2008-05-06
A New Award To Give Away
Topics Award, Blogger Awards, Noah, Noah's Adventure, Organ Donation, Sharing the Love 62 Kick'n CommentsMy precious son Noah would not be here today if he hadn't received a Heart Transplant on 07.07.07.
I hope by passing this award around the blogging world we can all help raise awareness of the need for Organ Donation.
The rules of this award are: SHARE THE LOVE!!! Share this award with all those blogs out there that you love. All the people who make you smile. All those that make you laugh. All those that make your day. All those that leave uplifting comments on your blog. **All I ask, is that you include a link to this post with the award and ask your recipient to do the same**
As you may have recently seen on my side bar, I have finally created a custom blog award!! I have wanted to do this for a long time but never came up with something that "fit". I didn't want just anything. It had to be something that meant something to me. And what could mean more than Sharing the Love by giving you pieces of my heart??
So I created this award in Honor Of The Donor That Saved Noah's Life. I share this award with those of you whose love and friendship have enriched my life and made my world a better place.
I hope by passing this award around the blogging world we can all help raise awareness of the need for Organ Donation.
The rules of this award are: SHARE THE LOVE!!! Share this award with all those blogs out there that you love. All the people who make you smile. All those that make you laugh. All those that make your day. All those that leave uplifting comments on your blog. **All I ask, is that you include a link to this post with the award and ask your recipient to do the same**
So get sharing and then come back here and check out who I am going to be sharing my love with. (I'll be sharing my love within the next few days.)
May 6, 2008 11:42 PM
He is so cute!!! great award...I love it.
May 7, 2008 3:04 PM
what a wonderful anniversary to celebrate!
May 7, 2008 5:11 PM
Noah's new hair cut is so cute. I can't wait to see him in person! Love Mom
May 7, 2008 11:39 PM
LOVE Noah's new hair cut!! I can't wait to see more pictures. . . or just see it when we hang out, FUN!
May 9, 2008 4:14 PM
Sharin' the love! I love the pic with the blog award. The pic of Noah is so cute. I just want to squeeze his little cheeks!
May 9, 2008 6:51 PM
I want to kiss Noah's cheeks!
June 2, 2008 9:59 AM
What a cutie pie! Awesome story...
June 10, 2008 10:01 PM
I adore him already! What a wonderful even to celebrate!
June 13, 2008 8:47 PM
I was just awarded your award..and it means alot coming from my bloggie friend and even more reading Noah's story!
I'll proudly put it up tomorrow!!
June 19, 2008 10:26 PM
oh he's adorable....This is close to my heart as My Dad had a heart transplant at age 68...and my nephew had a heart valve repaired as a newborn..Candi passed this on to me and I am going to do the same..
June 22, 2008 3:26 PM
I was just given your award. I am so honored after reading Noah's story. This is a great way to raise awareness. To be on either side of this miracle must be a huge blessing. I will pass the award along.
June 22, 2008 7:50 PM
Hi! I saw your link at my friend's blog and thought I'd stop by to say hi. Your son Noah is so cute. I'm so happy to know that he is well now. :)
June 24, 2008 6:01 AM
your son is so adorable. the world needs more earthbound angels like him.
You also have a beautiful idea going on. A friend shared it with me and I feel so honored. I'm excited to share it with others as well. :)
thank you for starting a beautiful thing.
June 24, 2008 7:39 AM
Thanks so much for spreading word on the issue in such a creative manner Crystal. It's great to see so many people picking up on the importance of organ donation and helping get the word out.
I just posted on your efforts today to help Share the Love!
Thanks again.
http://iam-areyou.blogspot.com/
June 24, 2008 8:39 PM
Hi there - your award has been passed through the "internets" and made its way to me and I had to come read the original story. Your family is beautiful - what a blessing you received in that transplant - and on 7/7/07!
Mommy Always Wins
June 28, 2008 10:20 PM
Oh, he is too cute! So incredibly sweet.
Someone just gave me this award and what an honor!!!
Happy Birthday to Noah and blessings to your family.
June 29, 2008 12:04 PM
your noah is just so adorable sis. and i hope you and your family will be showered with more and more blessings. stories like yours that exude strength uplift my spirit. God is really good. God bless you and your family dear. :)
June 30, 2008 7:59 AM
Thank you for creating this award. What a wonderful one to pass on to others. :)
July 5, 2008 7:51 PM
I just received your award. What a beautiful way to say thank you to your son's donor. My son was also born with a CHD, though did not need a transplant. I have passed your award along...here's to keeping it going! :)
July 9, 2008 2:12 PM
Lovely reason for an award. I've just got one from Mean Mom so will put a link to this post on my award. btw we are all donor card holders in our house.
July 9, 2008 3:48 PM
share the love is a great award and theme....very poignant blog!!! best wishes
sara x
July 14, 2008 12:13 AM
Hi Crystal,
I am in love with that sweet face of your little guy Noah!
I just received this award and traced it back here. I am so glad I did. What a wonderful award, for an absolutely precious reason, to honor your son and his heart donor and the precious pieces of your heart. I am so proud to be receiving this award, and will give it away with much honor and love!
July 14, 2008 9:59 AM
just recieved this award... such an adorable kid... he is so cute!
July 17, 2008 5:42 AM
What a wonderful idea for an award. You have a beautiful son, and I think this is a wonderful way to increase awareness for the need for organ donors. Pappy
July 17, 2008 7:44 AM
Hi Crystal, What a beautiful little boy with a smile that just tugged at my heart. I am a grandmother and I know these little precious gifts from God... What a blessing to have received an award with such a heartfelt meaning, in more ways than one. I will, with much honor and appreciation, post it for others to see and pass it on. I love your header!...Good blessings for the day sweet little mother...Dee Dee
July 19, 2008 8:05 PM
I just received this award today from someone and had to stop by and leave you a comment. Your lil boy is beautiful and I am so happy to read such an inspirational story. My son is my world and this really touches my heart. Thank you for sharing the love...
July 21, 2008 5:40 PM
I was just tagged with this award by giftofgreen.blogspot.com. As it happens, friends of ours had a baby who had heart issues and a number of surgeries in his short life, which sadly ended less than a year after it began. It warms my own heart to hear that your own lovely baby is thriving after his surgery, and I pray that God will continue to bless you all!
July 24, 2008 6:54 PM
Crystal, Noah is so precious and so is your daughter. I came here to learn more about the award Sharing the Love!!! And now, I
believe it has even more meaning!
I thank God that your prayers were answered and Noah received his heart transplant! I pray that he continues to be strengthened and
grows to know Jesus through you Sharing the Love! How precious!
I've added you to my favorites!
Thank you for developing something to honor your love for your son and those that donate organs of such great need! I pray that it does just what you wanted: raise
awareness and more donors, too!
Grateful for your story shared!
Be blessed as you bless many!
July 25, 2008 12:41 PM
I was blessed with this award by the lovely Vee at http://ahavenforvee.blogspot.com and I could not be more proud. I am so glad that little Noah is doing so well and what a delight it must be to see that picture of his glowing face! Prayers for him are still going out I'm sure, but please allow me to add my voice to Heaven's list
Sandi
July 25, 2008 3:07 PM
Sandi just passed this lovely award on to me. I appreciate it so much.
My youngest grandson is Noah. He was born last November.
We lost Noah's brother Elijah, a year before (11/06), to PUVs. His parents, my daughter and son in law, donated Elijah's body to Washington University (St Louis)in hopes this might help solve the mystery of PUVs.
Noah has severe allergies, but is thriving. We are, indeed, so very blessed.
Your Noah is a doll baby. What a sweet face. I'll keep him in my thoughts and prayers.
Pat
July 25, 2008 9:44 PM
Gosh what a doll! He is so adorable!
For some reason his little face reminds me a lot of my baby girl Autumn... you can see her pics on my blog.
GOD BLESS and Im happy to hear he is doing well :)
July 26, 2008 3:30 PM
Such a beautiful award. Noah is just darling.
Blessings to you and your family.
Melissa
July 27, 2008 9:24 AM
This award was passed on to me and I'm passing it forward. It's a very important issue. I have the organ donor indicator on my drivers license and my family knows that's the way I want it if something happens to me. What a happiness for you and your family.
July 27, 2008 2:08 PM
What a meaningful reason for an award, and a great way to spread the word! All of my family are indicated as organ donors, including the children. We know the importance of the gift of life first hand. I am a 2-time stem-cell transplantee. Not sure if that's the word, but I've had 2! Of course, stem-cells are a simple donation compared to an organ, but they are still life-giving for the patient, and life-affirming for the families!
I may have to steal this idea and do a similar award for stem-cell donation, if you don't mind.
July 29, 2008 1:14 AM
A wonderful idea to spread the word of organ donation. Such a wonderful idea, & look at your beautiful son!
July 29, 2008 4:57 AM
Your son is beautiful and so is the award. Your family pic in your header is gorgeous too!
July 30, 2008 6:23 AM
Adorable little boy!
July 30, 2008 11:32 AM
I just received your award. I wanted to thank you for creating it. I don't think I really deserve it but my friend who nominated me does and that means alot. What a sweetie Noah is. I love his chubby checks and his cute hair. Give him a hug for me.
July 31, 2008 2:47 PM
What a great award, It's a great thing to make people think about organ transplants. About 21/2 years ago my 17year old daughter's heart suddenly stopped, she was rushed to the hospital where they kept her alive for about 20 hours. She had suffered massive brain damage, and we soon learned there was no hope. My husband and I were so distraught we could not think straight, and I have regretted so much the fact that we did not donate her organs. Loosing a child is something you just don't think will ever happen to you, and I wish so much that she could have helped someone else not go through what we had to.
August 3, 2008 8:48 AM
What a great little face, love those little cheeks!!
August 3, 2008 8:35 PM
I just received your award from Rose_Michelle and reading your blog is a lesson in being faithful and faith filled. Your family is beautiful - how blessed you are to have these adorable children. And it is a blessing to us to come along on your journey.
May God bless you.
August 4, 2008 2:24 PM
I'm so honored to receive this award! The testimony is so powerful. It's an honor to pass it on.
Blessings to you and your sweet family!
Stephanie
August 5, 2008 7:23 AM
I'm humbled and honored to have this lovely award. What a sweet and HEARING spirit you've been given, Mommy!
Shalom Aleichem, Sister!!!
Carmen
August 8, 2008 6:50 AM
OH, he is such a cutie!!! I just received one of your beautiful awards from Kim @ Homesteaders Heart. Your award is making its way around. Blessings to you!
August 10, 2008 9:25 AM
I also have just recieved one of your awards. Its lovely to find the origin of what it stands for :)
August 11, 2008 3:58 AM
Oh how sweet. I have tears in my eyes as I read this. I'm so honored to have received your award. What a wonderful way to say thank you. I, and I'm sure many others, have said a little prayer for the family of your donor, and also for little Noah. Won't it be something for Noah to read about all of this when he grows up.
August 11, 2008 12:38 PM
Awww! He is absolutely adorable and thank God for Angel organ donors! Tonjia shared this beautiful and beloved gift with me and I will publish is with love, a smile and thoughts of your sweet little boy with a gift from Heaven.
Thank you!
August 12, 2008 4:40 PM
Just wanted to let you know that a dear blogging friend shared this award with me. She had received it from one of her friends. I followed the links to this one because it was so intriging. Your little boy is so cute and the story behind the award is precious just as he is.
Thanks for sharing,
AliceE.
August 12, 2008 6:44 PM
Thank you for sharing this encouraging testimony and precious award with us. I stopped by previously but forgot to leave a comment to thank you. I have received this lovely award from a dear blogging friend and am having the joy now of passing it on. Noah is so cute. Thank God for His goodness to your family. I pray that God will bless your family and Noah as you spread His love to His people. Thank you for being such a blessing to us!
August 12, 2008 7:05 PM
Dear Crystal,
Thanks again for sharing with us God's goodness to your family and this lovely award. I thank God that He enables us to meet through blogging. I am greatly encouraged by your testimony.
I am thankful to God that I can meet you and many others through blogging and my life has been greatly blessed by God's goodness and mercies to everyone of us. I am in the midst of listing out blogging friends that I like to share 2 awards with. I have included your blog as well. I like to give the Share The Love Award back to you as a token of appreciation. And I like to share Friendship Award with you. Do come over and receive them when you have time. Take care and God bless you and family always!
With appreciation and prayers,
Nancie
August 18, 2008 3:28 AM
Our dad had a heart transplant and we will display your award proudly on our blog! What a cutie your Noah is!
Love ya lots
Maggie and Mitch
August 18, 2008 7:38 PM
Your children are beautiful. I will display the award now that I know what it is for. The awareness of organ donation is rising in Australia. Thankyou.
August 19, 2008 1:04 PM
Hi my name is Eduardo I'm a puggle who loves to snuggle! I wanted to let you know me & my Mommy read some of your blog & thought it was beautiful! Thank you for sharing your love for God & your children with us! It's very touching to see such strong love! My Mommy can't have chidren so I'm her little boy...
Hugs & Snugs
Eduardo the Snuggle Puggle
August 29, 2008 12:15 PM
I am so honored to have received this award. Thank you and God bless you and your beautiful family.
September 2, 2008 9:19 AM
The gift of LOVE and LIFE! Thank you for using your pain as a gift to others. I received the award from Andrea Olley even though she did not know 2 people in my family had had heart transplants. You can read about it on my 8/28/08 post: GOD'S GOLD. I plan to give it out once a week for a few more weeks. My today's post honors my second nomination for SHARING THE LOVE.
September 2, 2008 10:45 PM
I have never seen another child with cheeks like my son, until yours. Thank you for being so proactive with your blog. i love to see other moms going through similar things and what they are able to do with their time and emotions. Thank you for your example.
September 30, 2008 7:45 PM
I received this award and wanted to stop by and say thank you! Your little guy is precious. Blessings to you!
October 30, 2008 9:11 PM
What a beautiful child you have and what a thoughtful award you have created. It is always so sad when one child has to lose their life to save the life of another. But your appreciation of that great sacrifice by honoring the donor is very touching. May you all have a long happy life.
Dewey Dewster's Gram
November 18, 2008 2:52 PM
just wanted to let you know I just shared your beautiful award with my bloggie buddies. if you want to check it out I'm at www.lisanoel03.blogspot.com
November 28, 2008 9:59 AM
What a beautiful way to commemorate such a special day. Your son received his transplant on my birthday too!
December 2, 2008 2:16 AM
My Lapdaddy has had by pass surgery twice 16 years apart! I am giving this award to him and all the kitties who went to comfort a stanger kitty from Germany who died of a gun shot wound complication.
Thank you for making this touching award and may God Bless you and your precious family!
Love Miss Peach
February 9, 2009 12:59 AM
Hi Crystal,
thank you for creating this lovely award. The remarkable story of your son makes it even more precious. I have dedicated it to all incredible and inspiring people in my life and would like to dedicate it for you as well. All the best for you and your family :)!