Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Broken hearts

Broken hearts come in so many forms.

Love, friendship, spiritually and physically a broken heart is one of the worst things to go through.
That's why Matt Hammitt, the lead singer of the Christian band Sanctus Real, and his wife have started the Whole Hearts Foundation.

Matt Hammitt and his wife had a baby boy last fall with a congenital heart defect. Little did he know, when Sanctus Real released their latest cd 6 months earlier called Pieces of a Real Heart, that the theme of the cd would be the theme of his family.

Their son, Bowen is doing great now but they want to make sure that every baby in Bowen's situation receives the same care and help as they did. That's why they have teamed up with Pepsi for the Refresh Everything campaign. You can go to Pepsi's website by clicking here (or above on Whole Hearts) to vote for this organization!  Follow Matt on twitter, @matthammitt, to keep up with the information. This is the last week so get busy and vote! And share with everyone!!!!

Monday, July 4, 2011

Freedom, Family, Friends and FOOD!

This is my favorite picture of any of our 4th of July celebrations. And it could quite possibly be my favorite picture of this little punk.

Last year at this time, our family was quite a mess. It had only been a month since Donny's accident and he had only been home from the hospital for about a week. We didn't really get to do any of our normal family stuff. And as I look forward to today, I am excited to spend time with family, friends AND EAT!!! This quote from Erma Bombek fits perfectly,
"You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism."