Journey of Faith, Hope and Love

OUR JOURNEY OR FAITH, HOPE and LOVE

I feel like our family was blessed with a second chance. in 2008, Holden was born extremely sick. He had heart defects, chronic lung disease, pulmonary hypertension and severe GI issues. At 10 weeks old he came home from the hospital on oxygen, a feeding pump and a heart monitor. During one of our many hospital visits doctors determined that he had pulmonary vein stenosis. They explained that it was inoperable and in most cases was fatal. They said they did not know if he had "two days, two weeks, two months, two years or two decades." Our world changed in that instant.

I prayed like I had never prayed before. I asked God for a miracle. I asked anyone who would listen...to pray for Holden. Even in the darkest of hours, I heard a voice telling me everything was going to be alright. It was that voice that gave me the faith and strength that I needed for myself, my family and my son. Today, Holden is 12 years old and is doing amazingly well. He is smart, kind and full of life! He loves lacrosse, basketball, video games and hanging out with his friends. He is our walking miracle.

I am in the process of writing a book about our journey and hope by sharing our story we can inspire other families facing challenges to hold onto their faith. Have faith in God. And, if not in God, have faith in something. Have Faith in yourself...or simply in that things WILL get better. Keep HOLDEN Faith!

Monday, March 16, 2020

Day #4 Self Quarantine


We all slept in. I woke and immediately remembered the sad reality that the entire world is facing the Coronavirus Crisis. I craved coffee and Jesus! Despite my effort of implementing our new "Quarantine Schedule", I couldn't convince Holden to do stretches and yoga with me. I didn't push it knowing that there will be days that we all need our quiet time. It gave me a chance journal, pray and get organized for the week. I made our meal plan now that we are cooking every meal at home. We are already missing eating at our local restaurants. I go back and forth in my head as to how I feel about doing drive-thru or curb-side pick up. And then I worked while Holden begin his digital learning day.


Overall, it went pretty well. In order for me to get work done, I appointed myself digital learning principal and Reece the digital learning teacher. I created a daily schedule and organized binder, which HJ wasn’t nearly as excited about as I was!😂 It wasn't long before Holden requested a homemade frappaccino for snack (interruption #1) and he was not on board for “first day of digital learning” pictures!😜 I’m now listening to the banter as Reece is checking HJ’s work.😂 But seriously, so grateful for the administrators and teachers that have worked so hard so our kids can keep up with their assignments from the safety of our homes! Good luck to everyone! Y’all stay safe!

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