tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706957318443128019.post5735271740655309260..comments2023-05-27T04:15:23.243-07:00Comments on letters to catherine: a week of doctorskatie davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07283289142863800506noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706957318443128019.post-49509648851826515962009-02-03T08:29:00.000-08:002009-02-03T08:29:00.000-08:00Dear Katie,I have been reading your beautiful word...Dear Katie,<BR/>I have been reading your beautiful words for a very long time now... and feeling such joy with each new post and each new precious photo. I find that I can hear you through your words. You write in intimate conversation... like I was sitting with you, having a cup of tea, as the sun shines into an already warm room. I am emamoured with your honesty and inspired by the absolute strength that you gather through your vulnerability. I smile as I read about the nurses and your "pickiness"! I am hopeful at your beautiful choice in Miss Aaliyah! I, too, love your physicians! And the joy in Catherine's grandparents... well, I can see that from way up here in New England. And I can hear the angel-grandparents' voices, too! And in all of your paragraphs and sentences and words over the past many months... in all of your love and fear and anxiousness and joy and more love than you ever imagined... I realize that you are the perfect mommy. I am the mom of 2 adult daughters... beautiful women with beautiful hearts and souls. And as a mom, I still am anxious and worried and fearful over "things" and more "things"... and maybe you will never know the impact that you and your beautiful daughter have had on my life... but you have. Both of you. In your great fight for life. Your great love. Your great faith. Today, as I was reading your Philippians 4:6-7, you have soothed my mind and my heart and my soul at a very anxious time that one of my precious daughter's is going through. Your words, through "the Word"... prayer, petition, thankfulness, the peace of God understanding and transcending an anxious time... putting my fears in the hands of Jesus Christ and being better for it. My mind and my shoulders are at rest. My heart is strong. YOU GAVE ME THIS! I am a "seasoned" mom... and I have learned all of this from you and Catherine. Does God work in mysterious ways? No doubt! Your power and reach is great and formidable... please know this...<BR/>Love, SharonSharon - Mom Generationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11101711725895535752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706957318443128019.post-40035195769983645812009-02-02T11:22:00.000-08:002009-02-02T11:22:00.000-08:00Katie,What wonderful news about this sweet angel g...Katie,<BR/><BR/>What wonderful news about this sweet angel girl. And your scripture about patience is just perfect, and so right. Catherine has done things in her own time, and even if they aren't the "normal" that most kids get, it is her normal and she is special for that. So happy for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706957318443128019.post-88214887211079662252009-02-02T08:37:00.000-08:002009-02-02T08:37:00.000-08:00She's getting so big! I love the bumbo chair.She's getting so big! I love the bumbo chair.Chavonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027038110868217659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706957318443128019.post-87345060911589904922009-02-01T10:06:00.000-08:002009-02-01T10:06:00.000-08:00Catherine is getting so big and beautiful! She's s...Catherine is getting so big and beautiful! She's so sweet!<BR/>FerFerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399525219852871525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706957318443128019.post-81100222900982756772009-01-31T21:57:00.000-08:002009-01-31T21:57:00.000-08:00what good news! she looks so big and healthy and ...what good news! she looks so big and healthy and I can tell that you love being Catherine's mom. I'm so glad that you have found someone you trust. I wish I could be there to help! I want to hold her so bad! Love to you all -Mama DebbieA Southern Wedding Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422309628933783340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706957318443128019.post-49623723481269182702009-01-31T19:48:00.000-08:002009-01-31T19:48:00.000-08:00More and more I am so convinced that Catherine wil...More and more I am so convinced that Catherine will be without the trach before the end of this summer. She is reaching out to normalcy in such a quick and beautiful way. She is only five months and yet she has taught us so much. All of you have taught us so much. Tell Mama Nicholas hello. I am so glad she is there with you. I can hardly wait to get to meet Catherine soon. Take care all of you. The pictures are precious. Love, Aunt Spanishilse searshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15237218805726340416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706957318443128019.post-76047232673644460442009-01-31T18:35:00.000-08:002009-01-31T18:35:00.000-08:00Oh what an amazing and positive post. So many good...Oh what an amazing and positive post. So many good steps fprward. I am so glad you finally found a good nurse for Catherine. Remember nothing is ever to good for her! <BR/><BR/>Yes, amazing girl you have been here 5, count that, 5 months and it keeps getting better and better. I love to read about all the medical stuff with you and how much you keep learning. Keep it up :)<BR/><BR/>May HE continue to bless and watch over you Katie and Donnie. I LOVE you guys :)<BR/><BR/>What an amazing verse too. God will lead us :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706957318443128019.post-21266904939067366322009-01-31T12:00:00.000-08:002009-01-31T12:00:00.000-08:00When my youngest daughter was a baby, she always w...When my youngest daughter was a baby, she always wanted to fall asleep holding my arm - the way she would hold a bear or a blankie... and she held so tight...I could hardly get away from her when she fell asleep. I was always tempted to get a manequin arm:)<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear she's doing so well!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238545297867610166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706957318443128019.post-58379240877217204212009-01-31T10:48:00.000-08:002009-01-31T10:48:00.000-08:00katie, this was a great post. i love reading abo...katie,<BR/> this was a great post. i love reading about what catherine is doing, and how her medical issues are getting better day by day. i cannot believe it has been FIVE months. wow! i am so thankful that God has blessed your life with catherine, and that through her life you are continually reminded that God is faithful, loving, and holds you close. it is amazing what His word does for us when we are still and listen. i love you.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15085283882734675447noreply@blogger.com