A Baby Girl is Born!

After 20 hours of labor, this evening at 8:59pm baby girl Self was born!!! Weighing in at a tiny 3lbs. 2ozs and only a wee 17 inches long.

Keziah (my bestie) will be thrilled that she was born on her birthday! I am going to sneak her into Olivia's bed right now, she will be so excited when she wakes up with her new baby doll.

Never thought a onesie could be so cute did you?

Lovin' the one I just finished with pink satin ruffles on the butt (Shandi, this is one you ordered!).

Onesie prices start at $12-$18 including shipping. Sizes vary from newborn (5-8LBS.) though 24 months. Sorry to all of you mamas of baby boys...promise they will be out soon!
The onesies are mostly custom, no two alike! I can do something similar if you see something you like.

How stinkin' cute is this sequined crown, perfect for your little princess. The crown is heat set and sewn so you can wash and dry it!

Enjoy,

Gardening Tips: from a wanna be green thumb!

1. Do not over water watermelons? They will soak up too much water at one time and split open. NO MORE THAN 4X'S PER WEEK AND MAKE SURE YOUR SOIL IS WELL DRAINED! *See text below.


2. Shade your tomatoes and other goodies from the hot Arizona sun. Not too thick of a shade, they still need sunlight.


3. Follow the planting directions on the seeds, 8 inches apart does not mean 4 inches will be enough space because you want a full, lush, green leafy garden.

I will save you the details of how my garden is thriving or post pictures that would require way too much photoshoping. I am only saying Chris told me maybe I should try planting a tree next time!

*My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from my soggy watermelon's point of view.

Sweet Kate MacRae needs you!

Kate's results are back from her MRI and the brain tumor is still present and not shrinking. Kate's little body is beginning the Chemo journey. We need to pray her kidneys and tiny body withstand the painfull medications. Ask the Lord to come with His wonderful healing presence and complete the healing and His glorious work .
God’s ear is not too dull to hear, His hand is not too short to save, He hears and He answers. God is still whispering good news through bible healing scriptures like what He says in Jeremiah 30:17 “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD ...”

Wombfruit Wraps Giveaway!!!

Rachael the owner/designer and sweetest lady on earth has so generously offered on of her new Tie-Dyed Wombfruit Wraps to one of you! Rachael even makes matching kids wraps if the big brother/sister wants to be just like mommy.

First of all you have to head over to Wombfruit Wraps and see how awesome they are, you can even view the YouTube videos on how to use them. Contest starts today and will end at 11:59pm on the 28th.

Good Luck!


Rules to enter:

1. You must be a follower on this site along with Wombfruits site.


2. If you purchase a wrap during this giveaway you get 5 extra entries!


3. You must leave me a comment letting me know your favorite color of wrap.

A cool 4th of July in Heber AZ.

Boo Boo loves Daddy!
Liam loved his 1st fireworks show, a little scared of the noise. Notice he was sporting a hooded sweater it was so cool out.

Liam wants a broom for his birthday...... he loved this one! Wow is Jalen actually sitting down?

Lots of time spent outside enjoying the perfect weather! The kids loved the fireworks show from the back of the truck.

We spent the cool holiday weekend at Mimi and Papa Self's cabin in Heber, it was awesome! Did I mention the weather was cool? Never hit even 76! Noah (my brother) came up with us too!

Hope you all had a blessed weekend.

Onsie Giveaway made by Myself!

If you think your Princess's booty could not get any cuter imagine it covered in these ruffles!

There will be TWO winners! Make sure you let me know in your comments below which one you LOVE!

I have embellished these Gerber Onsies myself. They are both size 3-6 months, washable, dryable and to die for!

Giveaway starts today and ends at 11:59pm on 7/15...Good Luck!

Rules:

1.) You MUST be a follower! Thank you.

2.) If you have my button let me know for a extra entry, you can get it off to the right!

Questions answered, Winner's and Updates!

I wanted to answer a few questions that you guys have asked.

1.) What Church do we go to? We attend City Of Grace, formerly known as Word Of Grace located in Mesa, AZ. If you're ever in the area we would love to have you. We sit on the north/west side of the sanctuary!

2.)Were do I get the Burberry fabric? Ebay, there is also another site where you can request to order it. It has been very pricey, quantity is LOW. I will not offer it too much longer unless I come across more.

3.)How to order the wipe cases and onsies? You can order the wipe cases through PayPal on the right, the onsies can be ordered through my email. You can always email me your custom ideas!

Winner of the Rhinestone Tee from LEOPARD LOLLIPOP is: The Parkman's!

Winner of the Hooded Towel made by Janelle Cavanagh is: The Holder's

Hope you both enjoy! Make sure you email me your address. Congrats!

Please make sure you continue to pray for Kate McRae , follower her Caring Bridge to keep your self updated. I have not been able to stop thinking about this family.

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” - Matthew 19:14 NIV

To all of my Brothers and Sisters in Christ....

My heart is crushed tonight by sweet Kate's story, I found her video through Bring the Rain many of you read this blog as well. Kate has been at Phoenix Children's Hospital right here in my neck of the woods for the last week and a half. She was diagnosed with a large brain tumor on June 29th. Here is Kate's Carring Bridge site if you would like to keep up with her. Her parents have also made this touching video.

Our God is the great physician and he can choose to heal her of cancer. She needs your prayers tonight and through her continual fight ahead. Let's pray for God's great mercy on Kate, let's pray for Him to heal every part of Kate's body and let's pray for many to come to know Jesus amidst these horrific times.

Remember tonight that He who started that good work in your life (past) is still at work on you (now/present) and will finish what he started (future). We all know he heals it is just not always in the time frame or way that we desire it. God is good, He is Lord, and He is the Healer.

Leopard Lollipop Rhinestone Tee Giveaway!

How stinkin cute is this ladies tee from Leopard Lollipop? The owner, Miss.Kim has so generously offered to give a faith tee w/rhinestones away to one of you!!!

The sizes available are (M), (L), (XL)Please note on there that they run small and you should go one size bigger. The giveaway starts today and will end at 11:59pm on 7/8.

Rules to enter:

1.) MUST be a follower on this site!

2.) MUST be a follower on The Lawellin Family Blog!

3.) If you have my button on your site please leave me a comment, thank you!

4.) If you have entered one of Kim's giveaways on her blog please let me know!


Good Luck!

Hooded Towel Giveaway!

Olivia received her custom hooded towel and doll towel a few weeks back from Janelle Cavanagh(thank you Janelle!). Olivia just loves this towel it is so big and soft. She has offered to give one hooded towel, it works perfect for bath time or the splash park. Now her baby doll can come to the splash park in her matching towel too!

Janelle has offered to give one towel away to a lucky reader. Please head over to the Cavanagh Chronicle and make your self a follower! You can also order these towels via her site for $22.

The giveaway starts today and will end on Sunday 7/7 at 11:59PM.

Rules:

1.) You MUST be a follower of this site.

2.) You MUST be a follower of the Cavanagh Chronicle, tell me what your favorite ribbon was too!

3.) Leave me a separate comment for each and include who the towel is for and why!

Good Luck!

Do Not Disturb!

Chris snuck in and took this of Liam a few nights back, I just love it!

Missing in Action!

Okay......Papa Hancock is HOME and so is Grandma Rolinger! Papa is resting, recovering and doing very well. He will have his staples removed on Friday and visit the Dr. for a follow-up next week.
Grandma is on new medication, her heart is in regular sinus rhythm and she is doing well. Hopefully she is getting all of the rest she needs....

I can't thank you all enough for all of the prayers, emails and sweet comments. It gets you though the days the enemy is bringing you down.

There are a lot of exciting giveaways to come and new updates. Some exciting things are happening this week and I hope to share them with you in the future.

Have a blessed weekend and a safe holiday soon approaching.

We Heart Dad!

The kids and I created a "We Heart Dad" sign on Friday....okay okay we copied it from Amy Fraughton's kids. (Great idea Fraughton's, we drove by and you inspired us!)
Happy Father's Day to all of the wonderful Daddies out there! Hope you do nothing but relax and enjoy yourselves.
We are off to spend the day at at J & J's out in Queen Creek, we are excited to see the kids!
Today is also Chris's Dad, Ben's birthday. Happy Birthday Papa Ben!

One more admitted...

Saturday morning Grandma Rolinger was admitted to Banner Baywood Hospital. Grandma is Dad's mom, Mary. Grandma had called mom explaining some issues with her heart and blood pressure. Mom instructed Uncle David to take Grandma in to Baywood right away. We are not sure of much at this point other than Dr.'s are trying to regulate things with her heart via medications. We will know more on Monday once another Dr. sees her.
As you are praying for Papa today can you throw one in for Grandma? Unfortunately they are at different hospitals 35+miles apart. Too bad we could not just get rooms next to each other at the same place.
The HUGE plus about Grandma being at Baywood is that Tara Rolinger (cousin/RN) works there!!! Tara will make sure Grandma gets top care and a big private room!

Thank you all for loving and praying for my family though all of the tough times. Your prayers are felt and appreciated.

Turn of events....

The Sunflowers are from our garden, I took them down to Papa's room. I wanted to make sure he did not miss the big ones...the picture just does not show how huge they really are.

Here is a update Papa....
On Monday, June 15th he was not doing well....I'll spare you the details....Tuesday he returned to the surgeon's office for follow-up. At this time they felt that he probably was having some internal bleeding and would need to be readmitted for a blood transfusion. His lab results revealed that he was not anemic, but his white blood cell was elevated indicating some type of infection and/or inflammation. A CT Scan was ordered for the following morning and within an hour or so the surgeon called informing us that Papa needed to return to the hospital to rule out a perforated bowel. We arrived at the ER at 3:30 pm and at 7:30 Papa was taken into the OR for an exploratory laparotomy (one big look see in layman's terms) The surgeons quickly identified the problem... a piece of the small intestine had slipped through one of the small incisions in the abdominal muscle wall causing a blockage (picture a kinked hose). Fortunately the bowel still had a good blood supply, no resecting would be required and the surgeons were able to "push it back where it belonged".
The renal cancer is totally unrelated to the lymphoma that Papa was diagnosed with earlier this year. But if it had not been for that one enlarged lymph node in Papa's neck and the many diagnostic tests that followed, the renal cancer would have gone undiagnosed and his prognosis would be much different today.
I visited with Papa last night and he has his regular voice back and seems to be doing much better. Chris and Jalen have taken Nana to the hospital this morning. Uncle Brett and Aunt Janet have been generous enough to get Nana another few nights at the hotel where Aunt Deb and Mom got her when Papa had his first surgery.
We serve an awesome God who is never surprised by the turn of events, even though we might be. He is the Great Physician who is able to do all we can ask or imagine! Thanks you all for you prayers....

Not showing improvement, please pray...

I am writing this post to request all of my faith readers to please pray for Papa Jim. As you may know he had his kidney removed on the 8th, a week ago Monday.

Without going into lengthy details.... He will undergo a CT Scan this afternoon to determine if there is internal bleeding, if the findings are what the Dr.'s are suspecting he will need a blood transfusion.

We also received news back from the Oncologist, Papa unfortunately does have Renal Cancer (Kidney Cancer) along with Lymphoma.

Remember that Jesus has given us His authority to heal, so it is not about you or the sick person's faith or your ability to pray well -- it is about what He has already accomplished. I don't fully understand all aspects of praying for someone with cancer yet, but I am getting the impression that this storm will require multiple prayer sessions. Keep praying for him by asking God to come and abide on Papa with His healing anointing.

Our Great and Mighty God is still the LORD our healer.

Garden update 6-15-09

Shout out to the makers of Miracle Grow! Our garden is going out of control, literally!

We have watermelons! I see about 12 so far, sure there are more are under the thick leaves but I am too scared to reach under.

If there was a biggest sunflower contest this puppy would have to hold a blue ribbon! I may have to send in a email to Genus, stands about 8 feet tall..... it only has to grow an additional 17 ft to break the record!

Look at this now little 4LB pumpkin, it is a Big Max so I am trying to figure out how we will move it once we harvest. Maybe I will have to hold a weight guess contest!

Buckle Toy and Key Finder Giveaway!!!

I am so excited to announce this giveaway sponsored by Buckle Toy!!! The Buckle Toy is an educational toddler toy that strengthens hand/eye coordination, teaches colors/shapes, and develops problem solving skills. What a perfect gift for a 1st or 2nd birthday! They are having a great deal too, FREE shipping on any order over $25 right now.

Not only is the owner of Buckle Toy giving one of my lucky readers a Buckle Toy she is also including a Purse Key Finder (Fashionable key chains that slide over the edge of your purse or pocket so that your keys are always in reach.) Check these out, they are too cute. I loved the cross and crown!

Giveway starts today and ends at 11:59pm on 6/23!!! Good luck to all...

Rules to enter:

1) You MUST be a follower!

2) You MUST go to Buckle Toy and leave a comment here telling me what you liked best!

3) If you order anything from Buckle Toy during this giveaway you receive an extra 10 entries, please leave me a comment letting me know you did this!

4) If you have my button please leave a comment letting me know for an extra entry!

Beccah Beushausen

Beccah Beushausen photographed near her home, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. (David Pierini / Chicago Tribune / June 10, 2009)

Beccah Beushausen, a 26-year-old social worker from Mokena, Ill. You in the blogging world may know her as "B", April Rose's mom. Read her story here.

Please continue to pray for Beccah and her family, she knows she has made a terrible mistake and has had to spend time in the hospital over the stress.