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Faith and Family Laura Washburn Faith and Family Laura Washburn

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT

In January of 2022, when Jack was halfway through Kindergarten and my husband was going through a really challenging time with his health, we started Friday Pizza & Movie Night. I share the full backstory later in this post, but now it is sweet to see that something that was started out of exhaustion and just wanting a mental break, has become one of the sweetest parts of our week.

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Faith and Family Laura Washburn Faith and Family Laura Washburn

JACK’S HEART STORY, PART 3

The surgeon anticipated that Jack would be in the ICU for 2-3 days, mostly depending on the chest tube and then in a regular room for another 3-4 days before going home. They let us know that while they would not discharge us a minute before he was ready to be, that those estimations could be shortened (or lengthened) depending on his progress.

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Faith and Family Laura Washburn Faith and Family Laura Washburn

JACK’S HEART STORY, PART 2

The doctor told us that there was an indention on his esophagus and trachea that looked abnormal. This typically indicated a Right Aortic Arch (a normal Aortic Arch faces left), but they would need to do a CT Scan and Bronchoscopy to be sure.

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Faith and Family Laura Washburn Faith and Family Laura Washburn

JACK’S HEART STORY, PART 1

Did you know that approximately 1 in 100 babies are born with a Congenital Heart Defect? My Jack is 1 in 100. Despite amazing advances in maternal-fetal medicine, there are still babies born everyday with undiagnosed congenital heart defects. That’s our story.

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Faith and Family Laura Washburn Faith and Family Laura Washburn

FROM GOALS TO HABITS

Learn how to seamlessly transition your New Year's goals into sustainable habits for lasting change. Discover sustainable changes that elevate your routine, enabling lasting transformations in 2024 and beyond!

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A YEAR IN REVIEW

Happy New Year’s Eve! I love to taking a few minutes at the end of the year to reflect on all that we did and experienced and accomplished throughout the year. The good and the hard! So here’s a top 3 month-by-month recap of 2023.

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