The month started out with something that was very special to me! My family surprised me with a 50th birthday party with almost 100 of my friends and family. I sure am blessed with so many people in my life. Aren't my girls beautiful and isn't Aspen the cutest? This picture is at my party on March 7th.
March 7th, 2014 was special in more than one way! I'm so glad that these "events" took place on the same day. I'll always remember. March 7th is now officially "Cystic Fibrosis Awareness" day in Georgia. How cool is that???
The Georgia State Senate officially passed a resolution designating March 7 as Cystic Fibrosis Education and Awareness Day. This resolution will help raise awareness among the public and build support for our mission to find a CURE and to improve the quality of life for people living with CF.
Not only was this day passed on March 7th, the day of my party, but my sweet husband suggested that in lieu of gifts, a donation to the foundation would be appreciated. We raised over $1,000 that day. WOOOO HOOOOO!
* I had a Tupperware party and in lieu of free Tupperware, I was able to raise almost $400 for the foundation. Thank you SO much to everyone that ordered and made that a huge success.
* We started the campaign to get our friends and family to join our TEAM for the annual CF walk. We have raised around $800 and have almost 30 people registered to walk on that day.
We still have a ways to go to get to our $3,000 fundraising goal but I know we will make it! :)
Chick-fil-A in Loganville have graciously allowed us to have a fundraising night on Wednesday, April 16th. We're super excited to see how much money we can raise that night. Please come out and show your support. 15% of the proceeds from 5pm-8pm will be donated to the foundation. YAY!
My "real" birthday was the next week and I received ANOTHER awesome gift. Aspen walked for the first time on my birthday night. It was SO precious and meant so much. It was like he was waiting to walk as a gift to me. :)
We celebrated the entire weekend by having a picnic, going to eat Thai and riding the huge ferris wheel at Centennial Park in Atlanta. I am blessed!
After my birthday I had the opportunity to go to Ponte Vedra Beach, FLA. It was a great "get away" work trip and the sunshine was OUT! One thing I LOVE, LOVE is sunrises and sunsets. Sunrises remind me of miracles and the opportunity for another chance for another day… Just as we see God's grace and miracles every day if we look for them.
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul,
‘therefore I will hope in him.’
~ Lamentations 3:22-24
The Lord has been so faithful to us this year as we have trusted in Him and Him alone. I've learned that no one but God knows the future. The doctors can predict, they can tell you what to expect and give you their best "guess" but that's all it is… a GUESS. Thankfully Aspen has done so much better than the doctors predicted. We don't know what tomorrow holds but we know who holds the future and our HOPE is in Him.
We are still believing, hoping and praying for a CURE! We would love for you to join us in prayer. Aspen looks healthy and IS healthy right now….but we also know the "facts" about CF and we know that statistically, he will begin to have problems that are progressive as he grows.
Please consider giving to this great cause! Be a part of a tomorrow that will make a difference in Aspen's life and others with CF.
http://fightcf.cff.org/site/TR/GreatStrides/40_Georgia_Atlanta?pg=team&fr_id=2047&team_id=16798
In other news….
We went to a consignment sale at our church and Aspen got a new wagon. He loves it and on the spur of the moment, I was able to capture some of my favorite pictures of him.
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| He now does his "scary face" on command! Hysterical! |
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| The day before his birthday, he was getting excited! :) We shopped and had an awesome time with his Mama! HAPPY, HAPPY Birthday, Aspen! You are ONE!!! |
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| How precious is this face? Good morning, birthday boy!!! |
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| Aspen got his very first haircut the morning of his birthday! He had a mini mullet going on! :) |
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| He looks like such a BIG boy now! |
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| Walking to Aunt Nelly! |
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| Dee Dee loves YOU! |
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| Looking more and more like his Mama! |
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| Aspen got a cool new car from Grandma Hazel and Papaw |
Isn't he precious?
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He didn't know WHAT to think! 
His Granny loves him so!
We ended the night with a celebration at our favorite mexican restaurant.
Aspen was healthy and well on his birthday and we were so grateful!
 Won't you join us in being a part of something BIG tomorrow? We are so grateful for YOU!  Join us first on Wednesday night, April 16th, for Chick-fil-A night in Loganville. A portion of the proceeds will go towards the CF Foundation for a CURE! Please continue to pray:
* That the drugs in trial will show to be effective
* That we will reach our team goal of $3,000
* That Aspen will stay healthy. He currently has a really croupy cough and is on Augmentin. Aspen won't go back to the clinic until May, unless something changes.
* For a CURE
Dear Aspen,
Happy First Birthday! I hope one day you will read this blog from your first year and always know just how much you were and are loved. It's hard to believe that one year ago, you came into this world so tiny and small. It was our hope and prayer that you would be born healthy. You were in the hospital from April 1st until May 9th. That was a hard time but we also learned so much about life and about you during that time. Your Mama and Daddy stayed with you for 39 days and only left one night. Your Dee Dee and Pops spent almost every waking hour watching over you and holding you. The rest of your family were there so much too because we all love you SO! We prayed you wouldn't be born with Cystic Fibrosis but on April 8th, you were diagnosed with it. That diagnosis rocked our world for a few days but after those first few days, we have decided to work without stopping for a CURE for you and the many others with this awful disease.
It is my prayer that Cystic Fibrosis will never define who you are because there is so much more to you! Cystic Fibrosis is just a small and tiny piece of what makes you…YOU! You are funny and smart. You are inquisitive. I hope you'll always be a learner and never stop trying to learn all that you can. You love to dance and you never sit still, just like your Dee Dee! :) I'm praying for you now…every single day, to be all that God made you to be. I believe you are going to make a difference in this world. I believe you are going to thrive. I believe there will be a CURE one day for you!
It is my prayer that you will come to know the Lord Jesus as your personal savior and always trust in Him and His sovereign plan. We don't know why things happen but we do know who is in control.
Your smile, your laugh, your sweet expressions bring such JOY to all of our lives. We are grateful for you and all that you are and will be.
Your Dee Dee loves you and with this blog, I hope you will have many wonderful memories.
Love,
Dee Dee
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Happy one year, sweet boy!
What a sweet blog for Aspens first year!! He's awfully lucky to have Dee Dee!! What a great way to look back and track his awesomeness! I look forward to many more blogs and I look forward to that miracle drug that will one day change so many lives. I Love You!!
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