Happy 16th Birthday Catherine Therese!!

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Although you'll never read this my sweet Catherine, I love you. 16 years ago you changed our life forever. All of your siblings have done this in their own way but you have done so in a very special way. You have made me more empathetic, compassionate, and much more prayerful. Your smile lights up the world around you and we are all blessed by it.  It's not easy living with a saint. You remind me of my weakness and limited time on this earth. You challenge me to go deeper within myself and find what the Lord is trying to teach me...usually patience. You are made in His image and likeness but He uses you so that I can see my own beauty, goodness, and shortcomings.  You struggle mightily against me with every bath, diaper change, and wardrobe change. I struggle mightily with Him against all the changes He wills in my life. You depend on me and your mom for even the simplest of things. You teach me to depend on Him for everything and not rely on my on strength. You teach me that I
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"I'm getting my rest right now...

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because I know it will be a lot harder this weekend trying to sleep with all those brothers around!"

Thank you everyone for all your prayers! I spoke to one of the doctors this morning and she said if all continues to go well, Catherine will come home Friday or Saturday! Of course we can't tell you how thrilled, happy, excited, and scared we are! God is so good to us. He is so good to give us a daughter that is such a fighter and friends, family, and strangers who have prayed and sacrificed for us. Please continue your prayers for her and for us as we cautiously await this weekend! You all remain in our prayers.

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Barbara said…
God bless her, and I will continue to remember her in prayer.
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