No, don't worry, Julia is ok. This time the visit was voluntary.
Today, Taryn (more on her soon) and I went to the hospital where Julia was born to give some preemie clothes away. When Marli came, she brought many preemie clothes for Julia. We needed them so badly as newborn sizes were way too big for her. I loved seeing her in clothes that actually fit her tiny frame. All the clothes were adorable, but we had so many that she didn't even get to wear them all. No one couldn't have predicted she would grow so quickly. We aren't complaining though! We felt so loved by all the clothes we received for her that we wanted to pass that love along to other needy mothers. Many times in the hospital, people would yell at me to cover Julia's head, but all her hats were too big. Now, we can bless moms of preemies with hats that will actually fit. Thanks to the generosity of those who sent clothes, we were able to create 14 bags with a hat, socks, two onesies, and a sleeper (I kept a week's supply of preemie clothes in case we ever need them in the future. Lord willing, we won't). We contacted one of the nurses who helped me and Julia and asked if we could stop by to give out the bags and pray with the moms. She said yes and welcomed us there today. She took us into a room where she had gathered moms of preemies, including two moms with twins. One mom had a set of twins where one was large and the other was very small. We said a quick hello and then I explained that I had been in their shoes and knew how they felt. I was able to encourage them with Julia's amazing progress. Then we handed out the bags and prayed for them. We would have liked to spend more time with them, but it wasn't possible as they were exhausted and the nurse had to get back to work (there were 60 babies there and only three nurses on duty). It was neat to be able to show Taryn the NICU, since she is a NICU nurse in San Diego. I am so glad we went and hope to be able to go back and visit again.
Thank you for those who sent clothes. Not only did you help Julia, but 14 other babies as well.
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Ok, that is one of the most amazing stories of God's redemptive, restoring power that I have heard in a long time! What a gift you have given to those moms....knowing how scared and hard that time was in the NICU.....I love you Stacie!
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Amazing! You have been in their shoes and that time was so hard on you and yet you walk back into that hospital and were able to bless those women. God is good and working in you! Love you.
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