This post is a semi-guest post by Angela. I’m stealing something she put on Facebook because I don’t think I could say it any better. There is so much negativity going around right now (from every side). The elections were getting heated and then coronavirus stepped in to ramp it up a few notches. After seeing all of this take place for weeks, Angela felt led to post something in a mom’s group she is a part of on Facebook. It was in response to a lot that she was seeing related to the coronavirus (and I am posting it exactly as she wrote it).
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Worrying About Addie’s Ultrasounds
In the first month of her life, Addilyn had two ultrasounds. Angela and I didn’t tell many people about it because there was a chance that we would find out that everything was as it should be and there was nothing to worry about. The first ultrasound was because at her three-day appointment the doctor noticed she had a sacral dimple and because of how it looked thought there was a chance she had spina bifida occulta. This wouldn’t have been major, but something she would have to deal with for her whole life. The second one was a few weeks later when her belly button wasn’t healing as quickly as they would have liked and there was a chance her bladder was still connected to the umbilical cord. Again this wasn’t super serious, but would need surgery to fix. In both cases, the doctor told us that those would be the worst case scenarios and they just wanted to be absolutely sure. [Read more…] about Worrying About Addie’s Ultrasounds
Into The Unknown
About a month ago I found out the school I work at is closing after this school year. That was an awesome meeting to go to. I am getting ready to wrap up my first year teaching and was looking forward to how I could improve upon things in the fall. But apparently that is not in the cards. So I’ve spent the past month searching for a new job and am still in that process. Jesus told me the storms would come and this one came out of nowhere. [Read more…] about Into The Unknown
Preparing for the Unexpected
Seven years ago yesterday, I got phone call that I never thought I would have. I was at Charisma Church setting up for our Christmas production of Narnia. I was in charge of lighting and effects, so I had been busy that whole week climbing ladders and hanging lights in our ceiling. In the middle of setting up, I got a call from my mom. I could tell by her voice that this was not going to be a call I wanted to get. She told me that my cousin Chris had been hit by a car while riding his motorcycle and had died. I wasn’t really sure what to think when I heard this. [Read more…] about Preparing for the Unexpected