People That Need Our Help...

Hey Everyone - Happy Friday!

There are a couple of blogs I would like anyone who looks at my blog to visit and leave an encouraging comment if you can after reading their stories.

The first is a woman's blog - a broken hearted woman who is pregnant with her fourth child. This child will be born this Monday, April 7th at 4:00 and will almost certainly not survive outside of her womb. The baby's name is Audrey Caroline and she has multiple problems and no amniotic fluid. This lady's blog is so charming as she describes her wonderful life and the every day happenings with her 5 year old twins and her 2 year old. Mixed in all the charm and sweetness, is what else is going on in her and her husband's life. Please stop by http://audreycaroline.blogspot.com and leave her an encouraging comment if you could. I know she could sure use it and would certainly appreciate it.

The second blog is the husband of a CF patient (cystic fibrosis). I have also followed this blog for several months and this family has been through the process of being listed for a double lung transplant, to an unexpected pregnancy, to the birth of their precious daughter at 25 weeks, to a double lung transplant on April 2nd. Please visit http://cfhusband.blogspot.com and leave them some well wishes and read their story as well.

Blogs like the 2 mentioned above make me very thankful for my life and make me see how trivial and selfish I can be at times. Both of these families have powerful testimonies and live by what they believe with every fiber of their being. Truly inspiring.

Have a great weekend!
Q

Great Places to Go!

When you feel like everything in your life is falling apart, click on one of my favorite links and read all about these wonderful people who continually inspire me on a daily basis. Ben's Story was the reason I even had heard of these "blogs" - he was a local child who developed brain cancer and his story, while heart wrenching, is truly inspiring. His parents took something so horrible and turned it into something so wonderful - it is a must read. His parents now are developing a cancer network for parents to get all the information and support they need upon their child's diagnosis. Please stop by and see what Tom & Jennifer are doing to reach out and help others. I came across the other blogs by accident but they are my favorite places to go. These precious people have all lost a child or are in the middle of fighting a serious battle and have turned their heartache into something to glorify God. When I am feeling sorry for myself for something trivial (which compared to these people, almost everything is trivial) I go to one of these sites and my perspective is jolted back to reality. There are some other blog sites I will add to my favorite links soon but these 5 deserve to stand alone - at least for a little while!

Happy Friday everyone!!!

xoxo
Q