Wednesday, May 20, 2009

For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord....

....plans to prosper you not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

This is my favorite scripture. It sums it all up! But tonight, it has more meaning to me than it ever has. Ok before I go on, I advise you to get a tissue. Don't worry I am good, Dave's good and the boys are good...just get a tissue :)
So its been a while now since I was introduced to the blog world. Its a place where I can brag about my family, where I can keep up with my friends and family, listen to great music, look at great pictures...but I was never prepared for what I experienced these last couple of weeks. About a month ago, I went "Blog Hopping." Just checking out the blogs of friends, their friends, and their friends friends. And I came across this blog-(http://kayleighannefreeman.blogspot.com/) It's the story of a "one pound, one ounce miracle." Kayleigh was born weighing one pound and one ounce and she wasn't suppose to survive, she wasn't even suppose to be born alive. She was a "miracle from God." Her parents started a blog, journaling the journey Kayleigh has gone through and it is absolutely beautiful and heart felt. Sadly, Kayleigh lost her fight on May 11th. Your probably thinking "What's beautiful about this? How sad!" And yes sad it is, but these amazing parents haven given total and complete strangers like me a gift. The gift of "faith!" Yes I have faith, but they have built my faith up to another level. Their story is inspirational, its moving, its "absolutely beautiful!" I hope that if you have the "mental" strength, that you read her story. Let her story be a testimonial that our God will never give us more than we can handle. That we must trust in him and let him lead us. Let it remind us not to take for granted the many blessings he has blessed us with.
And if you think you can't emotionally do it, then I just ask you as her dad asked, Adam Freeman, when you kiss your loved ones tonight, your babies, lift them up in your prayers and pray for sweet Kayleigh.
I love you all and I am thankful for each and every one of you! God Bless you! :)

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