tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post3701352629260316283..comments2023-11-29T03:53:03.441-05:00Comments on Kayleigh's Story: 12/19/08 - WHAT A DAY!!!Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11866335057753880067noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-35433172425778410492008-12-22T01:16:00.000-05:002008-12-22T01:16:00.000-05:00God is good!!!Kayleigh, if only you knew how many ...God is good!!!<BR/><BR/>Kayleigh, if only you knew how many people love you and are pulling for you! You are an amazing little Christmas miracle! The phrase "some of the biggest gifts come in the tiniest packages" is so true! Hang in there, precious, Kayleigh <3Alexandra Mikaela - Awareness Warriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339470045982091213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-62472109421000987262008-12-21T11:55:00.000-05:002008-12-21T11:55:00.000-05:00Thank God that He is bigger than medicine! Even t...Thank God that He is bigger than medicine! Even though I've never met you guys, I feel like I know you. Your joy is my joy and your pain is my pain. Kayleigh is such a miracle - she never seizes to amaze and bless me. I know it's been so difficult for you guys these last several months, and I just want you to know that YOU have been a blessing to me too. Your strength is amazing - I guess that's where Kayleigh gets it from. My prayers are, of course, still with you, and I have been telling Kayleigh's story to everyone I can and they're praying for her too. The power of prayer is awesome. God bless you guys!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-22013323859413104402008-12-21T01:22:00.000-05:002008-12-21T01:22:00.000-05:00I am glad to hear she is doing a little better. I ...I am glad to hear she is doing a little better. I will pray for your family. She is such a doll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-58156536464287257382008-12-21T01:14:00.000-05:002008-12-21T01:14:00.000-05:00I am praying hard! I was hoping to see an update b...I am praying hard! I was hoping to see an update before bed, but have seen nothing. Lets hope Kayleigh is doing ok!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-4538284633009679352008-12-21T00:43:00.000-05:002008-12-21T00:43:00.000-05:00Lots of prayers coming from the Harts! So happy to...Lots of prayers coming from the Harts! So happy to hear she is doing better! My heavy heart is much lighter after reading your last blog. We will keep the prayers going and can't wait to hear more good news soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-56729981220449104972008-12-21T00:40:00.000-05:002008-12-21T00:40:00.000-05:00Im with the last comment! hehe..I too have checked...Im with the last comment! hehe..I too have checked in a few times hopin for a great update before bed! :-) I'll be praying for great news in the morning!<BR/><BR/>Keeping fighting sweet girl!!<BR/><BR/>LoriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-12649393835489955852008-12-21T00:28:00.000-05:002008-12-21T00:28:00.000-05:00I was hoping for an update before turning in for t...I was hoping for an update before turning in for the night and have checked 3 times in the last hour...its too bad the Freeman's dont have a designated blogger to fill us in between their posts...wouldn't that be cool<BR/><BR/>Maybe we just need to raise more funds so that Adam and Aimee don't have to worry about work and can concentrate on parenting and blogging full time ha haAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-18072908108266093552008-12-21T00:03:00.000-05:002008-12-21T00:03:00.000-05:00Praise Him for our weak times, and doubts so that ...Praise Him for our weak times, and doubts so that He can show us how strong He can be.<BR/><BR/>I was reading and praying for you all and came across this verse, and it struck me and I knew I had to share<BR/><BR/>God's word says in II Corinthians 12:9-10 that "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. "<BR/><BR/>I'm praying for more rest and strength!<BR/><BR/>"Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big YOUR GOD is"<BR/><BR/>Constantly praying<BR/>Kayleigh's Kentucky prayer warrior<BR/>KellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-65489162544886544472008-12-20T23:52:00.000-05:002008-12-20T23:52:00.000-05:00Yes, God!!! You Rock!Still praying for more awesom...Yes, God!!! You Rock!<BR/><BR/>Still praying for more awesome miracles!<BR/><BR/>Love, holly in OKCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-47765198466629799112008-12-20T23:11:00.000-05:002008-12-20T23:11:00.000-05:00I have been checking in all day. I have you both ...I have been checking in all day. I have you both and Kayleigh in my constant prayers. We love you all and I look forward to logging in tomorrow morning and seeing great news of miraculous changes in your little miracle.<BR/><BR/>Katie, Steve, George & SidneyKatie Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151969286919948146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-73927242335974345952008-12-20T22:57:00.000-05:002008-12-20T22:57:00.000-05:00I am so happy to log on and see that Kayleigh is d...I am so happy to log on and see that Kayleigh is doing better. What a fighter, what a miracle. I continue to keep you all in my thoughts and prayers. <BR/><BR/>Keep fighting Kayleigh Anne!!! You are a blessing.<BR/><BR/>Amymommy to Kaden, Brody and angel Avahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610063669468416297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-56770067985248591942008-12-20T22:56:00.000-05:002008-12-20T22:56:00.000-05:00As we near the birthday of another "special" baby,...As we near the birthday of another "special" baby, what better time for just the kind of miracle only His Father can perform. Kayleigh has the heart and spirit, we have the prayers and God has the miracle.<BR/>Prasise God !!!<BR/>May our prayers be answered and this be your best Christmas ever !!!<BR/>dyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-69905392796722649962008-12-20T22:47:00.000-05:002008-12-20T22:47:00.000-05:00Woohooo!!!!!! I hadn't checked to see how little K...Woohooo!!!!!! I hadn't checked to see how little Kayleigh was doing all day because I was out, but you all were on my mind. I'm so happy to hear that she's hanging on strong! Keep up that fight!! You remind the Doctors and Nurses they are doing an awesome job. Merry Christmas to you all. Keep the updates coming.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303615132024539617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-28432372348025751082008-12-20T22:29:00.000-05:002008-12-20T22:29:00.000-05:00I've just discovered your amazing story through Ca...I've just discovered your amazing story through Cafe Mom and I just wanted to add my prayers and thoughts and love to you all!!! You and Kayleigh are amazing and I pray for continued miracles for you guys!Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393399612091475991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-1938589025480396252008-12-20T22:08:00.000-05:002008-12-20T22:08:00.000-05:00Praise the Lord!! Such an awesome post! Hope we ...Praise the Lord!! Such an awesome post! Hope we start seeing more of them. We'll all definitely continue to pray for sweet Kayleigh. God really is in business of miracles! =0) I'll be making a donation at the beginning of the week. It won't be much but hopefully, it'll help ease your burden some. You and Aimee NEED to be at the hospital loving on that sweet baby girl! I'll also e-mail some of the talk shows! Maybe if you guys get on, they'll fill the audience with Kayleigh's prayer warriors!! Love, hugs and many prayers for Team Freeman!! Keep fighting Kayleigh!! You're awesome baby girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-44675609661275976972008-12-20T21:48:00.000-05:002008-12-20T21:48:00.000-05:00What a wonderful answer to prayer. Continuing to ...What a wonderful answer to prayer. Continuing to pray...Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311937283274284624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-73093078729931662492008-12-20T20:42:00.000-05:002008-12-20T20:42:00.000-05:00Can't wait to hear more good news like this.my fin...Can't wait to hear more good news like this.<BR/>my fingers are crossed... all the way over here in canada<BR/>-CameronAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-5203964028042365962008-12-20T19:13:00.000-05:002008-12-20T19:13:00.000-05:00I cringe coming to the page lately praying to not ...I cringe coming to the page lately praying to not see any bad news, and am SOO overjoyed to tears for this fabulous news! FIRST CHRISTMAS BABY!!! FIRST CHRISTMAS OF MANY TO COME FOR THIS BEAUTY!!! Oh bring it onnnn!!!Wattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704860246751017874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-40723150093613589252008-12-20T19:10:00.000-05:002008-12-20T19:10:00.000-05:00Fresh, warm, salty tears of joy are running down m...Fresh, warm, salty tears of joy are running down my cheeks! PRAISE OUR HEAVENLY FATHER!!! THANK YOU LORD! I am so excited to see that little Kayleigh is still fighting, and even more excited to see the way that the name of our Lord is being GLORIFIED and EXALTED through her little life! I was directed to your blog 2 days ago through a friend in a group on Cafemom and I have checked in frequently and prayed often. The most wonderful thing I have seen is the DIFFERENCE in your posts from the beginning until now. I went back to the beginning...and while you asked for prayers,not much else was said about God. The more up to date I read, the more the pages are filled with PRAISE to HIM...and not just on wonderful days when miracles are happening, but even on the hardest days! I am SO thankful to see THE MIGHTY ONE use this situation to pull you close to Him! <BR/><BR/>The Church is praying. Jesus is listening. No matter what the outcome, we know that HE is being glorified and HIS NAME is being proclaimed to MANY people though the precious life of your tiny little miracle. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for the updates! I am praying for you : ) <BR/><BR/>Love from your sister in the Lord...Danidanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495961676678947245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-14512394104069095332008-12-20T19:05:00.000-05:002008-12-20T19:05:00.000-05:00At the end of this story, it gives you two options...At the end of this story, it gives you two options I think you will figure out what option I chose. <BR/> <BR/><BR/>The smell of rain<BR/> <BR/>A cold March wind danced around the dead of night in Dallas as the doctor walked into the small hospital room of Diana Blessing. She was still groggy from surgery. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Her husband, David, held her hand as they braced themselves for the latest news. <BR/>That afternoon of March 10, 1991, complications had forced Diana, only 24-weeks pregnant, to undergo an emergency Cesarean to deliver couple's new daughter, Dana Lu Blessing. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>At 12 inches long and weighing only one pound nine ounces, they already knew she was perilously premature. <BR/><BR/>Still, the doctor's soft words dropped like bombs. <BR/><BR/>"I don't think she's going to make it," he said, as kindly as he could. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>"There's only a 10-percent chance she will live through the night, and even then, if by some slim chance she does make it, her future could be a very cruel one" <BR/><BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/><BR/>Numb with disbelief, David and Diana listened as the doctor described the devastating problems Dana would likely face if she survived. <BR/> <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>She would never walk, she would never talk, she would probably be blind, and she would certainly be prone to other catastrophic conditions from cerebral palsy to complete mental retardation, and on and on. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>"No! No!" was all Diana could say. <BR/><BR/>She and David, with their 5-year-old son Dustin, had long dreamed of the day they would have a daughter to become a family of four. <BR/><BR/>Now, within a matter of hours, that dream was slipping away <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>But as those first days passed, a new agony set in for David and Diana. Because Dana's underdeveloped nervous system was essentially 'raw', the lightest kiss or caress only intensified her discomfort, so they couldn't even cradle their tiny baby girl against their chests to offer the strength of their love. <BR/><BR/>All they could do, as Dana struggled alone beneath the ultraviolet light in the tangle of tubes and wires, was to pray that God would stay close to their precious little girl. <BR/><BR/><BR/>There was never a moment when Dana suddenly grew stronger. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>But as the weeks went by, she did slowly gain an ounce of weight here and an ounce of strength there. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/><BR/>At last, when Dana turned two months old. her parents were able to hold her in their arms for the very first time. <BR/> <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>And two months later, though doctors continued to gently but grimly warn that her chances of surviving, much less living any kind of normal life, were next to zero, Dana went home from the hospital, just as her mother had predicted. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Five years later, when Dana was a petite but feisty young girl with glittering gray eyes and an unquenchable zest for life. <BR/><BR/><BR/>She showed no signs whatsoever of any mental or physical impairment. Simply, she was everything a little girl can be and more. But that happy ending is far from the end of her story. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>One blistering afternoon in the summer of 1996 near her home in Irving , Texas , Dana was sitting in her mother's lap in the bleachers of a local ball park where her brother Dustin's baseball team was practicing. <BR/><BR/><BR/>As always, Dana was chattering nonstop with her mother and several other adults sitting nearby, when she suddenly fell silent . Hugging her arms across her chest, little Dana asked, "Do you smell that?" <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Smelling the air and detecting the approach of a thunderstorm, Diana replied, "Yes, it smells like rain." <BR/><BR/><BR/>Dana closed her eyes and again asked, "Do you smell that?" <BR/><BR/><BR/>Once again, her mother replied, "Yes, I think we're about to get wet. It smells like rain." <BR/><BR/><BR/>Still caught in the moment, Dana shook her head, patted her thin shoulders with her small hands and loudly announced, <BR/>"No, it smells like Him. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>It smells like God when you lay your head on His chest." <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Tears blurred Diana's eyes as Dana happily hopped down to play with the other children. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Before the rains came, her daughter's words confirmed what Diana and all the members of the extended Blessing family had known, at least in their hearts, all along. <BR/><BR/><BR/>During those long days and nights of her first two months of her life, when her nerves were too sensitive for them to touch her, God was holding Dana on His chest and it is His loving scent that she remembers so well. <BR/><BR/><BR/>You now have 1 of 2 choices. You can either pass this on and let other people catch the chills like you did or you can delete this and act like it didn't touch your heart like it did mine. <BR/><BR/>IT'S YOUR CALL! <BR/><BR/><BR/>"I can do all things in Him who strengthens me." <BR/><BR/><BR/>This morning when the Lord opened a window to Heaven, He saw me, and He asked: "My child, what is your greatest wish for today?" I responded: <BR/>"Lord please, take care of the person who is reading this message, their family and their special friends. They deserve it and I love them very much" The love of God is like the ocean, you can see its beginning, but not its end. <BR/><BR/>________________________ <BR/>This message works on the day you receive it. Let us see if it is true. _____________ <BR/><BR/>ANGELS EXIST but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS. <BR/><BR/>_________________________Judi English and Uncle John Wojtowiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612329952723913304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-610151484407482232008-12-20T17:57:00.000-05:002008-12-20T17:57:00.000-05:00WAHOOOOOO KAYLEIGH I told you, you where a FIGHTER...WAHOOOOOO KAYLEIGH I told you, you where a FIGHTER keep up the good work and show them that girl's can fight too. I'm so proud of you and for that I donated 100 for you for x-mas I look at the page and cry everyday and pray for you as well church is tomorrow and i have a picture of you so we can tell the church about you and get more praying out there so dont give up hun we pray everyday and hour.<BR/><BR/>The Lorec Family Ansonia,cthollylorechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866992991891279656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-50092819619324573892008-12-20T17:47:00.000-05:002008-12-20T17:47:00.000-05:00Praise God!!! I am thankful that Kayleigh was intr...Praise God!!! I am thankful that Kayleigh was introduced to my life because she helped to point out once again the Jesus is our savior, and the great physician. I pray that he will continue to bless Kayleigh, your other children, and your marriage. Best wishes and Merry Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-12529911432932912372008-12-20T17:33:00.000-05:002008-12-20T17:33:00.000-05:00See Our God is still the God of Miracles!! Don't y...See Our God is still the God of Miracles!! Don't you just love it when he proves the Doctors wrong!! GO KAYLEIGH!!! I am so glad to be crying again as I read this...this time they were tears of joy!! We will continue to pray for you all!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-12297242220199812352008-12-20T17:25:00.000-05:002008-12-20T17:25:00.000-05:00Oh I am just in tears!!! I know alot of prayers a...Oh I am just in tears!!! I know alot of prayers are still needed and that is just what you are going to get. How I want to just drive up to visit and meet you in person!!! <BR/>A PO Box would be great to have for you all!<BR/>Amanda - Spartanburg, SCAmanda-The Family News!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06943711041849656799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511754798290820361.post-66507268838299969962008-12-20T17:14:00.000-05:002008-12-20T17:14:00.000-05:00Lord please continue to hold Kayleigh in your lovi...Lord please continue to hold Kayleigh in your loving and healing arms for you know the purpose of her life here on earth. Thank you for my four precious and healthy grandchildren and for our newest addition, Cayden due in April. A donation made to this precious family and continued prayers here in Spartanburg, SC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com