Happy Birthday Maddie
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Maddie
Happy Birthday to you.
We remember you today on your second birthday and every day. Even though we never met you we miss you and we love you.
Friends of Maddie
So if you have been reading my blog for any length of time you know that I have a special place for Maddie Spohr and her parents Mike and Heather Spohr in my heart. This young couple has suffered a loss that no parent should have to go through. They have started a non-profit orginization in honor of Maddie called Friends of Maddie. Friends of Maddie help families with babies in the NICU and until the end of the babies hospital stay.
You can help support these families by going to http://friendsofmaddie.org/ So go donate now you could even win a Dell Mini 10″ Netbook.
The 7th…
I just wanted to let Heather and Mike Spohr know that I am thinking and praying for them both today. It’s been three months since Maddie passed and we still remember her and will keep remembering her….
Finishing my “Leaf” Bracelet pt. 1
A friend of my husband’s Melissa Ringler is a blacksmith. She made my beautiful “leaf” bracelet that I got from the Chickens on Mother’s Day. We left the Chickens with my mom for a couple of hours and went to Melissa’s blacksmith shop Magic Metals to get my bracelet finished. It had not been sealed and the colors had not been brought out in the metal yet. When I first saw some of Melissa’s work I thought she added the colors to the metal with a varnish, I was surprised to find out that the colors already existed in the metal and all she does is heat it up with a propane torch to bring them out. The different colors are determined by how long you expose it to the heat. She asked if I wanted blues or if I wanted more purples and browns. I, of course, asked for Purple for Maddie.
The bracelet turned out beautiful it’s a pretty wheat color and yes there is some purple in there too. We made the following video to show the process of her finishing it up. It was fascinating to watch her work. I was even more surprised when she told me that I was going to make an arrow head. We took a video of that too. Tune in later for Part 2 my first blacksmith lesson.
If you would like more information on Magic Metals please click on the following link Magic Metals LTD.
Beauty for Babies Auction
Here is a chance for you to get to bid on some awesome products and at the same time benefit the March of Dimes in Memory of Maddie Spohr. For more information please visit the following sites. Beauty for Babies Auction also visit the March for Maddie site. Also you can read about Maddie on Heather Spohr’s Site.
Hugh Jackman, Twitter and Maddie Spohr
It’s been a bit of a rough week and a rough day but I wanted to post something really quick today. As many of you know I have been deeply touched by the passing of Maddie Spohr and have felt burdened for her family. I know I don’t personally know Mike and Heather Spoh but I have been deeply touched by them both and of course by Maddie. It’s funny how you can feel like you get to know someone by reading their blog but that is how I have felt about this family. And I know that many of you have felt the same way. I see it on Twitter how there has been such an outpouring of love and support for this family.. I am new to Twitter and this has been really neat to see.
One thing that has happened in Twitterdom is that Hugh Jackman has said that he will donate 100k to one individual’s non profit charity, but he has to be convinced via Twitter. He is going to announce on the Ryan Seacrest show this Friday which charity he has chosen. Of course we would all love for him to choose March of Dimes in memory of Maddie. So Twitter has been alive with Retweets to @RealHughJackman for him to donate to March of Dimes. We only have one more day left to try and convince him to donate in honor of Maddie Spohr please if you have a Twitter account Retweet the following message:
RT @mamaspohr: RT @RealHughJackman PLEASE donate your $100k to March of Dimes in honor of my baby #Maddie http://tinyurl.com/dnewtk
Or click on the link below to read all about it…
http://www.marchformaddie.com/
I know if we retweet Hugh Jackman enough that he will donate this money to March of Dimes… and just think how uplifting this will be for Mike and Heather Spohr during this difficult time they are going through. This gives them something to push for in honor of Maddie so other families don’t have to go through what they have had to go through. Please read the blog below it is very touching and shows how much this means to Heather and Mike Spohr
My little Boo
I love both of my children or Chickens as I call them very much… My oldest Mason is 3 and of course a boy…And when he was born he was the Sun and the Moon and I never wanted a girl. I just wanted boys because I could not imagine loving a girl like I did my boy. He was SUCH a boy and that is all I knew. So when we were trying for Chicken number 2.. I of course wanted a boy. My husband Ben who did my beautiful site was adament he wanted a girl. I was not so crazy about the idea, girls were full of drama and high maintenance and well not boys, but I had this weird feeling it was going to be a girl anyway, and I was right.. I honestly could not of been more excited when we knew for sure it was going to be a girl it’s funny you always end up wanting what you get. I still could not imagine loving her as much as my Chicken Mason , but when she was finally here I could not love her anymore then I do.
I am not sure if it’s just because she is a girl or just because she is the baby or what but I love my little girl like nothing else. Yes her age is sweet she is 17 months old birthday November 9th, 2007 but we just have this connection. She is my little side kick and such a girl.. we seem to have this special bond. She is on my lap right now as I type this turning my iPhone on and off, on and off. It does not take much to make her happy, but she is curious about everything right now and tries to copy whatever you do and whatever her older brother does. Her name is Kyra but we call her Chicken, Kyboo and Boo Boo.. we all dote on her and Ben said last night she is just so hard to dicipline because she is So darn cute!
Which brings me to why in a part I have felt so touched by the loss of Maddie Spohr. Not only was she beautiful and full of life, but she was only two days younger then Kyboo her birthday is November 11th, 2007. That made it more personal somehow because I could not imagine losing my Kyboo. To think that when I was bringing my baby home all healthy and perfect at the same time Maddie was fighting for her life and Heather and Mike Spohr were having to visit their baby in the hospital.
So I can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like for Heather and Mike Spohr right now. I know they have lots of attention right now from the whole internet community and I am so glad that Maddie has been so remembered and loved and that they have gotten so many donations to March of Dimes. But I hope that after time passes that people don’t forget about them. I hope they will continue to receive messages of hope and love for months and years to come. I hope they will never feel alone.. I for one will continue to rememeber Maddie Moo for the months and years to come and continue to pray and send love and encouragement to Heather and Mike Spohr for the years to come. Because whenever I look at Kyboo I will remember Maddie….
Tribute to Madelaine Spohr by Mike and Heather Spohr
Just take a minute and watch this.. It is beautifully done and will make you bawl. I think and pray for Heather and Mike Spohr everyday even though I do not personally know them… The purple on my blog is in Maddie’s memory. Click on the link below to watch..
Remembering Maddie ..
I have not really felt like writing a post lately. I have just been so sad this week… The passing of Maddie Spohr has so touched me more then I thought it would. I have been reading up on her to short life and my heart just aches for her mom and dad, Mike and Heather Spohr.
We had a great Easter service this past Sunday but at the end when we were singing all I could do was just cry and think of that poor family. Praying them that God would give them grace during this very difficult time and comfort and touch them somehow. I almost felt guilty last night as I was going to sleep knowing that my own little girl was safe and sound asleep in our room…she is only 2 days older then Maddie I think this is why this has touched me so much. Maddie reminds me so much of my Kyboo. I hold onto her even tighter and to my Chicken, Mason. I love them so much and thank God for them. Today is Maddie’s funeral.. and I can’t even begin to imagine how hard this will be for her parents. I am praying for them continually today.
I keep trying to put myself in their place and how I might handle that and can’t even bring myself to mentally go there. All I can do is pray that God will enfold them and hold them so close and tight and give them peace. I can’t do anything else…..