As many of you know, I love my blog. I love the community it links me to. I love that friends and family can read about Daniella, Brady, Dean, Troy, Thom and I whenever they feel the need for a little "Stambaugh time".
But lately, blogs have been breaking my heart. On Friday, I ran across a blog in which the 8 month old baby boy, Sage, who died of SIDS. Not only did this cause me to sob like I had just lost my own child, but have two anxiety attacks (one of which I needed to be medicated). I have not been able to get this family out of my head since. On Sunday at church I lifted this family up to Christ our King once more and prayed for peace for the mother and father of this little boy. I am heart broken for this family. I will not add the link to this family's webpage as I do not want any of my readers to have to go through the same heart break from seeing these pictures.
I also have been reading another blog about a sick little boy. MckMama is a very famous blogger who has blog-named each of her kids after a McDonald's food (it sounds silly, but it's really cute). He youngest baby, little boy Stellan (aka McMuffin), was born with an enlarged heart. Stellan is only 5 months old and is having some serious health issues which has landed them in the hospital. Thankfully, due to the popularity of MckMama's blog, a lot of people are praying for little Stellan.
After reading these blogs, I have been having a hard time letting go of Troy. My heart is broken and my anxiety levels are at an all time high. For the past couple nights I have a hard time putting Troy to bed and kissing Dean as though something might happen. I know this is very unreasonable, however as a mother with high anxiety, unreasonable thoughts are all I have.
I am not writing this entry for pity. I am just asking you to life up Sage's family and Stellan's family and doctors. Please keep them in your prayers as they need all the prayers they can get right now.
2 comments:
I too have been praying for these families (as well as others) but I am adding you to my prayers. I will pray for peace and comfort - our little ones are only on load from our Heavenly Father who loves them even more than we do (this is such a hard concept to understand but faith believing will help to bring trust, peace and comfort).
I actually read the McK family blog before I read yours, and I was crying and holding Connor so tight! A woman on my babycenter birth club lost her daughter to SIDS last month, and now I find myself waking up more than usual just to check on Connor's breathing. I think most moms go through that same panic every time they realize that nobody is immune to tragedy. As much as I wish there was a way to keep my little guy a baby forever, I can't wait until he's past what I think of as the "danger age"!
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