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This Journey...

I am always thankful for the weekends as a chance to reset and refresh before another work week begins. Although I feel the weekends go by way, way too fast. This weekend's productive was not nearly as high as the last, but we were able to celebrate my Father-in-law's Birthday and enjoy time with family which is so sweet for the soul. Theodore and I also got to go to my best friend's, Larisa, daughter's first flag football game she cheered at. We are blessed to have family and dear friends close by that are with us through the ups and downs of this life.

We also have prayed lots this weekend and I have been leaving the Weather Channel on in the background with reports about Hurricane Irma. Brian's grandparents live in Naples along with his 2 uncles and their families. Brian also has cousins that live in Naples and West Palm with their families. My brother, Jeffrey, lives in Orlando with his wife, son, and daughter. I heard from Jeffrey a little before 9pm and he said they just lost power. He is fearful for tornadoes tonight especially between 2-5am. I will be glad when I wake tomorrow morning and the worst of this hurricane should have passed for my brother and his family. As you read this please say a prayer for the individuals in the Hurricane's path tonight and comfort and peace for those that have already endured it.

With my last blog post, I connected with a mother, Ashley, on FB that had a baby very similar to Oscar. She created a video on YouTube "Hyrum's First Year" and posted it on Hyrum's Birthday March 12, 2017. In the background, Rachel Platten's song Better Place is playing. The words to that song, so speak to my heart right now and every time I listen to it I cry. 

I also came across this Trisomy 13 - 13 Babies, 13 Stories. Violet Marie's mother collected these stories and posted/published one of them each day from March 1-13, 2014. March is Trisomy Awareness Month and the 13th of March is Trisomy 13 Awareness Day. 


I hope you all have a good week and thank you for following us, praying for our us, and being with us on this journey. 

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