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Grateful for God’s Tiniest Blessings – a Duggar Family Update
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
“Every pregnancy, a woman gets close to death delivering a baby,” Jim says. Something in his voice confirms that this time his fear was different. For several hours he did not know if his wife would live or die. When it comes to caring for a baby, there’s no teacher like experience. With 18 children, [...]
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An Adoption Story: 3 Babies from the Ukraine
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
My oldest son likes to say our family is a lot like the family on TLC’s “Little People, Big World.” We do everything everyone else does, we just do it a little bit differently. This statement could not be more true. What makes our family different? Well, for one thing, all of [...]
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Surviving the loss of Cameron
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
There are rare events in life that have such an impact that they seem to distinguish who we are. We may even think of our lives in terms of the “before and after” of such events. For most of us, these “life changers” include getting married, moving to a new town, or perhaps [...]
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Living with Cystic Fibrosis
Posted on 31. Jan, 2010 by admin.
“We want to do a sweat test to rule out cystic fibrosis. I think the chances of him having it are slim to none but we still need to rule it out.” — That was the first time I heard that there was a chance that my son had a disease. My son Reid [...]
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Jack and Gunner: Two stories of how one disease changed two family’s lives forever…
Posted on 31. Dec, 2009 by admin.
Jack’s Story Keeping His Memory Alive The 2006 holiday season was off to a great start as my husband Matt and I found out that we were expecting a baby. At our twelve-week checkup, Dr. Duke (Park Hill Clinic for Women) was unable to find a heartbeat with the Doppler so he decided to perform [...]
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It Happened to Us
Posted on 31. Dec, 2009 by admin.
Story by: Danny and Mandy Knight of Rogers, AR
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Olivia Noel Ray … Life Rewritten
Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by admin.
On October 3, 2009, Olivia Noel Ray, along with her older sister Hannah, were on their way to run a one mile race as part of a health exposition sponsored by Arkansas Athletes Outreach. The race started in the parking lot of the University of Arkansas baseball stadium, exactly one mile from the Rays’ home. [...]
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An Adoption Story: 8 long years….
Posted on 31. Oct, 2009 by admin.
After trying to conceive a child for over four years with the aid of fertility treatments, our dream for a child was still just that — a dream. Finally, our doctors suggested that we go on the waiting list at their clinic to pursue private adoption. When we started the adoption [...]
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The Painting: An Adoption Story
Posted on 31. Oct, 2009 by admin.
File this one away in “never saw that coming, but, in retrospect, we see it so clearly now.” It is ironic that I spend my days at the office as an optometrist doing my best to provide my patients with 20/20 vision; yet, I can be so nearsighted myself when it comes to seeing the [...]
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The Titus Task
Posted on 31. Oct, 2009 by admin.
I am sitting at my desk, looking at pictures of smiling faces from The Titus Task First Annual 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run. As a Mother, whether expecting a biological child or expecting through adoption, it is natural to start dreaming about the future of your child early on. Each Mom thinks [...]
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“Hi, My name is Katelyn and I have Type 1 Diabetes”
Posted on 30. Aug, 2009 by admin.
It was 1:30 a.m., and my daughter couldn’t catch her breath. She was so thirsty and would try to drink but couldn’t hold anything down. Her face was pale, eyes haunting, and her body hurt. As I carried my limp daughter down the stairs, my husband, Brant, called Washington Regional Medical Center [...]
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Hannah’s Story
Posted on 30. Aug, 2009 by admin.
This is the story about Hannah. A story about how a tiny 13 1/2-month-old baby girl became such an inspiration to so many people. July 15, 2008: A year had past, and our baby girl Hannah was turning one. Looking back, Hannah had a good first year of life. She was born a healthy [...]
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A Water Birth Story
Posted on 30. Aug, 2009 by admin.
My birthing story is a bit unusual in that the setting occurs in my home, rather than a hospital. I experienced two wonderful births at the hospital with amazing doctors — doctors that I had worked side by side with as a maternal/child nurse. But this time home was calling. It was a Wednesday, and the [...]
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An Accidental Overdose
Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by admin.
There are days in everyone’s life that have the power to change everything. For me, it was June 11, 2008. I was having coffee on the back patio of our vacation home in Florida. The weather was perfect, and the world seemed as though it was finally offering a bit of relief after a rough [...]
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99 Balloons for Eliot and rEcess
Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by admin.
Journal Entry: January 31, 2007 “When Eliot was born I heard a very weak and very faint cry. I said, ‘he’s crying! That means he’s breathing right!?’ Not the words usually spoken in a delivery room.” (excerpt taken from www.ninteynineballoons.com) To be a parent means to enjoy the little things in life, a first smile, a first [...]
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An Ice-Covered Bridge
Posted on 01. Jun, 2009 by admin.
“People find comfort in the reassuring ‘guarantee’ that at the end of the day, the person you woke up next to will be there when you fall asleep. The reality is that there is no guarantee.” Christmas break 2008 was such a special one. Being a teacher meant my husband Thomas had two weeks [...]
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Our Little Tin Man… Got his Heart
Posted on 01. Jun, 2009 by admin.
A lot of faith and a little luck. That is how I would describe our family’s journey since our last ‘Tin Man’ update in December. This is an update to “Our Little Tin Man.” The story ran in the December issue of Peekaboo and we have been overwhelmed by the number of readers interested in [...]
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Happy Mother’s Day… 18 and Counting
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by admin.
A little insight into a Northwest Arkansas Mommy with 18 little ones, a grandchild on the way, and a television show on TLC. Article by: Kim Enderle My DVR serves as a testament to the stage of life that I am in. When I was planning my wedding, every episode of the Wedding Story was recorded, ready [...]
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Step-Mom
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by admin.
I never wanted to be a mother. In my early twenties, I once told my father, “You will give birth to a child before I ever do.” I admit, looking back, that it was a pretty bold statement even for a drama queen like me. Part of the statement was true, though. I have yet [...]
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Musings of the Barren
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by admin.
Story by: Megan Eidson It was 2005 and Baron and I had been married for a little over a year. We had established a 5-year plan that didn’t include children for a little while. I was on a birth control that touted a 99% effective rate. I was apparently part of that 1% that it doesn’t [...]
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