Memaw

Please pray for Neal's grandmother, Memaw. She is in the hospital with blood clots near her heart. She just had hip replacement surgery a few weeks ago, so she's had a rough go of it the past few months. Please pray for her recovery, pain management and peace.

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With blogs these days, it's so easy to find stories of people going through horribly sad journeys. I think the reason we are drawn to these stories is because, somehow, in the midst of terrible tragedy, these people tend to bless our lives with their honesty, faith and dignity. I have been blessed tremendously through the story of Todd and Angie Smith. They are a dear, sweet couple that I have met a few times through my friend Christy. They live in Nashville, their twin girls, Abby and Ellie, are a few days younger than Sam and they have another little girl, Kate. If you are familiar with Selah, Todd is a part of that group. Angie is pregnant with their 4th daughter, Audrey Caroline. Angie started this blog when they found out at her 20 week ultrasound that Audrey is really sick and will, most likely, not make it after birth.

Put their blog in your favorites. I promise you will be blessed by Angie's beautiful writing and amazing faith in our Lord.

Pray for them.

The Farley's

If you haven't yet, go read about their journey. They just lost their baby girl this evening to Trisomy-18, and have written beautifully about her and their faithfulness to the Lord on their blog. They go to my church, and I've met Boothe once, a few years ago, but do not know them personally, although, after reading her blog for a few months, I feel like I do know her. This blog thing really is amazing, getting glimpses of peoples lives and investing in them. I've woken up in the middle of the night every night this week and have been prompted to pray for them , I go through my days with their family heavy on my heart and I don't even know them! Make sure you read some of the comments as well. The amount of people that are praying for them and following their story is staggering. It's amazing to see the Lord show His glory, even through the Internet.

Pray for this family

The Farley's go to my church. Their daughter, Copeland, was born last Tuesday and has Trisomy 18, a chromosomal abnormality to which there is no cure. They were not expecting to bring her home from the hospital. She came home Friday, but they are in a constant state of waiting for her to take her last breath. This is a heart-wrenching blog to read. Boothe and Conor's faith is truly astounding.

She says at one point "while I do believe even now the Father can heal her, we are walking with hope in the Lord that He will reveal Himself to us in a fresh and mighty way tonight - not that she will defy science or statistics, but that she will be free in Him... and that Conor and I, in the Lord's perfect provision, will perhaps defy what the world says two young parents holding their dying child can never be counted on to do: sing His praises".

Please go read as much as you can handle, and PRAY for them.

The Farley's blog

My heart is heavy right now for one of my dear friends friend. She found out today that she is going to miscarry. The circumstances are terrible, as they often are w/ miscarraiges, and I can't imagine having to go through what she has gone through. I'm praying that the Lord holds her tight in His huge, comforting arms and that she will find some peace in her pain. It's so hard not to have answers when something like this happens, especially after multiple miscarraiges. Pray for her.