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><channel><title>Mott &#8211; MI Taylor Family</title> <atom:link href="http://mitaylorfamily.com/tag/mott/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://mitaylorfamily.com</link> <description>We live in Michigan.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2019 02:28:40 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.25</generator> <item><title>2013 in Review</title><link>http://mitaylorfamily.com/2013/12/30/2013-in-review/</link> <comments>http://mitaylorfamily.com/2013/12/30/2013-in-review/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2013 15:19:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[justeeni]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abby]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abigail]]></category> <category><![CDATA[anniversary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Contentment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[date]]></category> <category><![CDATA[God]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sovereignty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Top Ten]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Year]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://mitaylorfamily.wordpress.com/?p=303</guid> <description><![CDATA[One of our favorite things to do at the end of each year is remind ourselves of some of the year&#8217;s highlights. Originally I intended to post the &#8220;Top 10 Blog Posts of 2013&#8221;. However, as I looked at what &#8230; <a
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href="http://mitaylorfamily.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/wasted-seasons/">Wasted Seasons</a></strong></p><p><a
href="http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/justeeni/media/Lessons/window_zps0946c71a.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img
src="http://mitaylorfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/pb/Lessons/window_zps0946c71a.jpg?189db0" border="0" alt=" photo window_zps0946c71a.jpg"></a></p><p>This is one of Dan&#8217;s favorite posts of the year.</p><p><strong>9. <a
href="http://mitaylorfamily.wordpress.com/2013/09/09/anniversary-date/">Anniversary Date</a></strong></p><p><a
href="http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/justeeni/media/Dan%20and%20Justine/hands_zpsc4b33aed.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img
src="http://mitaylorfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/pb/Dan%20and%20Justine/hands_zpsc4b33aed.jpg?189db0" border="0" alt=" photo hands_zpsc4b33aed.jpg"></a></p><p>A sweet story of a special date just days before Abby was born.</p><p><strong>8. <a
href="http://mitaylorfamily.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/sufferingandthesovereigntyofgod/">Suffering and the Sovereignty of God</a></strong></p><p><a
href="http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/justeeni/media/AbbyNICU/sufferingAbby_zpsd40987b1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img
src="http://mitaylorfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/pb/AbbyNICU/sufferingAbby_zpsd40987b1.jpg?189db0" border="0" alt=" photo sufferingAbby_zpsd40987b1.jpg"></a></p><p>Some thoughts on the lessons I&#8217;ve learned this year about suffering.<br
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/> 7. <a
href="http://mitaylorfamily.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/10-things-ive-learned-in-3-years-of-marriage/">Ten Things I&#8217;ve Learned in Three Years of Marriage</a></strong></p><p><a
href="http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/justeeni/media/Dan%20and%20Justine/weddingpic_zps18a3c6c3.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img
src="http://mitaylorfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/pb/Dan%20and%20Justine/weddingpic_zps18a3c6c3.jpg?189db0" border="0" alt=" photo weddingpic_zps18a3c6c3.jpg"></a></p><p>An anniversary post.</p><p><strong>6. <a
href="http://mitaylorfamily.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/abby-is-home/">Abby is Home!</a></strong></p><p><a
href="http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/justeeni/media/AbbyNICU/leaving_zpsa275475d.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img
src="http://mitaylorfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/pb/AbbyNICU/leaving_zpsa275475d.jpg?189db0" border="0" alt=" photo leaving_zpsa275475d.jpg"></a></p><p>This was the highlight of our year!</p><p><strong>5. <a
href="http://mitaylorfamily.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/a-letter-from-abby/">A Letter from Abby</a></strong></p><p><a
href="http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/justeeni/media/Abigail%20Faith/Abbyletter_zps3165932f.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img
src="http://mitaylorfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/pb/Abigail%20Faith/Abbyletter_zps3165932f.jpg?189db0" border="0" alt=" photo Abbyletter_zps3165932f.jpg"></a></p><p>Abby hijacked my blog one day and wrote this sweet letter of thanks.</p><p><strong>4. <a
href="http://mitaylorfamily.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/abigails-birth-story/">Abigail&#8217;s Birth Story</a></strong></p><p><a
href="http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/justeeni/media/Abigail%20Faith/Abigail_zps507fb867.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img
src="http://mitaylorfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/pb/Abigail%20Faith/Abigail_zps507fb867.jpg?189db0" border="0" alt=" photo Abigail_zps507fb867.jpg"></a></p><p>A detailed account of the day Abby was born.</p><p><strong>3. <a
href="http://mitaylorfamily.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/the-birth-story-ill-never-tell/">The Birth Story I&#8217;ll Never Tell</a></strong></p><p><a
href="http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/justeeni/media/AbbyNICU/birthpicture_zps6003534d.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img
src="http://mitaylorfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/pb/AbbyNICU/birthpicture_zps6003534d.jpg?189db0" border="0" alt=" photo birthpicture_zps6003534d.jpg"></a></p><p>In this post, I shared why we will never have the birth story we had always hoped for, and how God helped us to accept the situation.</p><p><strong>2. <a
href="http://mitaylorfamily.wordpress.com/2013/11/16/abby-update-66-days-old/">Abby Update: 66 Days Old</a></strong></p><p><a
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src="http://mitaylorfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/pb/AbbyNICU/ambulance_zpseabc6563.jpg?189db0" border="0" alt=" photo ambulance_zpseabc6563.jpg"></a></p><p>This is the day Abigail was transferred from St. Joe&#8217;s over to UofM Mott&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Hospital due to her excessive spit up and weight loss over the past several weeks.</p><p><strong>1. <a
href="http://mitaylorfamily.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/introducting-abigail-faith/">Introducing Abigail Faith </a></strong></p><p><a
href="http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/justeeni/media/Baby%202/pregnancies_zps233c3fe6.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img
src="http://mitaylorfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/pb/Baby%202/pregnancies_zps233c3fe6.jpg?189db0" border="0" alt=" photo pregnancies_zps233c3fe6.jpg"></a>Was anyone surprised?  This was the first post published after Abby was born announcing her early birth at just 28 and a half weeks.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://mitaylorfamily.com/2013/12/30/2013-in-review/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>