Heart Walk 2014

Last Saturday was the American Heart Association’s Nashville Heart Walk.  The first time I really learned about the heart walk was while Amon was recovering in the hospital after his open heart surgery and I watched out our window as people went to and from the heart walk that Saturday.  I told myself the next year we would be there…we wouldn’t miss it.  And last year was so sweet.  I cried because God had brought us…had brought Amon so far in one year’s time.  This year wasn’t much different.  While walking up to where everyone was starting I got a little teary, there’s just something about the whole atmosphere and those 5 scars on Amon’s chest and torso…especially that long one right down the middle.  This is a big group of strangers coming together on one day to walk in honor and in memory of loved ones and for one cause…it makes me all sappy just thinking about it again.

This year my Aunt Linda and Uncle Tom were in from Florida so that was super special to have them join us.  And Courtney and Ashley came out with 4 babies between the two of them.  I was not jealous one bit at the strollers full of baby items.  I mostly walked behind them picking up their trail of dropped baby paraphernalia…blankies, pacis, kleenex, etc.  We were so glad they braved the heart walk with all those sweet little faces.

Aunt Linda and Uncle Tom took most of these pictures.  I only took a few so I was thrilled they caught so many of these through their camera lenses.

We didn’t hit our 5k fundraising goal, but that’s totally okay.  We raised money for something which is near and dear to our family’s hearts and I am truly grateful to all of you who donated.  Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity.  I mailed out the last of the ‘thank you’ key fobs today.  Hope they all arrived and they were an added little thank you for your sweet generosity.

Next year we’ll be back…we’ll raise money again and it will be just as special and important as the past 2 years have been.

Happy Thursday!

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