National Day of Miscarriage & Infant Loss

This year the day snuck up on me and I forgot to post yesterday. October 15th is the National Day of Miscarriage & Infant Loss so I just wanted to take the time to remember those who have lost a child/pregnancy. Especially those who I know personally: My sister Heather, my friend Jamie who has lost 2 babies, and my mother in law who has also lost 2 babies. Thank you to all who prayed for me during my own miscarriage this last May. We will be reunited with our babies in Heaven. If you are someone or know of someone who has suffered a loss, please feel free to post a comment and I will pray for you. God Bless!

Prayers for Heather

Please keep my sister Heather in your prayers. She miscarried last week. We were excited to be preggo at the same time again. She is keeping busy by getting their home ready to sell, but the heartbreak never fully goes away.

Emergency Prayer Request - Stellan

Please pray for Stellan. He was admitted to the hospital a few days ago, but last night was his worst night yet. The Dr. said "He's in bad shape." The family is distraught as you might imagine. Here is the link to MckMama's blog for more specific details of Stellan's latest battle. I will keep you updated as we learn more.

Prayer Request - Pray For Mary

I received the following email from my friend Hannah requesting prayer for her sister-in-law:

Hi Everyone,

My sister, Mary is in need of dire prayers. Her health is not improving and she has been in the hospital now just shy of a month. Her body is very weak and not getting much stronger. She has just recently developed another infection and cysts in her throat. She remains in good spirit yet I know her spirit struggles. She needs all the prayers and good energy that can be sent her way. Please pray for her recovery and health.

For those of you who are not fully aware of my sister's condition upon admittance to ICU, she went into ER with DKA, unidentified infection, pneumonia and chronic cough. She then developed two more infections, one life threatening that is in her lungs and continued with high blood sugars. She is at Loma Linda Univ. Med. Ctr. in unit 6300.

Thank you for your prayers and please send this to anyone who may wish to pray for her as well.

P.S. Please pray for my parents strength and health through this as well.

Sean Goldman Is Going Home!

**Update** Another heartbreaking blow to this case, another judge overturned the decision that was to reunite Sean & David. For more updates here is the link to the official website.

Some of you may be familiar with the battle of New Jersy dad David Goldman to be reunited with his son Sean who was kidnapped by his mother a few years ago. The mother fled to Brazil with Sean & then when she died, custody was given to her BOYFRIEND not the boy's father! This story was featured on Oprah (where I saw it) and it compelled me to participate in the letter writing campaign to help bring Sean home. Well it finally worked!!! A Federal Judge in Rio De Janeiro issued an 80 page ruling on Monday 1 June, ordering the return of Sean Goldman to the United States in 48 hours. David left for Brazil Monday evening and will be reunited with Sean Today, June 3rd at 2:00 p.m. local time at the United States Consulate in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. I can't wait to see their reunion!

Please pray...

Our little one was not meant to be and was born into heaven yesterday. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

Pray for Stellan

**Update 3/25**
The update is that there really isn't any new information. Stellan is still in SVT and on an array of different medications. This is of course taking a toll on MckMama, so please pray for her and the family too. None of this is a suprise to God, so whatever His plan, we ask for guidance and peace for Stellan's mommy & daddy.

MckMama's precious baby Stellan is in the hospital with SVT (high heart rate) that will not come down. Please pray for him! Here is a link to MckMama's blog & the latest update.

Prayer Request

I just read a prayer request from Angie on Twitter. Please pray for Yummy Mummy (aka Cynthiaa), she just lost her baby boy Aiden from cord strangulation just 2 weeks before her due date. She had a c-section to deliver him and a photographer from Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep was present. Please pray for her as she is grieving the loss of her precious son.

Praying for our President

Today is Inaguration Day and now more than ever, America needs your prayers. The Bible says that we should pray for our leaders and those placed in authority over us. Please take a few minutes (preferably with your spouse and/or children) to pray for Barack Obama, his incoming cabinet members and this great nation. Also, please head over to this website to register your name and commit to pray for our new president and our country.

God Bless America!

Stellan Is Home!

Stellan has been given a clean bill of health and discharged from the hospital! Thank you to all the prayer warriors out there!

Stellan Update

**Another Update** Stellan is doing so good!!! Going home tomorrow is a distinct possibility.

**Almost Home** Stellan had a good night off o2! Once he slows his breathing rate and starts retracting a bit less, he can go home!

**Great News** Stellan is OFF oxygen still...for a few hours now. Holding his own o2 sats steady at 95 with no help!

**Another Update** Stellan was moved straight to the floor! Praise the Lord!

Stellan is being moved to the step-down ICU!! (And quite possibly soon to "the floor," where all of the regular pediatric patients are.) He has most certainly turned the corner in starting to kick this RSV and is getting much closer to being out of the woods. Hip, hip, hooray!!

Emergency Prayer Request

**Update** Stellan is still in the Pediatric ICU and his blood gases are still very low. He did not have to be put on a ventilator after all, but all the equipment is out just in case. He is not allowed to eat or even have sugar water which is very hard for his mother to watch as her baby boy cries for her breastmilk. We are confident that God will see him through this battle. Please continue to pray for his breathing problems and his family who is wracked with distress over this tiny guy. More updates to come as things progress.

Please pray for baby Stellan. He is in the ICU with RSV and things are not looking good at all. He has been put on a ventilator because his oxygen saturation is so low. I will be updating my blog as I know more, but here also is the link to MckMama's blog.

AJ Update

AJ has just been discharged from the hospital! They have adjusted his asthma medication and he will have to be given nebulizer treatments on a daily basis from now on to control his asthma. Hopefully those changes will keep him from suffering from any more breathing problems in the future.

Emergency Prayer Request

**Update on AJ** He is staying in the hospital another night. His O2 stats keep falling in the middle of the night & he has been given oxygen when this happens. They are keeping him to do more tests & to keep an eye on him.

**Answered Prayers** Adrienne is doing fine and the baby is great. She and the baby are not in any danger. Praise the Lord!

**I don't have an update on Adrienne yet, but I have another prayer request: My best friend's son AJ has been admitted to the hospital overnight due to severe asthma symptoms and trouble breathing. He's getting breathing treatments every 2 hrs & will be starting him on steroids tomorrow. Please pray for a quick recovery!**

My friend Adrienne is 13 weeks pregnant & has begun leaking amniotic fluid, which can be a pre-cursor to miscarriage. If it is a tear, it could repair itself, so please pray that it is God's will that her baby is safe and that she does not miscarry. I will update this post as I get more information.

Thank you.

Emergency Prayer Request

**Update** Jamie lost the baby. Please continue to pray for her during this difficult time.

Our very close family friend Jamie Anglen is a few weeks pregnant and has been rushed to the ER. Please take a moment to pray for her and her unborn baby. We pray that the baby will be okay, but ultimately that God's will be done. I will update this post as I find out more.