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11/17/2025

How it started-and how its going
4 YEARS AGO TO (ALMOST) NOW
I remember telling my mom in the hospital 'I will never take my breath for granted again' she smirked and said 'yes you will.'
4 years later I can tell you my mom was Wrong! (Gasp-she never is)
I still wake up everyday and Thank God I can breathe! When I walk up the stairs carrying groceries and I am winded & coughing Im still praising God for the breath in my lungs.
I'm still waiting for the cough to subside but EVEN IF it never goes away I will say thank you.

This year I have been more active than ever, from vacations, to creating a flower buisness after doing a wedding for a friend, to making soups for my soup buisness and I'm working at the kids school. I'm so busy! But Its a blessing to share my testimony to anyone and everyone who will listen.

God did it. He never left me. He was my strength when I was weak. He put people in my path to support my faith when it was shaking. My life is a God Story.

09/04/2025

08/30/2025

Luke's dreams came true today. allowed the kids to sit in one of their F1 cars, and Luke's eyes bugged out in disbelief-but he recovered quickly and jumped right in!
What a great day with Kitt to enjoy the races!

05/17/2025

A day of hiking & ice cream!

04/10/2025

Missing these farm days so much! My first orphan lambs. They hold my heart sooo much. Wishing I could let the kids experience this farm life.

12/01/2024

3 years ago, they were rolling in intubation equipment into my room, adding to my fear.
3 years ago, tomorrow morning, I would be asking my nurse if I was going to die-her reply,'I just don't know'
3 years ago, tomorrow evening, I would be put on ECMO by a surgeon who had no idea of the role she'd have in saving my life or I in hers.
3 years ago, would be starting the fight of her life-little did we know how much God meant for our lives & families to intersect.
3 years ago, we weren't meant to live.
But God...
Is a God who saves.
He is a God who hears the plea & prayers of all people.
He is a God who, when you're low, will never leave you. Rather, He'll show you what He can do when we surrender our will to Him.
He will never put a trial in your life, but He'll be with you as you learn what it means to have faith.
In the last 3 years, I've learned God is greater than all the peaks and valleys.
When you allow your trials to show you what it means to lean on Him and constantly seek His guidance, you can be led to do amazing things & meet amazing people.

3 years ago, I was
-counting every breath I took.
-hearing what I wouldn't be able to do.
-hearing your lung collapsed
-hearing my lungs were concrete & I wouldn't be getting out of the hospital without new lungs.
-hearing you can't see your kids
-hearing you have another new infection
-starting 179 sessions of PT

BUT GOD.

NOW LOOK AT ME!

11/18/2024

Selling wreaths this year again! But I'm a busy mama so I won't be making them enmasse, rather made to order. $25 for the decorated with natural accents, $30 for the ones with more glam ( the balls/pinecones) DM/TEXT me to order!

*disclaimer- I have concolor fir/Norway spruce/white pine/ cedar & hemlock at the moment.(You can see the types in the car pic)- So the pictures are from years past as examples!

09/22/2024

Met the newest members of the clan!
Cameron & Ella~
Dear God, You’ve given us a true miracle. You have provided these twins for our family. Our hearts overflow with love and thanksgiving. May we always feel Your loving hands on our family. Thank You, Amen.
Jennifer Champagne

09/11/2024

Happy 9th birthday sweet angel.

Yesterday Grace hopped into the car at pick-up excited beyond measure to tell me she learned what is and isn't in heaven at school that day. She learned there isn't anything bad up in heaven. Immediately, she tells me she knows Austen is so happy up in heaven next to a shining river. (She was very specific about that)

She wasn't lucky enough to meet her sweet cousin, but she reminds me nearly daily that she thinks about him. She wonders aloud what he might be doing or seeing. When she prays, she prays for him and even sometimes to him as an angel on her team.

Through the eyes of a child we're able to remember and contemplate the heavenlies. We're able to enjoy the here and now knowing one day there won't be missed or separated birthdays.

We love you Austen. You're never far from our hearts or minds.

09/04/2024

Kindergarten or bust!

08/20/2024

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