I'm not sure if I ever blogged it, but I had said I was going to - one of my blog readers, Laura from NJ had emailed me a long time ago and talked about how the number 143 used to be the way to say "I love you" when texting/paging someone (remember pagers?) :o) She said she felt like Rachel's 43 minutes on earth was her way of saying "love you" to me. (through God, obviously) I think of that every time I catch 1:43 on the clock or somewhere else.
Last night I was at the gym... day 2 of week 2 on my couch to 5K running plan.... I placed my hands on the heart rate monitor to check where I was at. I followed the white line that appeared over until I got to my age and saw that it was right over the green line, meaning I was at my target heart rate.
My eyes shifted to look at the number. A big 143 right next to the red blinking heart.
Didn't I say she would be my inspiration to keep running? She's with me every step of the way.
On August 4, 2010 our hearts broke as we heard the Dr. say "she has anencephaly...these babies don't live" at our 19 wk ultrasound. The Dr. is wrong. Our precious daughter's time on earth may be short, but she will live for eternity with our Lord in heaven. During the few months we have her here with us, we intend to make the most of every second of it. Our hope is that she will leave behind more than a few short memories, but that she will leave a legacy of what it means to hope in Jesus.
Awesome! I love things like that!
ReplyDelete<3 Since more than a week now the number 43 is following me. Always when I check up the time it's something with :43 and I have to think of Rachel :-)
ReplyDeleteMuch love , anja
That is so awesome, Stacy! <3
ReplyDelete:) <3 :)
ReplyDeleteRachel is always ever so close.
ReplyDeleteYou rock babe. And so does your Princess!
That's beautiful, Stacy. And, great job on your journey to better physical health! I am inspired!
ReplyDeleteawww!
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