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Surviving Toddler Shooting Just sharing my life.

07/04/2026

Just asking for prayers for my face. I just hope i can make it through the weekend.

Four years ago, I made the hardest decision of my life. It wasn't made overnight—it was just the final step after years ...
06/30/2026

Four years ago, I made the hardest decision of my life. It wasn't made overnight—it was just the final step after years of trying to hold together something that had already been breaking. The last straw had come, and there was no going back without very specific changes that never came.

I stepped into a future that terrified me. I didn't know what life would look like for me or for my boys. I was scared, uncertain, and carrying more than most people will ever know.

Looking back now, I can honestly say I've grown in ways I never imagined. Even some of the people closest to me don't know everything that happened during that season, and that's okay. I'm at peace with being the villain in someone else's story because I know the truth doesn't need to be defended every day. It has a way of revealing itself when the time is right.

I'm now in a place I once thought would take much longer to reach. My life isn't perfect, but it is filled with true unconditional love and safety, —things I once prayed for. I'm still growing. There are parts of me I wish would heal faster, but years of weeds don't disappear overnight. They have to be pulled out by the roots, one by one.

So I'm choosing to tend my garden a little better every day. Progress over perfection. Healing over pretending. And faith that what's being cultivated now will one day bloom into something beautiful.

Its been a good minute since I've updated. So its been a crazy month for us around here. We finished school. Crazy to th...
06/20/2026

Its been a good minute since I've updated. So its been a crazy month for us around here. We finished school. Crazy to think I now have a 10 and 11th grader. This dental round was very rough for me. I have been to the dentist every week for the first 3 weeks after the surgery. I had a very hard time adjusting but did get good news on June 2 that I'm good until my next appt in four months. My mouth stills feel very odd. I'm still being careful on the things I eat but I'm allowed light chewing. We took our first family vacation that we planned last year before all this came to light. I had a blast with the 3 boys and they loved the beach and the dolphins. We also got to visit the national war memorial in vicksburg. Wes Baldwin

05/21/2026

Worse part of dental work is being so use to failure that you call the Dr for things you aren't sure are normal and he tells you to come in tomorrow. Its so easy to fall into the fear trap but I know Jesus has already won the battle so im going to keep on doing what I need to do and continue to lean on the Lord. So thankful for a oral surgeon team who listens to my concerns and addresses them.

Surgery went well from what I understand. I have been in alot of pain but it's getting alittle better. I'm on day 3. I w...
05/18/2026

Surgery went well from what I understand. I have been in alot of pain but it's getting alittle better. I'm on day 3. I was actually hungry finally today. I've had Jello, chicken bone broth, vanilla pudding and potato soup liquidfy. I got to say we will probably need more orange jello because it tastes the best. 😆 Wes Baldwin love you babe.

05/14/2026

So it's been a crazy week, but let me tell you the Lord has already won the battle and he will continue , it may not always seem that way on this side of heaven but he has. Nothing is impossible I may not see how he is going to do it but he's already got it figured out for me. Its amazing to see how the Lord shows up bigger than I ever expected. This week has been another hard week with my mouth and the pain. Its been excruciating way more than usual so yesterday I gave in and called the Dr office because I can't handle the pain. The amazing Dr.Stella at Facial & Oral Associates put me in a spot to be seen by him today after he was done today. My fear was good until we started heading there but than I decided to praise the fear away. Some people pray and while I like praying, my worship will always be loud for him .I'm so Grateful , so now surgery is this friday. The bad news is that I'm losing my first implant due to bone loss already. Which with the condition of my face my skeleton is over compensating for not being able to use the right side of my mouth since I have no teeth or gums and without proper medical insurance or medicaid there's just sadly not enough to do to keep that from happening. The good news is that he really does care about me being able to eat and we will be working on a plan to do what we can until i can hopefully a better plan. As for Wes eye appointment went alittle crazier than we thought, they are going to try and save his vision so that will help him and I'm so thankful for how God showed up today and everyday this week. The lord never fails and I will continue to praise and worship to him until my last breath is gone.

This week was good other than the tooth pain. I got loved on by my awesome teacher and students all week .Wes eye appt w...
05/09/2026

This week was good other than the tooth pain. I got loved on by my awesome teacher and students all week .Wes eye appt went better than we thought ,even though we are still waiting for more answers that we will get on monday hopefully. I got to attend our church mother's day dinner, it was a sweet time hearing from others moms in different stages of life. But as I was on my way home after getting Gideon I had to pull over the teeth pain came out of no where , I had him call Wes and pushed my self to make the last .5 mile home. Thankful for both Gideon and Wes Baldwin doing everything they could quickly so I could get medicine down and inside. I finally got the pain to subside enough to lay down about midnight.

05/07/2026

Laying in bed crying and brushing my teeth with a wet toothbrush for the 45 minutes waiting for the ibuprofen to kick in. It hurts so bad... could really use some prayers right now.

05/05/2026

So while I'm waiting for my husband's dr. Appt. Here's a little life update. I got to share 1 year anniversary with Wes Baldwin. It was simple and full of rest. We have scheduled surgery for June 15th. I will be doing a more indepth dental procedure as well as a bone graph. This will be the first time since 2009 I have had surgery that wasn't giving birth ,emergency or in-house dental. Im very nervous but I know the lord has his plans and they are good. The hard part of this is losing an implant that I thought would save me from this so early as well as multiple teeth. Im not exactly sure what all this entails because 6 months ago when they told me I was truthfully devastated, i will be doing a reconsult to actually be listening .My teeth have been hurting so much more and more the last couple of months, ive laid awake and fallen asleep with a toothbrush in my mouth because brushing my gums takes some of the pain away. Its taken me this long to get the portion saved up to get a surgery date. Now I'm only 787$ away from all this. So hopefully nothing changes. More updates to come.

Day 2 of my jaw line hurting in a different manner than usual. I'm trying to manage as much as possible without medicine...
03/08/2026

Day 2 of my jaw line hurting in a different manner than usual. I'm trying to manage as much as possible without medicine. I can tell my face is more swollen than usual. My sweet husband took me to the Butterfly Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens and than we got to go eat an early dinner and walk around sprouts since we were in fort worth.

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