Hazel Wristbands

Recently, our sweet friends Brooke Suarez and Amy Kraus from Valley Ranch Baptist reached out to Aubree and I with an idea for fundraising and promoting prayer for Hazel.  The idea was to produce Hazel Wristbands that would serve as a reminder to pray for Hazel's health and maybe the sanity of her parents!  After some discussion, we decided to put Hazel's name on one side of the wristband and a favorite verse on the opposing side:

"For we walk by faith, not by sight" - 2 Corinthians 5:7 (ESV)

This is a special verse to us since it perfectly reflects Hazel's vision problems and the path our family's life is on right now.  We are moving forward with faith in God's plan as our guiding light and not dependent on our own vision.

We hope that anyone who wants to purchase a wristband will use it as a reminder to pray and spend time with the Lord.  A wristband is more than a reminder to pray for Hazel; it is a reminder to pray for others in your life and a way to spread the message of Christ and the importance of prayer to others.  Don't get me wrong -- I want you to pray for Hazel!  But if anyone asks about your wristband, don't make it about Hazel's surgeries or chromosome deletion...make it about God and how He has impacted a tough situation with unbelievable support and love.

The secondary goal of the wristbands is to contribute to Hazel's medical costs and any proceeds will go towards medical bills.  It is important to us that everyone knows that any donations go directly towards medical bills and medical bills only -- not diapers, not clothes, not toys, not children's Tylenol, not everyday stuff.  Aubree and I are blessed with jobs and have always been prepared financially for "regular" expenses.

If you would like to purchase a wristband, Brooke and Amy are handling all the logistics and are selling them for $5 each. 

To order, please contact Brooke or Amy:

Brooke Suarez: Brooke82a@yahoo.com

Amy Kraus: Amykraus11@yahoo.com