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I am a survivor of congenital heart disease TOF CHF CHD my blog is to encourage others with this same diagnosis to overcome with low-sodium yummy meals on my recipe page!

Saturday, December 27, 2025

Holidays are hard with our loved ones gone in glory left us πŸ’šπŸŽ„ greiving comes and goes Families helps restore our joy in faith Jesus!

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Christmas Eve was in2025!

Memories of moomy πŸ’šπŸŽ„forever in my ❤️ 😍 heart

My fave photo of us!






We still hang mommy's stocking up up its been 3 years without her in glory with Jesus  ! 
















2025!πŸŽ„πŸ’š❤️✝️




unforgettable celebration gathering all our family members under one roof! My auntie showed immense kindness by preparing a delicious low-sodium lasagna, and another mouth-watering one with sausage! It was wonderful having my cousin and auntie in town! 

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I'm thrilled my cousins loved the quilts I made for them, their joy was palpable! Balancing my medical diets was a great achievement, and my numbers were fantastic! I'm deeply grateful to have made it to this Christmas πŸŽ„! Despite tough times, I've overcome challenges and risen above the odds, knowing Jesus carries me through it all. We all had an incredible season, and I'm filled with gratitude! I love my family for being a pillar of prayer and support for one another!! #JesusCarriesMe


My sweet husband is home swollen glands briefly ER trip and quickly home to rest ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹😘 please pray he gets better not miss much work  cough keeps him from resting he’s fatigue ❤️‍🩹.  Lymph nodes   Are swollen  

#christmas2025 #friends-family #makingmemories2

πŸŽ‚ Jesus ! You will always have room in my heart! ❤️πŸŽ„


​Family is Everything! πŸ’š❤️πŸŽ„


These are my sweet fun cousins !! They bring us so much laughter!!  


How’s everyone’s Christmas I know it can be hard and anxieties are real ! So is missing our loved ones at the same time enjoying family who came to visit so much energy and fun !!🀩  this is my third year with mommy 


These are my favorite memories of momma !  


I know she’s celebrating with her family in glory that loves Jesus too that have gone ahead ! 


The rest of us sure thought about her smile and laughter !!! Christmas Eve was an unforgettable celebration gathering all our family members under one roof! My auntie showed immense kindness by preparing a delicious low-sodium lasagna, and another mouth-watering one with sausage! It was wonderful having my cousin and auntie in town! 
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We had aunt Bonnie & her son Ryan in town always a special visit !!




I'm thrilled my cousins loved the quilts I made for them, their joy was palpable! Balancing my medical diets was a great achievement, and my numbers were fantastic! I'm deeply grateful to have made it to this Christmas πŸŽ„! 




Despite tough times, I've overcome challenges and risen above the odds, knowing Jesus carries me through it all. We all had an incredible season, and I'm filled with gratitude! I love my family for being a pillar of prayer and support for one another!! #JesusCarriesMe












My sweet husband is home swollen glands briefly ER trip and quickly home to rest ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹😘 please pray he gets better not miss much work  cough keeps him from resting he’s fatigue ❤️‍🩹.  Lymph nodes   Are swollen  
#christmas2025 #friendsfamily #makingmemories2

My health diet needs I did very well staying low maintaining my fluid !! The main ring my salt intake!! 
Two days after Christmas hubby can finally sleep and get over his head cold  it’s been hard being seperate rooms on Christmas Day kind of lonely and praying πŸ™ for him thankfully it’s not Covid or Bronchitis!!  
We have been praying I don’t catch this it would definitely πŸ’― land me in the hospital Rob understands that too so he’s being very cautious 

Let me fill you in the last visit of my cardiologist my labs are too! And kidney I only have one ! So everything I do I have to be so careful !  Salt sugar& Carbs !  
All year Jesus Carrie’s me I never got hospitalized!  So thankful trying so hard to keep salt off !!  
Gods carrying me through it all !”  My heart is so full! ❤️❤️❤️πŸ’―


Monday, December 22, 2025

Zoo Lights in Denver ! Last birthday bash !! 2025!! πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸŽ„πŸ’œπŸŽ„πŸ’œπŸŽ„πŸ’œπŸŽ„πŸ’œπŸŽ„









My church bestie ! Sheila’s first time at the zoo lights and cheese cake factory!! 





 


My sweet best friend Rebecca kids 
mom’s kids are our god kids ! We are blessed with 3!!

Rebecca husband and Rob are best buddies 





Our god kids by the zoo lights sign !

Jesus heals me from Covid I struggled to breath ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹my two year follow up !

 



Friday praise! ✝️

Monday’s appointment was kind of scary, but turned out good they were wanting to admit me in to change that day I had danger a fib  the other medication but no need to right now!    
God turned it around !
Ekg shows my regular short fibs on Thursday! 

Quite a few meds and changes!!!!      No need for a heart ablation!! πŸŽ„❤️❤️❤️❤️  

Rob is on the mend. Been back working  

My aunt gave me the Covid home test πŸ’―  

I am %πŸ’― Negative!!!!!!!   Covid is  out of my body.  Thank you Jesus for seeing me through a scary crisis!!!!   

I can. Enjoy my family Christmas πŸŽ„ party!! 

Dr Kay was so happy I looked very well ❤️

My two year anniversary!!!πŸŽ„πŸ˜





Saturday, December 20, 2025

More birthday fun with sweet hubby time !!!πŸ˜πŸ˜‡πŸ˜˜πŸŽ„

 





 


 



We had an amazing time driving around, planning to stop and capture our photo by the iconic big tree lights, but sadly, it was taken down. According to someone, the reason was due to vandalism issues that caused lots of trouble, which is truly unfortunate that a few individuals let to ruin special traditions for many others over the years!!!! Tomorrow lights at the Zoo!! With hubby and friends !  Rebecca and Andrew and our god kids Sheila !! Sheila’s first time !!! All together !!  12-20-




9 inches taken off and next year if I do 12 inches stylist says it can go for kids with cancer πŸŽ„ 



















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