Miracle Boy

The joy on our faces in the above photo comes after a long week of unknowns and emotions.

On Tuesday, April 14, my little brother Scotty was in a serious accident on the site of the frat house that my brother owns and is remodeling in Boulder. The ladder that he was setting up fell back against the main power line to the house and he was electrocuted. He was airlifted to the burn unit ICU in Denver and was unconscious for most of the first day. We were so thankful that Matt was in Boulder at the time working on the house as well and was able to be by his side the entire time and give us updates. By that evening, our entire family had flown into Denver from our various points in the globe (literally...my brother Dan had to fly in from London!) to be with Scotty at the hospital.

It truly is a miracle that we are celebrating today and not mourning the loss of a sibling and son. The number of prayers that went up for him will never be known, but we can only guess from Facebook, blogs, calls, and such that it was in the many, many of thousands. He is now on his way to a full recovery. Last night was his first skin graft surgery for his foot (the exit point for the electricity) and he will have one more in about 3 weeks. The doctors don't expect any lasting long term effects. We believe in the power of God and the power of prayer...and when the nurses in the burn unit call them their "miracle boy"...we know how blessed we are to have him still here.

Here is the article from the Daily Camera and the photos I've taken this week.

Busy. Wonderful. Life.

bella-turns-5Greetings. I have received so many emails over the last week from concerned blog readers wondering if I am ok...wondering if I went into labor early...or if I've just dropped off the face of the earth :) I am ok...so no worries! I am more than ok...life is wonderful! But life is busy. Blogging is not my first priority when life gets busy...so sometimes this blog will be silent for longer periods of time. After we got home from Colorado, I flew to Scottsdale, AZ for a week on business. I am also busy planning an annual meeting for my work along with my other daily work for my parents (I work from home for them for those of you that don't know), as well as a birthday party for a certain 5 year old princess (which took place today). Add 33 weeks of pregnancy to that, and I don't have energy for much else.

But I can assure you that there are new posts coming! :) I have several fun giveaways planned and posts on topics that I know a lot of you are interested in. And just so you know that I am alive...I've included a "hot off the presses" photo for you. Taken today at Bella's party!

Stay tuned...thanks for your patience and for hanging in here with me!