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BALENTINE MEMOIRS: Simon’s Celebration of Life Video
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A blog about the life of the Balentine family: Adam, Amy, Theodore (Teddy), Simon, Thomas, Peter and baby #5. The Gift of Time. You Made Me Mom. Thursday, August 21, 2014. Simon’s Celebration of Life Video. Tonight marks three months since we’ve held Simon – but more importantly, it marks three months since Simon was loving placed in our Creator’s arms. We are so thankful for Ben Hollon, videographer, who donated his time and talents to recording the celebration. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Simon...
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BALENTINE MEMOIRS: The Eve of Simon's 2nd Birthday
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A blog about the life of the Balentine family: Adam, Amy, Theodore (Teddy), Simon, Thomas, Peter and baby #5. The Gift of Time. You Made Me Mom. Friday, May 13, 2016. The Eve of Simon's 2nd Birthday. Simon's birthday and anniversary week of life is here again. It's been two years since we met our babe face to face. In Simon's honor, we look forward to giving the gift of time to other bereaved families. Check back tomorrow night, May 14, 2016 at 9:55pm (Simon's birth time),. January 18, 2014 Blog Post.
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BALENTINE MEMOIRS: Thomas Job Balentine
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A blog about the life of the Balentine family: Adam, Amy, Theodore (Teddy), Simon, Thomas, Peter and baby #5. The Gift of Time. You Made Me Mom. Sunday, December 7, 2014. And he said,. 8220;Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”. These past two weeks have been some of the most trying weeks of my life. My faith has wavered like never before. I have tried to bring it all to the foot of the cross an...Did m...
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BALENTINE MEMOIRS: 2016 Christmas Card
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A blog about the life of the Balentine family: Adam, Amy, Theodore (Teddy), Simon, Thomas, Peter and baby #5. The Gift of Time. You Made Me Mom. Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Sharing our 2016 Christmas card with you. May your New Year be fruitful. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). READ FROM THE BEGINNING WITH SIMON - Simon had Full Trisomy 13. January 18, 2014 Blog Post. Watch Simon's Video Tribute. Video Tribute to Simon. Watch Simon's Celebration of Life (Funeral Video). Celebration of Life Video.
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BALENTINE MEMOIRS: January 2017
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A blog about the life of the Balentine family: Adam, Amy, Theodore (Teddy), Simon, Thomas, Peter and baby #5. The Gift of Time. You Made Me Mom. Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Where my head is now. I wrote down these thoughts on January 11, 2017, the day after I learned that getting Chiari decompression surgery was my best (and likely only) option if I wanted to fight this pain that bookends my days. Every second is precious. I'm alone. Have I always been alone? What's the right move here? The doctor said if...
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BALENTINE MEMOIRS: December 2016
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A blog about the life of the Balentine family: Adam, Amy, Theodore (Teddy), Simon, Thomas, Peter and baby #5. The Gift of Time. You Made Me Mom. Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Sharing our 2016 Christmas card with you. May your New Year be fruitful. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). READ FROM THE BEGINNING WITH SIMON - Simon had Full Trisomy 13. January 18, 2014 Blog Post. Watch Simon's Video Tribute. Video Tribute to Simon. Watch Simon's Celebration of Life (Funeral Video). Celebration of Life Video. The below ...
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BALENTINE MEMOIRS: Meet the Balentines
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A blog about the life of the Balentine family: Adam, Amy, Theodore (Teddy), Simon, Thomas, Peter and baby #5. The Gift of Time. You Made Me Mom. The Balentines - Adam, Amy, Teddy and Simon - 2014. Adam and Amy met in 2001 during their first day of college at the University of Kansas. After a long friendship (7 years) we began dating and tied the knot in October 2009. In October 2012, Amy gave birth to our first child, Theodore (Teddy) Boyd. H. E is wonderful (most of the time)! Adam is director of an ins...
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BALENTINE MEMOIRS: On pain
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A blog about the life of the Balentine family: Adam, Amy, Theodore (Teddy), Simon, Thomas, Peter and baby #5. The Gift of Time. You Made Me Mom. Wednesday, January 4, 2017. But nobody gets it. You tell them, “It feels like a knife is stuck in the back of my head.” Suggestions of miracle doctors, mostly of the holistic and natural persuasion, are tossed around like restaurant recommendations. This is appreciated. People are trying to help. 8221; “What is the hardest part of your day? Why did you dump me.
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BALENTINE MEMOIRS: Remaining thankful in the void
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A blog about the life of the Balentine family: Adam, Amy, Theodore (Teddy), Simon, Thomas, Peter and baby #5. The Gift of Time. You Made Me Mom. Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Remaining thankful in the void. The pain comes as a result of the position of my body. If I go from bending to standing, or laying to standing, pain stabs me in the back of the head. Sometimes it only lasts for a few seconds, and sometimes it hangs around for minutes. Is this all pointing to a major physical problem that will kill me?
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BALENTINE MEMOIRS: Thank you non-Christians, for your grace.
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A blog about the life of the Balentine family: Adam, Amy, Theodore (Teddy), Simon, Thomas, Peter and baby #5. The Gift of Time. You Made Me Mom. Thursday, March 17, 2016. Thank you non-Christians, for your grace. Thank you non-Christians, for your grace. Grace is the free and unmerited, undeserved love you give. Grace is espoused from within. Grace follows a choice to love, but grace is part of your fabric - woven into your DNA. But where does grace come from? Grace" has certainly been growing in popular...
