Wednesday, January 6, 2010

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  1. Barbie2365January 7, 2010 at 12:46 AM

    He is so beautiful and getting so big! I love receiving your updates!

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  2. KristinJanuary 7, 2010 at 1:18 AM

    Hi Bethany,

    My name is Kristin Kuhlman. I ran across your blog while on Preacher's Wife blog. I have spent the last half hour reading through your blog and what you and your family have gone through these last couple of months with your son. He is absolutely beautiful. I will continue to read your updates and pray for you, your husband, daughter and son. Two years ago my sister went through a very similar thing with her daughter. She was in the hospital for a long time also and today she is doing beautifully. I am including a link to my blog. This is my post about my niece when she turned 2. I hope this will be an encouragment to you.
    http://stepping2heaven.blogspot.com/2009/03/happy-birthday-to-our-little-miracle.html

    Your blog has blessed me greatly tonight, thanks for sharing your thoughts, and allowing others into your world. God is going to use all of this for His Glory.

    In Him, Kristin

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  3. DennisJanuary 14, 2010 at 12:34 PM

    Bethany,

    I used my dad's (Dennis) blog account to send this because I didn't have one.

    My sister, Kristin (above), told me about your sweet baby boy. After reading your blog and all he has gone through, I wanted to write you a quick note of encouragement. My Natalie was born a preemie and had 5 heart defects. We literally thought she would not make it, but by God's grace she is a vibrant, very active two year old. She has had 3 heart surgeries, two of which were just in the first two weeks of life. Amazing how God has given doctors the knowledge and ability to perform such delicate surgery on such tiny babies. I jokingly call Natalie's heart surgeion "my best friend." Anyway, her last operation was this last August and to date she is doing well.

    I remember during her open-heart surgery the nurse telling me that her heart was pumping from a machine. It was then that I disappeared from family in the waiting area and made my way to the hospital chapel. I lost it right there and cried out to God. I had two major requests. First, to save my little girl. Second, that if He chose to take her, that I would not turn from Him, blame Him, or choose to be angry and bitter. I wanted Jesus to still be my ALL, even if Natalie didn't make it.

    Somehow, even though what we went through with
    Natalie was horribly hard (there is so much more involved that I won't go into detail about)I was blessed to be chosen by God to go through it. My faith in God and my appreciation for life is so much more great. I often wonder if things hadn't gone well, would I still feel the same? Would I still give Jesus my whole heart and trust Him. I hope and pray that I would. I thank Him for putting in my mind that request to stay close to Him that day in the chapel. It made me really think of what I want in life. And that is to glorify God in every aspect of my life no matter what the cost.

    My family and I will be praying for you, your family and of course your boy. My email address is jkborg@wvi.com if you would like to email.

    In Christ alone, Kimberly

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