So, we'll start from the beginning. My friend Three and I have known each other for years. We had about 3 years of no communication, but we came back around and are happy again. I reached out to her right after she'd found out she was expecting her 2nd child. Yay! I was excited for her. We met at Steak and Shake...and we talked for about 3 hours. We don't quite text on a daily basis, but I always checked in on her, and vise versa. Well, I knew this pregnancy was going to be complicated, but to hear how complicated it got is insane. Three was admitted into the hospital for placenta previa. She was hospitalized for a month. They had the intention of delivering baby Ella on August 5th, so she'd be 32 weeks. God had other plans.
Three's uterus ruptured and an emergency c-section was done along with a hysterectomy. Baby Ella was born, and was very strong. Three, well...she bled. A lot. In fact, she bled so much that they ran out of blood {they only used 58 units..only}. The doctors could have let her go, and but they kept trying. Three kept fighting. She was placed on a vent in CCU. I have never, in my life, prayed as hard as I did in those 24 hours. I am thankful for Facebook because had it not been for Facebook, I would not have known. So, today is four days after the fact...and she is alive and well. She is off the vent, sitting up in a chair and hopefully today, she'll be moved to a regular room. Ella is one strong little girl. At 31 weeks, she is off of the oxygen, and is taking a pretty good amount of food. Praise be to God! I am telling you, it's all a miracle!
So, saying "yes!" to God entails some risk taking, of course. I have been playing with the idea of being a Thirty-One consultant for years. I love their bags, and knowing a friend of mine is a consultant herself and is very successful excites me. I have thought about it for two years, but fear of not succeeding always stops me. I researched, and researched some more...and found out that there is no obligation. You buy the starter kit, which gives you some pretty awesome bags...and your goal is to sell $200-300 worth every quarter. If you don't sell, you still keep your stuff and you keep going. I want to contribute to serve God, contribute to our income, pay off school loans, and maybe take my kids on a trip. I feel like this could be the way to go. So, I prayed about it, and I think it's time to say "OK! Let's do this!" So...I plan on joining at the end of August or beginning.
I never post pictures on here because I simply forget. So, here is some pictures that are long over due.
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| Aidan at Emily's Birthday party at Incredible Dave's. |
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| Hailey at the party too. |
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| How sweet is this little man? My nephew Lucas |
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| What can I say? My brother, Lucas and Hailey |
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