by stillrising | Feb 5, 2016 | Daphne, Uncategorized
It’s hard to tell the difference between day and night here. The blinds stay shut. The lights stay off. I sit in silence. No voices. No noise. Just silence. Day in, day out. My girl wants it that way. It helps her cope with the pain. I sit next to her bed...
by stillrising | Feb 2, 2016 | Daphne, Uncategorized
I look for bright spots in our days here. Some days they are few and far between. Some days I have to just remind myself of the ones that have happened in the past because the day itself hadn’t produced any bright spots at all. Yesterday was a hard day. A really...
by stillrising | Jan 29, 2016 | Daphne, Uncategorized
Yes … months. That’s what Beau was told yesterday could be our stay here in the hospital with La Petite Belle … not in Houston, but in the actual hospital. That’s the last news I got before I had a good-bye breakfast with K Belle before I...
by stillrising | Jan 19, 2016 | Daphne, Uncategorized
I have never felt so torn as a mother. The current circumstances of our lives has forced me to make one of the most difficult decisions I think I have ever made. And, with that, I feel like my heart is literally being split in two. What do you do when both your...
by stillrising | Jan 15, 2016 | Daphne, Uncategorized
Those are the words La Petite Belle used to describe how she felt after the doctors came in two days ago. (I wasn’t able to post an update because the Internet here at the hospital is not really up to par. Some days, we just don’t have it.) We got even...
by stillrising | Jan 13, 2016 | Daphne, Uncategorized
As Christ-followers, we are taught to believe the best in all things and in all situations. I’ve always believed that. I graduated from Oral Roberts University, where the motto is to “expect a miracle.” I’ve had that drilled into my head and I...
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