What are you thankful for?

What are you thankful for in your life? I am thankful for multiple things and I think it is good to be reminded of things that’s why sometimes you just have to write it down.

I am thankful for:
My relationship with Christ
My husband
My children (our little Lion cub and Corbett)
Our family
Our friends
Letting us be missionaries

These are all very positive things but we have to be thankful for the hard times also. It was very hard for us to lose our son but we are very thankful for those 17 hours and 6 minutes. Those were some of the best moments of our life. We have had many trials even in our almost 4 years of marriage. But Cory and I can gladly say we are still going strong and that’s because we have a relationship with God and he helps us through.

God- Thanks for those 17 hours and 6 minutes thanks for letting us grow closer to you.

Cory- I want to thank my husband for not ever giving up. He has stuck by my side when it would of just been easier to run. I love you so much!

To our family- I know that you didn’t choose to have this happen to you but you stuck by Cory and I. We are very thankful because we couldn’t of done it without you. Thanks for being strong for Cory and I when we needed you most.

To our friends- Some of you have went through situations like this or other situations which have been very difficult. We thank you for supporting us and sharing your stories. Even if you haven’t gone through this and just encouraged us it has helped so much.

Remember to be thankful because tomorrow is never promised

Meet Corbett Josiah :)

I wanted to tell you about this boy I met named Corbett Josiah. We was very well loved and just captured the hearts of so many people. When we found out we were pregnant for the 2nd time we were ecstatic. We made it all the way to the doctor’s appt. which was a relief for us since we had miscarried the first time.Then I got a sonogram and we got to see at the time what was our little jelly bean at 8 weeks. Then at 12 weeks we went in for the heartbeat and the lady took forever to find it and scared us to death. But come to find out our little boy had an amazingly strong heart beat and she just wasn’t in the right spot. We were so glad things were going fantastic and then we moved to the Philippines and we were just enjoying all the joys of me being pregnant. We were so excited to find out what the gender was at 20 weeks I thought it was a girl and Cory knew it was a boy. Of course Cory was right. This is when we found out our sweet little son had anencephaly. You know I worried about little things like eating the right food and it affecting the baby. I never thought something this serious would happen. We already cherished our time with Corbett but now we had a name and loved him all the more because we didn’t know how much time we had. Some ladies don’t make it to full term or if they do the baby doesn’t make it through delivery. We started asking for prayers because we wanted God to heal our baby more than anything. We prayed, cried, and loved Corbett more than ever.

On May 20, Corbett made his grand entrance into this world. The sweetest most adorable baby in the world (ok I am his mom I can be bias). They brought Corbett to me and he had a hat on because unfortunately he still had anencephaly God would heal him later. In that moment it didn’t matter though we were just grateful that he made it through delivery. He was such a strong little boy and was doing fantastic. From the moment Cory and I got him he was talkative and he talked (cooed) for most of the time he was here. He smiled twice and he even kind of threw a fit once. Corbett was only held by his mommy and daddy because he did best with us. Even better than that he did best with he was laying with me. I think God knew I needed that. It made me feel like the best mom in the world. Since I had a c-section I had to lay flat for 6-8 hours that turned into 17 hours and 6 minutes because our little man did best that way. What an amazing thing to lay there with your child and just feel the presence of God and showing your child how much you love him. Corbett needed to stay warm and they had blankets on us and a warming lamp it was so hot. I wanted every second I could get so it didn’t even matter. I am not saying that to pat my back or anything I am just saying that whatever he needed as a mom I was doing whatever it took to help him.

We were trying to come up with a middle name and we just couldn’t find one we wanted. Just randomly in conversation Cory goes how about Josiah and I said that is perfect. It means God has healed.He did it in a different way than we wanted but God’s way is best. The miracle was: Corbett lived for 17 hours and 6 minutes. Corbett got to meet most of his family because he was so strong. Corbett taught some many people about faith, love, and praying.Corbett reached so many people our little missionary and he never spoke a word.This little boy was our miracle sent from Heaven who the next morning on the 21st went to be with his Father in Heaven. He was an amazing little boy and one day you will get to meet him in Heaven.

God is so good and his grace is amazing! He truly is the only reason that Cory and I can function right now. Of course we cry and we miss our little boy but we just imagine God giving him a hug and hanging out with our friends’ kids who are in Heaven and everything just seems to be ok. To say this is easy and I am healed would be a lie. But God has helped us through this but it is a slow and ongoing process. We are strong because of our faith in Jesus Christ.

On this day I just wanted to remember Corbett’s life he would of been a month old. I wish more than ever he was here but I will get to see him in Heaven one day. He can tell me how Jesus took care of him and then he can take me to meet Jesus. What a sweet day!

Jase York

Tomorrow Cory and I get this little boy named Jase. The only thing is we have to meet him through pictures and listen to his parents tell stories about him. Jase like our little Corbett had anencephaly but God brought his parents on a missions trip to the Philippines and now Cory and I get to know all about him. Like Corbett, Jase impacted many lives even if he was here for a short time. We may never know how many lives Jase and Corbett impacted but we just cherish the time they were here on earth knowing one day we will see them in Heaven. What a sweet precious day when the Yorks get to meet Corbett face to face and we get to meet Jase face to face. I can not wait I am so excited for that day!

I just want to thank God already for bringing the Yorks over. I know they are doing a great job with their church group being involved in the ministry but I think our time with them tomorrow will be such a precious time talking about our boys!

Thank you!

I just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate each and everyone of you who prayed for our son. There is no amount of words that I can say that would express how much your prayers meant to us. I know there were many prayers from all over the world. I really hope that we have been even the slightest blessing to you because you all have been a huge blessing to us.

Have you ever had God answer a prayer in a way that you were not expecting? This is exactly what happened in Corbett’s case. We prayed for a miracle and we prayed for healing. Well God gave us both but not as we expected. We did not realize until after the fact that the miracle was Corbett living here on earth for 17 hours and 6 minutes. Then he went to Heaven and was healed. Corbett made it all the way through the pregnancy and delivery which is another miracle. God is so good! We cherished that time and it was so amazing and we just had this amazing peace that we would never be able to describe.

We do miss our son so much. But we are so happy he is healed and is in Heaven hanging out with Jesus. There is a verse I would like to share:
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.

We have hope in the Lord and that is what gets us through each day!

Mom Status Post on Facebook

There is a status thing going around for Mom’s to post. Well I really liked it but I had to make my own version. Facebook said it was to long to post as my status. So I just wrote it out here.

I’ve carried a child within my body. I have not got to experience all these things. Slept with a baby on my chest. I’ve kissed boo boos and mended broken hearts. I’ve been puked on, peed on, pooped on and spent sleepless nights in the rocking chair. But I would love to and I know that God is a God of miracles.Even if I haven’t experienced these things when I look in the mirror I see a MOM, and there is no greater honor or blessing!!

If you have had a miscarriage, lost a child, or anything like that you are still a MOM! Even though no one may of told you Happy Mother’s Day you deserve it! Thanks to all my family and friends who told me Happy Mother’s Day it made me feel so special.

All of Me

The other day I got a Facebook message from my Aunt Jody and she wanted me to listen to this song. I wanted to share it with everyone because this song really is for our little guy Corbett. It is not officially out on CD or Itunes yet. It was previewed the other day on KLOVE. This is actually written by a dad who almost lost their son.

http://bowensheart.com/2010/09/15/the-morning-of-september-14th/  Go to this website and scroll down till you see the play button. Here are the lyrics:

All of Me

Afraid to love something that could break
Could I move on if you were torn away?
I’m so close to what I can’t control
Can’t give you half my heart and pray He makes you whole

You’re gonna have all of me
You’re gonna have all of me
You’re worth every falling tear
You’re worth facing any fear

You’re gonna know all my love
Even if it’s not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts
But giving you all of me is where I’ll start

I won’t let sadness steal you from my arms
I won’t let pain keep you from my heart
I’ll trade the fear of all that I could lose
For every moment I’ll share with you

You’re gonna have all of me
You’re gonna have all of me
You’re worth every falling tear
You’re worth facing any fear

You’re gonna know all my love
Even if it’s not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts
But giving you all of me is where I’ll start

Heaven brought you to this moment
It’s too wonderful to speak
You’re worth all of me
You’re worth all of me

Let me recklessly love you
Even if I bleed
You’re worth all of me
You’re worth all of me

It doesn’t matter how long we have Corbett here on earth. We will love him with all of our hearts and he will have all of us. We love you so much Corbett Josiah Lyons!!!

I Will Carry You!

There is a group called christian group called Selah. One of the band members and his wife went through a situation where they got to be with their precious Audrey for 2 hours. She has a book called I Will Carry You it is very hard to read especially since we are going through something similar. This is the song that was written for their little girl. It is such a great song!