Heart of Beckett

Oct 09 2019

Family

October 9, 2019

CHALLENGING NEWS:

This is a picture of my Dad I took a few years ago on the top of a parking garage at Riley Children’s Hospital. Those were some very dark days for us, but Dad must have driven the 6 hour round-trip dozens and dozens of times over those 8 months. Never a fuss…just a quiet and comforting presence in the room. I truly admire and appreciate his consistent disposition and calm demeanor. I feel like this picture captures this for me.

Unfortunately, I received some very challenging news today that my Dad had a heart attack this morning and is joining Beckett’s open-heart surgery club tomorrow morning at 7:00am. The Doc said he should be very grateful he didn’t die from it. He will be having at least a triple, but possibly a quadruple, bypass surgery tomorrow. Please pray for a restful evening, a successful surgery, and a quick recovery. Thank you everyone in advance for the love and support. I always appreciate it more than I could ever adequately express.

Aug 13 2019

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Beckett

August 13, 2019

1st Grade! 😳

How is that possible? 🤦‍♂️

Mar 30 2019

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Beckett

March 30, 2019

Thank you IWU Dance Marathon for making Beckett feel special again at this year’s IWU Riley Dance Marathon. We appreciate you all very much! Indiana Wesleyan University

Mar 28 2019

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Beckett

March 28, 2019

Look who got a new haircut and looks like a lil man now. Growing up so fast!

Jan 25 2019

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Family

January 25, 2019

Look who has another younger brother! Declan Shay Rupp was born on January 24, 2019 at 9:30am. 20.5 inches, 6 pounds 7 ounces. We are so grateful for our 3 boys…all so unique and special in their own way.

Jan 14 2019

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Beckett, Jonny

January 14, 2019

This sweet boy has been dying to play in the snow. Today we snuck it in before mommy had to go to work. #happykid

Dec 28 2018

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Beckett

December 28, 2018

It’s amazing that this incredible journey of life began 6 years ago…today. It’s been another interesting year filled with fear, exhaustion, and pain…but it has also been a year of life, blessing, and healing. We are so grateful for another memorable year with this incredibly special little boy. Thank you God, Family, Friends, Teachers, Pastors, Co-Workers, etc. We are looking forward to many many more. May the best days of our past, be the worst days of our future.

Nov 25 2018

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Jonny

November 25, 2018

UPDATE (11/25/18)

Sorry for the few-day-hiatus…we’ve just been acclimating to home life again. I’ll keep this brief:

We are doing well. Beckett is doing great. It took a few days at home on oxygen to finally see some significant steps of improvement. Last night was the first night I was able to successfully turn off his oxygen while Leah happened to be back at work (I’m sure it made her a little nervous). We tried a few other times and he “failed” (as in, a noticeable drop in his sats). But not only did he hold his numbers last night…they were impressive. It looks like he’s finally turning the corner. We even went to church today on no oxygen. I still brought the portable tank since he had only been off for about 12 hours at that point, but he hasn’t needed it yet. We’re going to send him back to school tomorrow (which he’s really excited about) and hope he adjusts well back into our old rhythm.

As always, we really appreciate the support and encouragement. Soooo many of you have offered words of encouragement, prayer, a helpful hand, and even finances. It’s all so very humbling, and we are so grateful. And we are continually grateful for God’s hand and provision over our son and family. To be honest, it’s been a long six years (almost six years). Sometimes it feels like when we have gotten past all the challenges, a new unforeseen (yet familiar) challenge rears it’s ugly head. But God’s faithfulness and this amazing community of friends and family have consistently surrounded us. As much as I genuinely wouldn’t wish these “challenges” on anyone…ever…the blessing of seeing the best of humanity and God’s love from this perspective is a beautiful and rare gift.

We hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving. I know we have much to be thankful for and are truly excited to celebrate this next month together, at home, and as a family.

Nov 22 2018

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Family