Our perfect *”Baby Gavin” recently returned to Heaven after losing a courageous battle with **Pertussis (whooping cough) earlier this year. We are eternally and profoundly grateful to the thousands upon thousands (upon thousands) of friends and strangers from all over the world, of all faiths and creeds, who united with our family in prayer during Baby Gavin’s horrific illness and who grieved with us and continued to petition God in our behalf during the dark days following his tragic death. You may read Gavin’s story as it unfolded by visiting my old blog here. I am committed to sharing my ongoing struggles with grief and our journey toward joy here on the new blog and am always humbled and amazed by the continued outpouring of love and support. Thank you for sharing in our journey and inspiring us with your unceasing love. God is good.
*My brother Gavin passed away unexpectedly in 2007. With all these Angel Gavins, it can get a little confusing at times, so just know that when I refer to “Gavin” I’m referring to my wonderful brother. When I refer to “Baby Gavin,” it is in reference to my perfect son, both of whom I just.can’t.wait to see in Heaven!
**You will periodically see me blog about The Sounds of Pertussis campaign. I am an unpaid spokesperson and am only compensated travel expenses where applicable for my involvement with this important cause. Join our fight against this deadly communicable disease at www.soundsofpertussis.com or like us on facebook at www.facebook.com/soundsofpertussis.
One of my clients sent me a New Year’s card that read simply, “Happy everything, everything happy.” I died. This phrase has been ringing in my ears ever since. Happy everything, everything happy. Oh yes, and the beautiful thing? Everything already is; you just have to open your eyes.
So thankful for these beautiful visitors from home sweet Hawaii. Love them like family times infinity. Too bad they’re only staying for about 42 seconds. I miss them already. :(
Happy Monday EVERYTHING!
xo!
N
Today is my birthday, so as a gift from me to you, I give you one of my favorite families of all time. I love you Matty, Lindsay and Parker; I miss you every day. Enjoy.
OK. So Lindsay, apparently, is a horse whisperer. . . which is a really good thing, because I was pretty much freaking out of my mind. Horses scare me silly. Embarrassing, I know. PS. This next series of shots are my favorites of the day. . .
No that is not poo in her hand, which is a really good thing, because. . .
she ate it.
And then Matty decided the only normal response was to wipe her mouth with the “clean side” of her diaper.
This next series of shots are my second favorites of the day.
Belly buttons and boobies. Classy Parker. Classy.
Alright, this next one might be my actual favorite of all. . . I’m fickle today.
Happy birthday to you. xx! Me
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I love these people. Jackie is probably the most loving, generous, joyous person I know; I’ve never known a harder worker or a more capable person than Chris, and how could you not just adore Darla and Dexter?! I love the Kontoes family! I can’t wait to meet that little bun Jackie has growing in her oven! Enjoy!
George Bernard Shaw once said, “A happy family is but an earlier heaven.” The Albertson family showed me that this theory is, in fact, absolute truth. Enjoy.
Remember this cute booty from yesterday? Well, here’s the beautiful family it belongs to. We had such a wonderful afternoon together! After spending time in their wonderfully eclectic living space, I’m pretty near certain that Ashley and I have identical taste in art and home decor. Wish I could move in. . . Thank you for the fun Lukens family!
Enjoy!
Be sure to check out Ashley’s wonderful store/website, Baby Awearness. One of the only drawbacks to living in Hawaii is that occasionally there is a lack of the types of resources you’d find in other communities. What Ashley has done with Baby Awearness here on Oahu is really quite remarkable. The business focuses on providing echo friendly and organic options for families who want to learn to live greener, healthier, happier lives. The shop is the largest retailer of cloth diapers on the island, they offer a library of parenting books that you can literally borrow and return, and host all kinds of parenting classes/workshops: organic gardening, cooking, baby sign language, mommy/baby yoga, and more. Told you she’s cool.
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