Tag: Faith
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Hope
It’s been a few months since I’ve posted. Partially because I’ve been afraid to – often drafting these posts hurt. I don’t want to hurt any more than I already do. And partially because I wasn’t sure that anything I had thought about sharing felt complete yet. But today at church I found clarity and…
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Miracles
A few days after Landan’s first intubation, I went to the hospital chapel. I was feeling all the things and barely in control of my emotions. While I was in there, another woman entered. I immediately left, not wanting to break down in front of a total stranger. I went back to Landan’s room, still…
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Why Blog?
Why blog? That is a fabulous question that I don’t quite have an answer to. While Landan was hospitalized, I shared more on social media than I ever have before. We’re pretty private people. But I felt called to change that. I thought at the time that it was to gather prayers – let’s show…
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Landan’s Diagnosis
A little background on our family to really understand where were at when we got Landan’s diagnosis: Andy and I have five kids. After our third, we decided that we were content and would be ok stopping at three. Andy had a vasectomy referral, but the doctor’s office sent two referrals – one to our…
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I Lost My Son…
One of the first things I remember saying to Andy after we lost Landan was, “What a time of year for this to happen.” At the time, I was thinking how we would always be surrounded by conversations regarding the loss of a son every anniversary of Landan’s passing and how it would quite possibly…
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The First First
Today marks 5 days without Landan. It also is our middle child’s 5th birthday. Because of Landan’s health, all the kids had been told birthday parties would be on hold this year. I am grateful for that small relief. We did our best to make his day everything he wanted it to be. We went…
Loving Landan 