blue-eyed boys: Anna's Story

Friday, May 30, 2008

Anna's Story

Anna's story has a very happy ending, however, something very scary happened to her parents this week.

I received a call from Anna's mom, Cheryl, she was extremely upset and asked that I pray for Anna. She had spots on her legs that looked like broken blood vessels (there is a fancy name for these, but I don't know it) and her doctor asked to see her immediately and then admitted her into the hospital. They had to draw lots of blood and there was some discussion of meningitis. Anna Kate stayed in the hospital overnight. Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with Anna, it was a fluke. She just gave her parents quite a scare.

I have posted blogs in the past about Lilli Grace (www.lilligrace.com) and Matt Logelin's (www.mattlogelin.com) tragedies. Then my friend, Ashley told me that Steven Curtis Chapman's teenage son ran over his little sister with a car!

All of this has me thinking, what on earth would I do if something happened to Brett or Cannon! We walk through life so often taking for granted those that mean the most to us. Thinking that we have so many days to love, laugh, cuddle, kiss, hug or to just be in the moment! We never know when it may be our last "moment". We can never be to careful, to protective, to loving!

Go be in the moment...

2 comments:

Chris,Cheryl, Anna Kate and Elin said...: Anna Kate,Chris and I thank you for your prayers and concerns. It definitely scared me. It's like you are going along with your daily routine thinking things are fine and something like that really makes you realize it could all change in the blink of an eye. I am thankful it was nothing.; May 30, 2008 at 10:53 PM
aF said...: I haven't been on here in a few days, and I am so glad Anna Kate is ok. You are exactly right, after hearing about some of these tragedies it really puts things in perspective for me.; June 3, 2008 at 5:26 PM

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welcome to our pea pod.

This blog is about our family, mostly our precious boys; Cannon and Sutton, but you will find it a window into our lives.

Brett and I met and fell in love over waiting tables at the Original Benjamin's Seafood Buffet in Myrtle Beach, SC. We dated for about 4 years and were married September 2003 at Litchfield Plantation. We lived in Savannah for five years and now reside in Summerville SC.

Our beautiful boys were born 2008 and 2010.

We are amazed everyday by the gifts that are our children. They are a reminder of God's unconditional love for us. Someone once told me that you cannot begin to understand God's love for you until you have a child and it is so true. God sent His Only Son to DIE for us. I am not sure we knew what kind of sacrifice that truly was until having children of our own.

We love the Lord and strive to live our lives in accordance with His will. We are not perfect. Yes, we fail daily but find ourselves back at the cross willing to try again.

cannon.

Our firstborn son. He made me a Mommy, Brett a Daddy! He is beautiful...inside and out! He has a the most gorgeous blue eyes and dimple to match. This kid is going to break some hearts! He is our athlete. He loves anything with a ball. He already has a great baseball arm and can hit a golf ball over our fence! He is spirited and loving. He is a lover for sure! He loves to give hugs and kisses and to cuddle. He will just grab my face and give me a million kisses. He loves books and music and art! He knows more songs that I do. I joke he has music in his bones. I often hear him singing while playing alone. So cute. He has a great sense of humor already and he fills our days with laughter! Who knew having kids would provide endless entertainment. He is becoming an amazing big brother and already tells Sutton that he "loves him so much". He loves to drink chocolate milk. Loves eat pancakes, hummus, edamame, and peanut butter and jelly! He has a huge sweet tooth just like Daddy. He is already showing that he loves God and Jesus and even beginning to relate the things in God's word to our world. Amazing! He is fearless and cautious at the same time. He is often called a daredevil and is usually the first kid to jump, climb, and run.. with no regard to danger (He laughs in the face of danger!! Ha). But he is very cautious around new people. He is creative and imaginative and smart, loves to create and destroy, has more energy than you can imagine, loves to scream and laugh and RUN!!! Watch out, this kid will run away with your heart.