thanks for all the great advice on celebrating Brenham's first birthday. We haven't decided 100% what we will do yet, but whatever it is it will be perfect. thank you so much for such great ideas!

If you are just joining me, thanks for stopping by!! To catch up on why I started this blog you can read the beginning of my story here and keep reading to see how things unfold.

Grab a bite at The Trestle Stop Restaurant or Southside Inn Restaurant tonight and/or January 27. 15% of your total bill will be donated to Right to Life of Holland Area. What a great way to support a wonderful cause! We'll be there and I hope some of you west Michiganders are too!

Kelly's Korner

Please pray for baby Brayden and baby Harper. I have been reading both of these new baby's momma's blog for quite sometime now and following their long journeys to and through pregnancy. Both babies are in critical care and things aren't looking good, especially for baby Harper. Please go and read their momma's blogs by clicking on their names and read more of the details. Leave a comment for them to let them know you are praying either on their blogs or on mine and I will pass them along.

Wednesday was a rough day for me, emotionally. I probably wouldn't have gotten out of bed until noon if my dog wasn't barking to go outside at 7 am. And I cried in a way that haven't done in months. It felt good to cleanse but i didn't want to be sad anymore, so I started to pray and the posted this to let you know I was praying other sad mommas and daddies too and also asking for other's prayer requests so I could pray for them too.
Just minutes after posting that, my inbox was bursting with emails, not only asking for prayers but also filled with so much encouragement. I needed that (and if you haven't gotten a reply back yet... its coming!)
What a blessing you all are to me. Thanks for being there for me, when you didn't even know I needed it. I am so glad to have 'met' you all!
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Also, thanks Patrice for my new button! You guys can grab the code for my button on the sidebar and post it on the sidebar of your own blog.

Enjoy your weekend!

If you have ever lost a child, at any age, at any time, please know that ALL of you are heavy on my heart today.There are no words to describe the pain and hurt I feel along with you. You have been prayed for and are continually being prayed for by me and so many others.

I felt compelled to share this verse with you today: I hope it brings some comfort.

"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be No more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful." (Revelations 21:4-5).

if anyone has any specific prayer requests today, please email me katielubbers (at) hotmail (dot) com.

Our family Picture (minus one)

Grandpa and Grandma R bought this little Christmas tree for the cemetery, there was so much snow we couldnt even tell where is headstone was.
Ornament from Aunt Lisa.

Robb's mom had all the girls in my family over to make ornaments in memory of Brenham, they turned out so cute!

Brenham's ornament from Christmas 2007

More Parties

Robb and I along with Mindy and Kyle are headed back to Mayo Clinic again tomorrow morning for our 3 month follow up appointments. We are anticipating a two or three day stay in which we will undergo tests and procedures. We are hoping to hear more good news on Paco's performance and praying that the needle biopsy will show no disease recurrence.
I'm not super excited to be going back, it seems like we just left, but I know I am in excellent hands there and I'm sure we'll manage to have some fun too (we always do).
Also please be in prayer for this nasty cold I came down with this morning. My white blood count level has been extremely low the last couple weeks so it's no surprise I came down with something but hopefully I get over it fast (but quite unlikely with such low WBC) but maybe they can adjust my meds once I get there to get that back up to the range they want it (it always should be lower than the average person to prevent rejection but too low is not good either.)
I'll be sure to keep everyone updated!

(is anyone else on blogger having problems with the spell check?)

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This is a great way to start the year!