January 12, 2009

Welcome to our blog!! 

Daniel and I have decided to start a way of communication with all our friends and family. This way we can share our experience of healing with everyone at the same time. No one gets left out and everyone stays informed. Not that we have that exciting of a life but if you every do wonder what we are up to now you can find out. 

It has been a long and hard past few months and it seems as the days pass God is giving us the strength day by day to live.  At times when it seems so hard it is Him that has given us the strength to press on and move forward with the plan He has in store for us. 

We just want to take this first blog to thank all our friends and family that have been with us.  We have had some people show their true selflessness to us and to that we are forever grateful.  

To all our family we just want everyone to know how much we love them and that we could not have gotten through the last few months without your love and support around us.  We need all the family support we can get and pray each day that the closeness we have experienced in these days will continue through out life. 

To our church family there aren't words to describe how thankful we are for you all.  You have reached out to us in so many ways and have made us see how truly blessed we are to be apart of this church.  I now know that God placed us here at this time so that we could have this support from you. I don't know of very many church's out there that would step up for each other like you guys did and we truly are overwhelmed with gratitude and love for each and everyone of you. 

To all our other friends and ones that might not be close but are in our hearts.  We truly are appreciative for all the love and support that you have shown us.  We have been overwhelmed with cards and prayers and without them this would truly feel like a task too hard to deal with. I am so thankful to God that He has handpicked all of you that are in our lives at this time.  Without each of you we would be at a loss.  With ever person there is a reason we are friends and I know God picked you all for us:)

Thank you for what you all have done. It has been a blessing and a great experience to see all of you pull together and surround us.  We need all the help and prayers even now that we can get, so please never stop praying for us. 

Our intention for this blog is for people to heal with us.  We will share stories and eventually we will post Addy's story. It is an amazing one and we want all who read it to know that she was a gift from God and that we did get to experience her, even just for nine months. 

But for today we will leave you with this Addy's verse:

"The Lord is near to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.  Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him out of them all." Psalm 34:18-19

He will deliver us out of all our afflictions!!!