4 years

4….yes it has been 4 years since God chose me and my unborn child to still be a part of this world here on earth. It is amazing how many people have touched my life since then and at the same time in hopes that my story will touch lives and comfort others knowing that miracles still exist in this difficult world.

I always try to be short and sweet but it is challenging enough just to keep it limited to a page or two. I decided to use this year mark entry as an opportunity for you to take on a challenge within the next few weeks. You see, when I faced this tumor four years ago I received cards, my family received phone calls, and they were very touching. I remember being told that countless churches put me on their prayer lists, many hugs were shared, and many prayers were prayed. They were ALL meaningful but what I remember most about everyone’s embrace were the ones from the people who did not know me, had no idea that I even existed, or even the ones who, for the life of me, I never even knew they cared.

I ran across a few cards from a lady from our old church in CS, whom to this day I have still never met, and it touched me. She told me that she was praying for me, received my information from a prayer request card through the church, and she had her entire ladies Sunday school class sign it. Another came from an older couple who wanted to share with me that I was in their prayers as well. Those were the two that I ran across and made an impact on me yet again. I thought to myself, “out of all the people at our church they chose to send a card for me and they were praying for me…a complete stranger.” Keep in mind our church was huge, thousands of people, and they picked me. It touched me and proved that God put forth angels in life form to comfort me.

After coming across these cards it occurred to me that I feel like I haven’t really returned the favor to anyone else. If someone could do that for me then why haven’t I thought about passing this down and doing it for someone else? It has potential to be as contagious as a smile! I do say prayers, when someone tells me of someone in need whether I know them or not, but I haven’t really taken the time to write an anonymous note, buy a random card, or even share a written message to someone that I barely know or do not know at all. I have sent donations to random things, participated in drives for pregnancy centers, soldiers, shoe box gifts to other countries, etc but I have not personally reached out to someone like others have done for me.

I wanted to challenge not only myself but others to pick a random person, whether they are on a prayer list, someone you heard about around town whether it is a complete stranger or someone you barely know, and personally let them know you care or you have prayed and will be praying for them. We can make the same impact on others the way they did me. We can be their angel in life form. All it takes is a pen and a piece of paper and they even have greeting cards for 50 cents if you wanted to do that. Even if you choose not to do this, or never find the time, then maybe you can at least share with a friend to let them know you care about them.
I am ending this entry brief by telling everyone thank you for being a part of our lives and we are continuously getting good reports from the doctor’s visits. 4 years is a huge accomplishment and I am confident that I will be having post like this for many years to come.