love. But it was late and everyone was still so worried about my health that it seemed we hardly had any time with our family. I wish we had spent more time with them holding him and loving him.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> After our family left, we were told that it was time to choose a funeral home. <span style="font-size: large;">We knew we wanted to live in the Jim Ned area<span style="font-size: large;">, </span>s</span>o we looked up the funeral home in Tuscola and called. And Matt came out in the middle of the night and we started making funeral arrangements for the next day. The majority of our church was leaving for church camp in 2 days and I just couldn't imagine them not being there. So in a haze we began picking out songs, deciding on who would pray, who would speak, who would carry our baby boy. And we held him close for the little time they gave us before telling us it was time for him to go with the funeral director.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Oh my goodness..... when I handed my baby back to that nurse I felt like I handed her the biggest chunk of my heart, and I didn't know how it was going to go on beating with such a big hole ripped in it. I just needed more time. I cry over that all the time. Why couldn't I have had just a little more time with him? Nathan always tells me it would have never been enough.... and I suppose he's right, but it just all happened so fast and I wish I had more time to hold him close to me and smell his sweet baby smell and stare at his perfect features.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Nathan slept in my hospital bed with me, a sleep that came from the hefty dose of sleeping pills and pain pills the nurse shoved at me as soon as we got back to our room. Those made the funeral planning and last moments with our baby groggy and hard to focus on, which I was mad at that nurse for. I know what those pills do to you, but I was in shock and numb, and just did what she told me to do. Nathan got up early in the morning to go look at cemeteries. He looked at several around Tuscola, and found the perfect one.... McBee cemetery in Ovalo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It was absolutely beautiful and perfect. It was in the country and so very peaceful. And just on the other side of the fence were lots of animals. It was just the kind of place we'd been looking for to live, and I couldn't help but think every time I went to see him that it's so perfect.... but it's where he was supposed to grow up- not be buried. And I could just picture him running through those pastures and it hurt so very much. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> We had his service at 6 in the afternoon and I was shocked at how many people were able to come on such short notice. My dad and brother took such good care of our boy for us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the service, we had our family gather at the grave side for the burial. My husband spoke some sweet words, and then we did one of the hardest things we've ever done.... we lowered our firstborn son into the ground.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our hearts ache to be with Hank again. We rest in the Hope given to us through Jesus Christ that we will hold him in our arms again..... and what a glorious day that will be!</span></div>
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