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Smith Family Journey: June 2013
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Friday, June 21, 2013. I woke up really early on Wednesday. Early even for me, an earlybird. I tried to go back to sleep but after several futile minutes, decided to just start my run earlier than I planned. I went fast and hard and with each footfall, peace was shouldering out the high levels of anxiety I had woken with. Luke's cardiology appointments always do this to me. How can a single machine that clips on a finger cause a person so much turmoil? We will check back in with Dr. Kim in September,...
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Smith Family Journey: August 2013
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013. For as much as we've wrestled with the wheres, the hows, and whens to tell Luke about his heart defect, God made it very clear this past week it was time for the conversation to happen. It's really clicking for him this summer and I love that he is loving the water. I asked him. Luke has lots of friends who have lost teeth, and desperately wants to lose a tooth, but I was not prepared for his response. He burst into tears, sobbing that he was never going to lose a tooth...Some ...
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Halloween Excitement | Cindy's Family
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. Funny Things Alice Says. Funny Things Maggie Says. How a Baby is Born According to Alice. Victoria Update →. October 31, 2012. We had many parents commenting on the cute little princess girl. At one point, there were some teenage girls behind us just giggling and remarking how cute the girls were. Apparently Alice was aware of all the remarks because she told me that, Everyone just loves us! How a Baby is Born According to Alice. Victoria Update →. You are...
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Gift Ideas | Cindy's Family
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. Funny Things Alice Says. Funny Things Maggie Says. If you ever need to get any of us a gift, here is a list of things everyone would really enjoy. Clothes 2T months shoes 5-6 ). Books – Eric Carle, Leslie Patricelli, Sandra Boynton, anything with flaps. Clothes 3T, shoes 7-8). Baby art supplies – easy grip markers, crayons,. Bath or baby toy. Bows and flowers for her head (clips). Decoration for her room (maybe her name in vinyl letters? Bird house or bath.
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January | 2012 | Cindy's Family
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. Funny Things Alice Says. Funny Things Maggie Says. Monthly Archives: January 2012. How a Baby is Born According to Alice. January 31, 2012. Yesterday at dinner, Alice instructed us on how babies are born. She explained, First they go in your shirt, then down into your pants, and then they fall into the toilet! Cindy's Facebook Page. Michael's Facebook Page. Blog at WordPress.com. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
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December | 2011 | Cindy's Family
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. Funny Things Alice Says. Funny Things Maggie Says. Monthly Archives: December 2011. December 7, 2011. Alice gave the sweetest prayer last night. She said, Heavenly Father, Thank you for Miss Linda, my teacher, and for my friend, Dean. Thank you for Sophia and Collin and all my friends at preschool The whole prayer was without any assistance from us and I thought it was very articulate and sweet. . Cindy's Facebook Page. Michael's Facebook Page.
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Funny Things Alice Says | Cindy's Family
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. Funny Things Alice Says. Funny Things Maggie Says. Funny Things Alice Says. Alice was an early talker and it’s been funny to hear what come out of her mouth. So, I decided to start keeping a list of cute things she says. 2012 (3 years old). 10/7/12 “I’m trying to read my scripture Mormon”. 5/5/12 “Maggie, you be the mommy and I’ll be the sweetie.”. January 2012 (32 months old). We’d better hurry, we’re going to be late”. November 2011 (29 months old).
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Smith Family Journey: It's a big zoo
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Sunday, June 22, 2014. It's a big zoo. Two weeks after a pretty hefty heart procedure, Luke hopped on a bus with the rest of the first graders and headed to Pt. Defiance Zoo for his end-of-the-year field trip. I knew about this field trip from the beginning of school and off and on throughout the year, I caught myself wondering, "How is this going to work? Can he walk the entire zoo? What if he can't? And all of that did happen, but you know what? There were also a lot of moments I did. Can you find Luke?
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Smith Family Journey: December 2013
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013. It was time for another sit-down conversation with Luke about his miracle heart. The conversation went a little like this:. Luke: "I don't understand why I can't run as fast as my friends when we play football.". Dad: "Do you remember when we talked about how God made your heart? And how it's different than a lot of other kids' hearts? Mom: "Do you remember what a heart looks like? How it has four different sections that have different jobs? We explained that playing footbal...
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Smith Family Journey: September 2013
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Monday, September 30, 2013. Clearly it's not Sophie's choice . but every time I leave Luke's most recent cardiology appointment, I feel myself shouldering more of a burden for the decision of when to do the Fontan, his next open-heart surgery. It's a decision that has no perfect answer. When you are talking about putting your child through major, major. Surgery, it would be really, really. Nice for someone to tell you, "Here you go. Here is the perfect plan for an optimal outcome.". So, what do you do?