THE AMAZING GRACE

Every day, I look at my child and think, "I am so lucky."  In this life that we didn't choose, we know many people who aren't so lucky.  Their children earned their angel wings much too soon.  One of these families has used their loss to do something amazing.  Chloe Duyck was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.  Unfortunately, she lost her battle at a very young age.  Her parents have created a foundation that is dedicated to providing funding for research.  Did you know that Congenital Heart Defects are the number one birth defect?  Did you know that the American Heart Association allocates less than one penny of every dollar donated to pediatric research?  Ridiculous, isn't it??

This is the one statistic that continually blows my mind.  

In the United States, twice as many children die from congenital heart defects each year than from all forms of childhood cancer combined, yet funding for pediatric cancer research is five times higher than funding for CHD.

Yeah....let that sink in for a bit...
  
This year, I have decided to participate in a fundraiser for The Chloe Dyuck Foundation.  I really try to not ask others to give a lot of money.  But this group does so much in the way of research...and they have directly affected our families at our hospital.  

If everyone that reads my blog, receives an email, or is my FaceBook friend would donated $5...can you imagine how much money we could raise??  We would be raising this money for a wonderful cause!!  Oh...and the team that raises the most money wins a trip to Disney World.  

Would you please consider donating to this wonderful cause??

www.crowdrise.com/TheAmazingGrace

MAGGIE'S BIRTHDAY

I can not believe that my baby is 3.  She has grown so fast.  She adds so much to our life.  Maggie was hysterical and incredibly full of personality.  I am so grateful that God chose me to be her mom.  

MAW FASHION SHOW

I have said many times how much I love Make-a-Wish.  We jump on any opportunity that comes along to give back.  Grace was asked to be a model in a fashion show featuring Loren Franco Designs.  She was so excited to work the runway!!

Ready to be pampered

Getting her make-up done

Being interviewed

Ready to model

She is always ready with a pose

Being interviewed...and her practice walk along the runway

Grace and her heart buddy, A.  Grace LOVES her.

Getting some modeling lessons

Here she is strutting her stuff....