Category: Family

Ezra IS Home!

Ezra IS Home!

Just wanted to drop a post to officially notify you that Ezra IS now sleeping in this house. We brought him home from the nursery yesterday, and he has been VERY busy adjusting to life at the Mathew House since then. WE are all SO grateful for each one of you! You have all been […]
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Ridin’ the Whirlwind, eh?

Ridin’ the Whirlwind, eh?

i’ve been asked, more than a few times over the last couple days, if i felt like my world had been turned upside down.  the first time i laughed and said yes.  then i cried a little bit inside.  the next time i was asked, it took me a bit longer to keep the tears […]
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Welcome to the world little man.

Welcome to the world little man.

Ezra Henry Mathew was brought screaming into the world at 1255 today. This is a good thing, I’m told, since he was 8 weeks and 4 days premature. He’s working with prematurity and RSD. I haven’t seen Tamara since she passed into the anesthesia induced fog at about 1257 so she hasn’t seen his beautiful […]
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just to clarify…

just to clarify…

early this morning, i was made aware of the fact that i used the phrase “epic hypertension” as i explained what was going on within Tamara.  while practically true, you should know that i am fully aware that “epic” is not a medically recognized diagnosis of her condition.  for the rest of you that consider […]
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another day, another BP

another day, another BP

i have to start this one off with a thank you of epic proportions to those who have intentionally jumped into our insanity.  i have heard a few people mention that they think we are slightly crazy already, and that’s cool.  you have no idea what joy you are missing out on…  lately, though, we have […]
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AND the beat goes on…

AND the beat goes on…

this is not going to be as pretty as i’d like it to be.  it might even be a little messy and uncomfortable and for that i’ll apologize. many of you have been following my wife’s blog.  she’s real good about sharing real stories of life in our family.  she’s also pretty quick about it.  me? […]
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What Do We Do?

What Do We Do?

Not too long ago, I was trying to describe what it looked like, on a daily basis, to serve on the training team at NTBI Jackson. As I began talking, I quickly realized that I was going to need about 3 different sub-headings to adequately describe what I do… This picture represents a few days […]
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