Pucker Up

My husband's hours have been cut at work. So, in order to bring home some more $$$, he has decided to open a side business. Any takers? Please, we really, really could use the $$.

Stellan

Stellan is a cute little almost one year old (tomorrow is his birthday) boy, the son of MckMama (a woman whose blog I follow), who has been battling severe heart problems since before he was born. He has been in and out of the hospital this year and each time the docs have been able to bring his heart issues under control. Last night he started exhibiting signs of the same issues and his mom had to take him back to the hospital, where he is currently in the PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit).

Please pray for this sweet little boy, for his doctors who need to make more decisions about his care, for the nurses who will be attending to Stellan, for his mom and dad as they face yet another crisis with their sweet little boy, and for Stellan's brothers and sister at home who are surely missing their baby brother.

Need Prayers?

In my header, I've included a link to a post I made for Prayer Requests.  Check it out if you or anyone you know needs prayers.

Six Word Saturday

No mon(ey), but sun and fun

Remember that little poem "No mon, no fun, your son.  To bad, so sad, your dad."  Mine is a play on that.   We have no money to spend but we have sunshine and will be outside having lots of fun in it!

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Thankful Thursday

If you'd like to participate in Thankful Thursday, head over to Sonya's blog and get the graphic and code and paste it into your post. Next write down five things you are thankful for this week. Finally, go back to Sonya's blog and link up with Mr. Linky. It's that easy!

So, here's my list:

1. I continue to be thankful that my husband still has both his jobs.  Although his salary is shrinking at his full-time job, there are so many who have no jobs so I am thankful that there continues to be enough work for him to continue at both jobs;
   
   
2. I am thankful for more time with my dog, Luke.  We thought we were going to have to say goodbye to him earlier this week but he has rallied and is doing better;
   
   
3. I am thankful for the beautiful, fall-like weather we had earlier this week.  We are back up in the 80's now, but those few cooler, less-humid days were a welcome relief;
   
   
4. I am thankful that my daughter loves the lord so much, even at age 4, and that she loves to sing and dance and proclaim her love for Him;
   
   
5. I am thankful for new friends that I am making online. 
   

Six Word Saturday

It's cool enough for no a/c!
(It's a beautiful 69° after months of temps in the 90°'s)

Thankful Thursday

If you'd like to participate in Thankful Thursday, head over to Sonya's blog and get the graphic and code and paste it into your post. Next write down five things you are thankful for this week. Finally, go back to Sonya's blog and link up with Mr. Linky. It's that easy!

I'm thankful for so many things, but today especially (today, Oct. 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day.) I Am thankful For:

1. My precious son Benjamin, whom God gave to me for 22 weeks, to grow and to love inside me, before he was born prematurely and went to Heaven on Dec. 7, 2003.  I am so thankful that I am his mommy and that I got to hold him before he went to be with Jesus;
   
   
2. The two other children that I have been given the incredible honor and privilege of raising and I am so thankful that God entrusted their care to me;
   
   
3. Jesus - that God gave us his son and that by believing in him, I will have the opportunity to see my precious Benjamin again, and spend eternity in Heaven!
   
   
4. For my friends Tina and Debbie, who have both suffered the loss of children.  I know God put moved us to attend the same churches so that we would be there to support each other as we endured these losses;
   
   
5. For my mother, who lives in Michigan, and who I haven't seen since February 2006.  Even though she lives so far away and does not get to see my daughter grow up, she is always on the lookout for little things she thinks my daughter will like and sends them to her a few times a month just to say she is thinking about her.  Thanks Mom!

What are you thankful for?