Two Weeks

Two Weeks

Yes. It’s been only two weeks since our world drastically changed. It feels more like it stopped to me. It feels like these last two weeks have been an eternity. The weekend before that, everything was normal. I recall a specific drive to work where I was...
Now what?

Now what?

PICC line is in for La Petite Belle. She got two units of platelets in her also.  We were at the doctor’s office from 9:00 am to 4:45 pm. It was a long day. A very long day. While La Petite Belle was receiving her platelets, Beau and I had a long conversation...
Day By Day

Day By Day

Today’s the day La Petite Belle will be getting her PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) line in. Her veins are done. They’re just collapsing now. This line will allow her not have to go through multiple attempts at getting needles in every week....
Smart Girl

Smart Girl

It’s amazing how your life can change in a week … even in a day … or a moment. La Petite Belle is actually the MOST full-of-life, vibrant, happy child I know. She’s pretty much been that way her entire life (minus that six months or so where...
The Diagnosis

The Diagnosis

I have told this story countless times this week. It’s almost not even real to me what we have just gone through and what we are facing. And, here come the tears as I start to write … A few weeks ago, my youngest girl, the one and only La Petite Belle,...
Back to the Basics

Back to the Basics

I think Christians, including myself, tend to complicate Christianity.  It can become just a long list of dos an don’ts and confusion. God has been whispering these two words to me: Love. Serve. That’s it. That’s what Christianity is. Love God. Love...