My Hero, My Miracle, My God...

My Hero

My Miracle

My God is always there and always GOOD!
On the beautiful afternoon of February 25, 2010 my life was forever changed. We were outside enjoying the beautiful afternoon when the unthinkable happened.
Bill and the boys had been riding horses down at the round pen and headed back towards the house. Charles was walking and Corley was riding his John Deere Gator. They stopped to throw some rocks in the creek. Bill watched them for a few minutes and then they all headed towards the house. Well, Corley's Gator got stuck and he started throwing rocks in the creek again. Bill sent Charles to go get him and the next thing we know Charles is screaming that Corley feel in the creek. Bill immediately jumped in after him, but he was not breathing. When I looked down and saw Bill holding him I honestly thought my precious little boy was gone. Bill immediately did CPR and then I heard the most glorious sound EVER. Corley started crying!! This all happened in a matter of maybe 2 minutes, but it seemed like forever. So, to make a very long story short Corley got to take a helicopter ride to Cooks in Fort Worth. Mommy and Daddy had to make the long 3 hour drive that seemed like 10 hours. Corley was perfectly fine and we came home the next morning.
My Hero, Charles was such a BIG BOY and made the 911 call. He remained calm the whole time and answered all of the operators questions. He even gave them our address, but since we live in the country they didn't know how to get to us. Mr. Charles was SO AMAZING that he is going to receive and award from the County Judge and the end of the year awards ceremony at school(SHHH....don't tell him because it is a SURPRISE!!). I am so proud of him and how he saved his little brother life!
My Miracle, is perfectly healthy and happy. He is perfect in every way because our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was with him that day and everyday.
My God was right beside us all during this very scary time. He gave Bill the composure to administer CPR and keep his cool. He gave me the ability to cry out in prayer to Him and to make the difficult decision to let our little boy go on a helicopter ride all by himself. He gave Charles the ability to scream for help and to make the 911 call. God is good all the time and all the time God is good!

Miss Minnie Carol Belew

She's Here...

Minnie Carol Belew was born January 7, 2010 at 10:34 a.m. She weighed 8lbs. 2oz. and was 19 inches long. We are all doing well and everyone is adjusting to having a new addition. I will post pictures soon!

Counting the days....

Yes,we are counting down the days until the arrival of our precious new gift from God.

Well, let me back up a little bit. We had a failure to communicate on Sunday afternoon. About 8:30 a.m. I started having contractions about 2-5 minutes apart. SO, we thought we better pack up and head to San Angelo since it is an hour drive. They put me on the monitors and sure enough I was having STRONG contractions, but I never dilated past a 2 so I got sent home.

Now the plan is to go see Dr. Wilson tomorrow and schedule induction for Thursday morning. This is a little bitter sweet for me because my Daddy is out of town. He has NEVER missed the birth of one of my kids, but he had an amazing opportunity to go play golf at Pebble Beach. I told him six months ago to go ahead and make plans for his trip. I wasn't due until January 15th so we probably wouldn't induce until the 11th or so. That worked out great because he would be back, but things have changed and he will probably not make it back. It will be fine and I will have my sweet aunt and in-laws there to support me, but I'm still a little sad my Daddy is going to miss it. After all he is over the moon about this baby being a girl and he is the one who picked out her name!

So, this is the plan for now and I will try to have someone update you all when Miss Minnie Carol Belew arrives.

Blessings to you all in this New Year!

HO! HO! HO!

This past weekend we went to Christmas at Old Ft. Concho. And guess what????

We got to eat breakfast with SANTA!!!

It was so much fun! Charles could hardly wait to tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas. Corley on the other hand wasn't to sure what to think, but he didn't cry.
We enjoyed jumbo pancakes and sausage in the old stables and got to listen to the Marachi band play Christmas carols while we ate.


After breakfast and visiting with Santa we made the rounds. The boys loved all the soldiers, cannons, and horses. I think they might have learned a little too!


What a fabulous family weekend we had!!

We are still here...

and as busy as ever! Charles is taking gymnastics and participating in PIPS(players in progress). Corley....well he is just everywhere and into everything. Bill is in the middle of cotton harvest so we don't get to see him much. As for me I'm trying to get all of our Christmas done and prepare for the arrival of our precious baby girl. I will be induced on Monday, January 11, 2010!
So, yes I'm still here, but just trying to keep my head above water! I will post more when I get time! Remember what CHRISTmas is all about:)

Fall

I've been very reflective the last few weeks. Fall is my favorite time of the year and was also my mother's favorite. I've been reminded of her so much lately and I deeply miss her.

She has now been gone for almost 12 years and it still hurts so much. I miss her the most I think when I'm preparing to bring another one of God's children into this world. She never got to see me graduate from college, get married, or meet any of my children. She always told me what a great mom I would be and I just wish she was her to help me and encourage me.

My kids know that my mom died from a nasty thing called cancer, but I don't think they completely understand. They call her Kayro because that is what Bailey Joe and Gunter Pennington named her years ago. I can't wait for my kids to meet Kayro one day in God's heavenly kingdom.

I think I have had an especially hard time lately because this baby is a little girl. My mom would be SO excited! I miss her when I'm shopping for Minnie, working on her room, going to my doctors appointments, or just want to call her and talk about it. I've been blessed with wonderful family and friends, but nobody can replace your mom.

My mom was a beautiful woman inside and out. She loved her Lord like no other and she loved her family to the moon and back. Mom I miss you everyday and can't wait to dance with you in heaven!