A story---"The Heart"

I received this story in an email and thought I would share:


"Tomorrow morning," the surgeon began, "I'll open up your heart..."
"You'll find Jesus there," the boy interrupted.
the surgeon looked up,annoyed "I'll cut your heart open," he continued,to see how much damage has been done..."
"but when you open up my heart, you'll find Jesus in there," said the boy.
The surgeon looked to the parents, who sat quietly. "When I see how much damage has been done, I'll sew your heart and chest back up, and I'll plan what to do next."
"But you'll find Jesus in my heart. The Bible says He lives there. The hymns all say He lives there. You'll find Him in my heart."
The surgeon had ha d enough. "I'll tell you what I'll find in your heart. I'll find damaged muscle, low blood supply, and weakened vessels. And I'll find out if I can make you well."
"You'll find Jesus there too He lives there."
The surgeon left. The surgeon sat in his office, recording his notes from the surgery, "...damaged aorta, damaged pulmonary vein, widespread muscle degeneration. No hope for transplant, no hope for cure. Therapy: painkillers and bed rest. Prognosis:here he paused, "death within one year." He stopped the recorder, but there was more to be said.
"Why?" he asked aloud. "Why did You do this? You've put him here; You've put him in this pain; and You've cursed him to an early death. Why?"
The Lord answered and said, "The boy, my lamb, was not meant for your flock for long, for he is a part of My flock, and will forever be. Here, in My flock, he will feel no pain, and will be comforted as you cannot imagine His parents will one day join him here, and they will know peace, and My flock will continue to grow."
The surgeon's tears were hot, but his anger was hotter. "You created that boy, and You created that heart. He'll be dead in months. Why?"
The Lord answered, "The boy, My lamb, shall return to My flock, for He has done his duty: I did not put My lamb with your flock to lose him, but to retrieve another lost lamb."
The surgeon wept...
The surgeon sat beside the boy's bed; the boy's parents sat across from him.
The boy awoke and whispered, "Did you cut open my heart?"
"Yes," said the surgeon.
"What did you find?" asked the boy.
"I found Jesus there," said the surgeon.

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Jesus, he is always there...

Madalyn is USUALLY quite the aspiring artist. She has made some amazing pictures. We have been told by her teachers and others how great she is for her age and compared to the others her age. Sometimes she will just quickly scribble something down just to get more done faster. This was one of those drawings. Although she didn't take her time drawing it, she did take her time with the meaning of the picture.

According to Madalyn, the heart person on the left is her daddy and he is sad because he has to leave us and go to work. The person on the right is me, her mommy, and I am happy because I get to stay home and play with her and Loraly all day. The person in the middle of us is Jesus because he is with us all the time to keep us safe and happy no matter what we are doing or where we have to go.

Girly Girls movie day...

So my mom, my niece, Madalyn, Loraly, and I just got home from seeing the new movie "Hairspray". I recommend it for a girls day out! It was fun, now the guys would HATE it. SO if you are up to a girls day out and want to catch a movie---this is a good one.

8 YEARS!

Today is Mark and my 8 year wedding anniversary. Can you believe it?! 8 years goes by quicker than you think. It feels like just yesterday that we got married and moved into this very same house that we still live in! Oh yea---except for the fact that we have 2 children, and a big belly soon to be our third child.

Ok---enough mushiness---HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MARK---I LOVE YOU!

Look what I found in Sophie's CRIB! (and Loraly swimming)

Loraly is our little fish. She is an awesome little swimmer! She goes completely under without holding her nose, closing her eyes, or closing her mouth. She swims from one end to the other. We are pretty amazed because Madalyn just started doing this also this summer, which she is a very good swimmer also as longs as she is holding her nose just like her mommy!

We would love to be able to find a swimming team or something for kids because Loraly is AWESOME!

Her are couple pics of her swimming:

This first picture is Loraly holding onto Mark's neck as he swims underwater in the deep end. She loved it and was doing it over and over! She would come up smiling every time!

Loraly had just come up from under water. She doesn't take a smile off her face the entire time she is swimming! This last picture is Loraly swimming in the deep end of our pool obviously with no floaties and ALL BY HERSELF. Mark was about 3-4 feet away from her but still she was determined to do it by herself.

We cleaned house today and were getting ready for company this afternoon, and the girls were no where to be found. I finally found them in none other than Sophie's crib!

Yes---they were both lying in there playing.

22 weeks pregnant: The Ups and Downs

Well another doctors appointment with all the great ups and downs. My blood work came back normal, so that's a blessing! I gained a horrible 6 pounds!!! I guess I was making up for the last 5 months when I didn't gain hardly anything. Overall I have gained 11 pounds so not TOO bad. The doctor did say that I have a low lying placenta. He is going to recheck that in a couple months. He never seems too worried about anything which makes me happy but me being a worrywart worries anyway. So that is about how the appointment went and now I get to look forward to the wonderful glucose test next month!

Does the Shirt Fit?