Comments on: abby-beautiful butterfly

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:32:42 +0000

We just can’t imagine a world without Miss Abby in it!! She gives the gift of joy wherever she goes, we all feel blessed and honored just to KNOW Abby and her sweet family.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:05:33 +0000

I’m so touched by the love shown to our Abby by so many…and by Danielle and Carla’s stories. God bless you both for giving your children life and love. Carla, a friend gave me a book, Sometimes Miracles Hide (that goes along with the song, that had letters/stories from parents who had special needs children or who were told their babies would die after being born and I cried so much at the stories like yours…where the parents chose to have the baby, enjoy what moments they had with their child and say their good-byes. They didn’t ever say they regretted their decision…I’m sure that God honors it and supplies all of you with the strength you need to get through…

By: Carla

Carla — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:52:35 +0000

Thank you for sharing your experience. Abby looks like she is a vivacious and pretty little girl. I can relate to your feelings when you were “encouraged” to have an abortion. I was offered an abortion when I was pregnant with out daughter. We were told she had not developed lungs or kidneys and she would not live more than an hour, if she was a live birth. Immediately the words “This[abortion} is not an option for us”, came out of my mouth, with a firm resolve. The decision to continue the pregnancy was easy….and absolute. Like you, we just knew that terminating the pregnancy would be contrary to everything we believed. We trusted God to help us through the next four months, and although it seemed like a long, long time, we were blessed by very supportive family and friends. Our daughter died 55 minutes after birth.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:56:26 +0000

this story describes us almost in every detail. My son is almost a year old now, he has hydroceplus and the same spinanbifida defect, L4. 3 surgeries and a few infections later, he is rolling over and pushing himself all over the floor. he is the happiest boy ever, Im thankful for him everyday.

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:40:54 +0000

Doctors can only really understand that Abby would be different. But doesn’t God call us to be different? And He calls us to love.
Through Abby, God has shown all who have met her an amazing loving grace!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:11:41 +0000

Having had the privilege to talk and play with Abby for a week at Joni and Friends Family Retreat last year, I will second that she is a “vibrant, talkative, funny little girl with a halo of curls and a passion for life.” She is a darling girl with a soft, sweet voice; and I know God used her to teach me about slowing down and enjoying the beauty around me.

Samantha . . . the skirt behind the girl in the picture

By: HJ

HJ — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:18:36 +0000

Beautiful baby girl! I cried when reading this just like I cried when I held her for the first time. She is a miracle that has the ability to affect all who meet her for the better. Her bright cheeriness soars over her disabilities making you forget there is anything “wrong” with her. I couldn’t be more proud.

~her Auntie “Nin”

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:32:57 +0000

Abbykins is not only a beautiful child but a blessing and inspiration (even at the mature age of six) to ALL of us, her family.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:18:27 +0000

Abby is a beautiful miracle! We love her and her wonderful family.