More prayers for Stellan, please?

I just wanted to let you all know that little Stellan will indeed be having his heart surgery tomorrow morning. Please remember him and his family in your prayers. This is a very risky surgery for an infant and there are not many of these done. There are still a lot of uncertainties going into this so please pray for everyone involved, Stellan, his family, and his doctors.

For the latest post, run on over to MckMama's to get all of the details.

Not me! Monday...Stellan Style

Welcome to Not me! Monday...a new version for the week...Stellan Style. For those of you who have not gone read up on the sweet baby that I am asking you to pray for, now is your chance. Go ahead...I'll wait.

Ok, good...you're back. Now we can officially get started. Anyone who regularly reads my blog (thank you by the way!) knows that I have been participating in this crazy little thing called Not me! Monday for a while now. Well, in honor of little Stellan and his mama, Natalie came up with the idea that we continue on with our tradition this week but add a little twist...so make sure you head over there after you are finished up here to check out the other great Not me! Monday Stellan Style posts. I am sure they will all be so uplifting for Stellan and his Mama.

Are we ready now? Let's get a move on people! This week I have absolutely not spent every spare moment and then some praying for little wonderful Stellan. I have not been soliciting for gift cards for donations for their sweet family just for a chance to be able to help out such a wonderful family in times of need. I have not woken up in the middle of the night just to say a prayer for this sweet baby boy. I have not been in tears on more occasions than not when reading updates from his Mama. I have not been so torn up about this, not in the least.

I also have not added Stellan and his family to the prayer list for my MOPS group. I have not sent out emails begging family and friends to pray for this precious little guy. I have not told all of my friends about him like he is a member of my family. I have not talked about him so much this week that my husband and children all ask about him and if I have heard any updates on a very regular basis. My son's 6th grade class is not praying daily for little Stellan either. I have not been racking my brain trying to come up with other ways to help this precious family. I have not been updating my Facebook status according to new posts on his Mama's blog. And lastly, I am not begging all of you to start (if you are not already) praying for this little miracle baby.

This last one is just for you MckMama...I do not have the people from my favorite Chipotle asking about Stellan each and every time we have been in there in the last week. Yes, I did say each and every...sounds like an addiction if you ask me...

Now, head on over to see Natalie and find out what everyone else has not been doing! And remember...Keep on praying. God answers prayers!

Praying for Stellan

Hello my family and friends. I hope that you are all still praying for baby Stellan. He is had a real roller coaster of a ride for the last several days. Many ups and many downs. Please continue to pray for him and his family. His momma has barely left his side, has barely had any sleep and is feeling such a range of emotions. I am sure like none of us could even come close to imagining. I have been following so closely the last several days, waiting for updates, praying like crazy. I even find myself waking at night to pray for this precious little guy. I feel such a connection to him and to this family. I guess that is what praying does for you. I have felt joy and pain right along with everyone else around the world who is praying for this little miracle. Lift him up and ask for complete healing so that he can go home to his family and live a long happy, healthy life. For the latest updates head on over to My Charming Kids. Please follow along and continue to pray for a miracle. Poor little guy is finally getting some much needed rest. The medicine they have him on makes him so manic and jumpy he cannot rest.

This is who I am asking you to pray for...

This is Stellan...the little one I am asking you all to pray for. There has been another update, not really any more "news" but an update on what is happening. Please keep this family in your prayers and please go read the updates, I know this family appreciates it.

I thought you might want to see "who" you are praying for.

Thanks again!

Please pray for Stellan

Please lift up this precious baby boy in prayer, he needs it. Stellan is MckMama's youngest and when she was pregnant with him, she was told that she would lose him. He had severe SVT and now it seems it has come back. Please stop by her blog to read the latest on him. Meanwhile, keep praying.

HI/Lo Thursday

This post is part of "Hi/Lo Thursday" on the Riggs Family Blog. Check out their blog to read everyone else's "Hi/Lo" posts and for a chance to win $100.

This is the first time I have participated in this blog post but for some reason today it just felt like the day. The object of todays blog is to list your highs and lows for the week...

My "hi" this week is my family; moreso, my children and my wonderful husband. I follow several blogs that would just break your heart for their kiddos. My hi is my kids because they make my day, they make me smile, they make me want to get up every morning (most mornings earlier than I would like) they make me a better person, they make my heart skip a beat when I see them smile. I know most parents feel exactly the same way so why is this necessarily my hi for the week? Well, I have 4 beautiful, wonderful, sweet, loving, perfect, healthy kids. I thank God everyday that my children are happy and healthy. I might not be the perfect mother by any means, but I am the perfect mother for my kids. I might not be the perfect wife, but I am the perfect wife for my husband. I have realized lately that not everyone is that lucky. Do I yell? Sure. Do I want to pull my hair out some days? Yes. Do I need a break from my kids? Yes. Do I love them with all that I am? Absolutely! Would I do anything for them? You bet. I thank my God everyday that I am here for my kids and my husband and that they are in wonderful health.

Which brings me to my "low" for the week. It does not have anything to do with me directly but it is still a low for me none the less. My low is the feelings of heartbreak I have felt for these wonderful families and their precious children and the pain they have to edure every single day. Like I said before, I follow several blogs and these families are the ones I am speaking of. For example Abby is only four years old and she has Leukemia. Kayleigh was born in June, three months early and she is still in the hospital, never been home. Then there are several I follow that have experienced several losses, miscarraiges, still birth, infertility...you name it. It just breaks my heart. It just does not seem fair. But, all of these stories have one main thing in common, their undying love and trust in God and their strength and bond with their spouse! What heartbreaking, yet wonderful stories they have.

I pray with all that I am for these families and hope that they all get their happy endings. And I count my blessings daily...God Bless!