Seven Years of Life...

The 15th of December marked seven years since Candace's postpartum haemorrhage several days after Riaan's birth in 2015. On that day, which you can read about in two parts here and here, Candace required 12 units of life-giving blood and plasma. The surgeons and medical staff were able to stop the bleeding, but even then still thought long and hard about performing a hysterectomy. 

Thankfully, they gave her the option to have more children, and thus we have added two special blessings - pictured here with Candace - to our family since that day. I'm always blown away by the Lord's goodness when I think about this fact. As is tradition, I celebrated Candace's day of life with a gift of flowers. It remains a day of thankfulness and appreciation for us.