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- It's A Boy!I've been very absent from writing blogs this month because we have a new baby! Asa Peter Dusan was born April 27th and he's been in NICU ever since. He's doing well, but, needless to say, I've been a little busy. For more about Asa's story, click here. Have a great week! […]
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- Walk for Flynn on Sunday in Rockville to Benefit Research Down SyndromeThis Sunday, take a stroll with your family for an important cause, Research Down Syndrome (RDS), and in memory of a beloved local son, brother and small but mighty RDS champion who passed away this year. A Walk for Flynn Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 9:00 AM North Lake Center at 15101 Bauer Drive in […]
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- Great Reviews or Great Money?We all know that the books receiving critical acclaim aren’t always the same books that are selling millions of copies. The books that win literary prizes aren’t always logging big numbers at the cash register. So tell me: If you had a choice, which of the following would you rather be? (1) An author publishing […]
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- Christian Mama's Guide...Hi everyone! This week, Troy's sister's book, The Christian Mama's Guide to Having a Baby, is free on Kindle at amazon.com!Here's a link: Christian Mama's GuideGo download it and share it with any friends who are expecting! It's a fun read.Hope everyone had a blessed Easter! […]
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- Kathi Lipp – Christian Speaker and Author of The Husband Project
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Asa is out of surgery and already breathing on his own! The surgery went well and Asa is still sedated (and will be for a couple days) but his vitals are good. The doctors did find one small weak spot on his intestine that they are watching but other than that, things looked fantastic! Thank you for your prayers and support!
We want to cover sweet baby Asa in prayer as he faces surgery tomorrow! So we’ve set up a prayer chain where people can sign up to pray tomorrow morning in ten minute slots. We covet your prayers as our sweet little boy has major repair surgery and starts the healing and recovery process. Please sign up for as many slots as you’d like… and please spread the word! The more people praying, the better!
SIGN UP FOR A SLOT NOW
And if you’d like to see which slots are still open, click here to see the running spreadsheet.
Please spread the word! Let’s rally EVERYONE to pray for this sweet little boy!
Want to know more about baby Asa? Here’s a snippet of his story.
Let me know… erin@christianmamasguide.com… if you have any trouble!
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups brown sugar, loosely packed
2 eggs
2 tsp soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp cinnamon
1/2 bulb of freshly grated nutmeg
2 1/2 cups flour
1 24 oz. jar applesauce (approx 3 cups)
For the glaze:
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
2-4 tbsp milk
1. Cream butter and sugar in mixer. Slowly add eggs and beat on low until fluffy.
2. Add soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and beat until blended.
3. Slowly stir in flour. Add applesauce and mix just until blended.
4. Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 45-60 mins.
5. Turn cake onto a wire rack and cool at least 1 hour.
6. While cake is cooling, mix brown sugar, powdered sugar and cinnamon. Add milk until mixture resembles a runny glaze. Drizzle over the cake. Serve.
4. Add applesauce and beat until
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Dear Birth Mom,
I am in awe. I have been sitting here staring at this picture of my precious new nephew Asa for an hour now and I am overcome with emotion. He is so beautiful– those big dark eyes and those tiny lips that seem to be continuously turned up into a smile. Tears stream down my face as I write this– tears of joy because we have been waiting for this day, for this child, for him, for so, so long.
But I know that our joy comes at the price of your pain. I know that while our hearts are full, your arms are empty. And while I don’t know who you are or where you’re from, I do know that our family is eternally grateful to you for making such a courageous choice. Your choice– the decision to give Asa up for adoption even at the cost of your own heartbreak– is the bravest and most selfless choice that I can imagine a mother making. And we give you our heartfelt thanks.
I’m sure my words will do little to soothe your wounds, but I want to assure you that Asa is already adored by our entire extended family. We have been praying for him– for you– for months now and we joyfully welcome him into our lives with humility and a deep sense of gratitude. He has an entire network of prayer warriors praying for him as he faces surgery– and he has an entire network of friends and family who are ready to shower him with love, compassion and mercy as he heals.
Right now, Asa’s big sister Haddie and his cousins Joey and Kate are in the room drawing pictures to decorate his bedside in the NICU. Kate drew tiny Asa in a crib while surrounded by all 11 of his cousins being showered in kisses. Haddie drew her brother smiling. Joey drew him holding hands with his parents, skipping through a field.
As they draw, the kids keep asking to look at his pictures. They laugh at his sweet expressions. They dream of what it will be like to hold his hands for the first time. And even at a young age, each of them instinctively know that this baby boy– our baby boy– is theirs to love and cherish. And they, like the rest of us, have all already fallen helplessly in love with him.
So, thank you. Your gift has changed our family forever. You will forever be an unsung hero in my mind–and you will be in my prayers always.
Love, Erin
Note: Baby Asa will be facing surgery to repair his intestines (which developed outside of his body) sometime between May 2nd-May 4th, 2012. After that he will spend several weeks in the NICU in Temple, Texas before being able to come home. His road is long, but his prognosis is really good. Please keep Peter, Alisa, Haddie and Asa in your prayers. I will update my blog with Asa’s progress as he heals.