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Crafted in Darkness
7 years ago we were living through the physical and daily pain of trying to run the sprint we had been given. Drake was young, his...
Tarah OSullivan
Apr 103 min read
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Breathing Life into Desert Places
I was seven months pregnant with Drake, our fourth little in six years. Although our plates were full, Eric and I felt the Lord calling...
Tarah OSullivan
Apr 93 min read
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On the Outskirts
There was a time when the Israelites finally came through the desert. The 40 year journey was coming to an end. A time when they could...
Tarah OSullivan
Mar 105 min read
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Today Is My Birthday!
Today is my birthday, and as Drake and Vivian's mother, I find myself asking for the same thing every year.
"Father, please..."
Tarah OSullivan
Dec 2, 20242 min read
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Grateful...
I don't know if I have ever been truly grateful for time. When you are young, all you think about is growing older. When you are older...
Tarah OSullivan
Nov 28, 20242 min read
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The First 24
The hours after Vivian's birth was a bit of a blur. We had decided to induce her around 39 weeks and three days due to me being dilated,...
Tarah OSullivan
Aug 26, 20248 min read
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Vivian...alive; lively, bubbling with life
I typed in my search bar early this morning.. "What does the name Vivian mean in the Bible?".... The search populated and it caught me...
Tarah OSullivan
Aug 21, 20244 min read
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Failing FORWARD...
I avoided this day for weeks... I wanted so badly for him to be able to communicate, to show us something, to PROVE he was in there. In...
Tarah OSullivan
Aug 12, 20246 min read
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Vivian Update..Mother’s Day Evening
I am normally full of words… words that help make sense of things that have happened…words that bring understanding….words that I feel...
Tarah OSullivan
May 13, 202410 min read
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Living in the Unexpected
Eric and I knew raising multiple children were going to be eventful. Raising five children, two with terminal diagnosis, is on a different
Tarah OSullivan
May 6, 20249 min read
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Jesus Moment in the ER
She looked at us and then with a exhale stated, “ I am just going to ask..."
"Yes ma’am", we replied, not fully knowing what we were agreei
Tarah OSullivan
Apr 16, 20246 min read
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Vivian is home..
All Vivian’s levels stayed in really nice places after her infusion of red blood cells last night. Her ECG came back normal, and other than
Tarah OSullivan
Apr 16, 20244 min read
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Prayer Jar
Today, as I did my devotional I was reminded of the need for prayer. Honest, humble, expectant, desperately seeking Father’s will......
Tarah OSullivan
Jan 24, 20242 min read
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Why Not Me?
Thanksgiving was this past week and like many of you, we are still recovering from all the wonderful food. This time of year is so fun...
Tarah OSullivan
Nov 27, 20236 min read
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Seven...The Year of Completeness
Your seventh birthday, Bubby. It is hard to understand all your little seven year old body has lived through. Last year when your heart..
Tarah OSullivan
Oct 12, 20233 min read
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His Peace
27 “Peace…I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither...
Tarah OSullivan
Sep 14, 20234 min read
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Being Comfortable in the Uncomfortable
If I could explain the last year in one word it would be …uncomfortable. It is hard to explain all that we have walked through over the...
Tarah OSullivan
Jul 14, 20234 min read
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O2 Crisis and Canceled Church Plans
Today we got up at 5:30 am, started our normal routine of getting showers, kids up, dressed and fed, Drake and Vivian’s meds and food...
Tarah OSullivan
Mar 5, 20235 min read
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Calm After the Storm
Our sweet girl finally started to settle around Saturday evening. Thursday and Friday the seizures had slowed to not consistently coming...
Tarah OSullivan
Jan 18, 20234 min read
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Dead End Roads...
We took Vivian into the ER Wednesday night to have her evaluated. Her body was on day three of fever, hundreds of seizures, and throwing...
Tarah OSullivan
Jan 13, 20235 min read
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Update on Vivian..
Vivian fought hard all day and the seizures have been so relentless. She spiked a fever of 102.3 this am and we have done medicines and...
Tarah OSullivan
Jan 12, 20233 min read
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It started Monday night...
Vivian started to seize ever 20 minutes shortly after I got home Monday night. I had meetings all day surrounding the foundation, growth...
Tarah OSullivan
Jan 11, 20237 min read
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Merry Christmas
In 2016, I stopped sending Christmas cards. Although our family had enjoyed this for years prior, I could not bring myself to take the...
Tarah OSullivan
Dec 26, 20221 min read
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Life is but a Vapor...
Yesterday I was sitting with our PT discussing some pretty severe issues we are seeing with Drake’s scoliosis and his poor little legs. ...
Tarah OSullivan
Dec 8, 20225 min read
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The Crippled Lamb and Crying Over Hamburger Meat
Ever heard the saying “don’t cry over spilt milk”... Well, last night I cried over hamburger meat. Before you try to guess, no I am not...
Tarah OSullivan
Dec 5, 20226 min read
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You Made It To Three Little One...
Today is Vivian Faye’s Third Birthday...a birthday we were told she would never see. A birthday a few days ago, we were not sure if we...
Tarah OSullivan
Aug 21, 20226 min read
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Update: 20 Days Post-Cardiac Arrest
It has been twenty days since Drake’s heart stopped...unexpectedly....and twenty days since we got to witness our Lord and Savior move...
Tarah OSullivan
Aug 9, 20227 min read
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Medical Miracle
It has been 10 days since our lives drastically took a turn. I think now that the dust has slightly “settled”, we can all start to try...
Tarah OSullivan
Jul 30, 202211 min read
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Buried Alive
As I sit in my bathroom floor and type… if I am being honest… so many thoughts, and emotions are running through my head. The last few...
Tarah OSullivan
May 17, 20194 min read
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