it’s so nice to wake up on this sunday morning and see donations rolling in for the liz logelin foundation’s 7th on the 7th campaign.
i wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks to everyone who has donated, and thanks to everyone who plans to donate in the future.
i also wanted to give an extra big thank you to mckmama. like us, mckmama and her family have been the recipients of overwhelming support from her readers, and over the course of the last few months we’ve talked a couple of times about ways to give back. a few days ago, maddy and i found a card in our mailbox from mckmama with a check for $1000 for the liz logelin foundation. in typical mckmama fashion, she asked that i give all of the credit to her readers for making this donation possible.
so readers of mckmama’s blog…thank you for the generous gift.
and to readers of my blog…thank you for inspiring me to create the liz logelin foundation. none of this would be possible without your support.
(maddy also wanted to say thanks)
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Oh man, that child is edible. Thank you too Matt for starting this organisation and letting us know that there is a tangible way to reach out and help the people who need it. I am a single mother who is fortunate to have child support, but it’s a tough road. I will keep donating every month, for as long as I am able. (You helped me kick my coffee habit too!). Hugs to Maddie. xx
She is seriously the cutest kid ever.
That’s awesome news!
I can’t believe how much Maddy has grown. Adorable!
Awesome, Matt! I read her blog and am so happy about how much she gives back to others.
Maddy is simply adorable, as always!
Very cool, Matt.
Sweet shirt, Maddy.
Such a sweet girl, and the fact that the foundation is doing so well is great. I’m sure you make such a positive impact in the lives of others with it.
Great work with the foundation.
That picture though, man is she stunningly beautiful.
Thank you to you and Maddy!! I know with your foundation you have change so many lives!!! As well as with your Blog! It’s amazing how something so small as a daily blog can change so many lives in so many different ways!!! Thank you for sharing!!
oh yeah…..and Maddy is so cute in that pic!! I love it~
Happy 7th! Proud to be a Matt, Liz, and Madeline reader and a MckMama reader! I hope many donate to the Liz Logelin foundation today!
MckMama is awesome! I’m so glad that the generosity is being spread around to so many wonderful causes.
Happy June 7th! Maddy is just the cutest!
Such a perfect shirt. Momma Liz is proud.
Looks more and more like her mother every day. I bet that breaks your heart and warms it all at the same time. Blessings upon you.
Happy to donate!!! That is awesome that MckMamma and her readers raised that money!
Love that shirt!! She’s so cute!!!
No, seriously, the thanks goes to you, my friend. For being an inspiration to so many, for letting good come from your bad, and for sharing your journey with the world.
Being a fun writer, a kickin’ photographer, and the parent of a gorgeous babe are just the icing on your cake.
But, yeah, and our readers are pretty swell, too.
Missing Liz with you. Though I never met her I feel like I have.
Warmly,
MckMama
People never cease to amaze me! In this world of turmoil, we do not get to hear the good stuff often enough.
So happy to be able to start donating, now that I’m a year out of college and actually in possession of some disposable income.
Thank YOU, Matt, for letting us into your life, and letting us watch your beautiful daughter grow every day. You’re an inspiration in so very many ways.
I am amazed over and over again by how such an incredible tapestry of strangers/friends has been woven from such a huge tragedy. I am honored to be able to give to your foundation and to pay tribute in that way to Liz.
And that’s how it’s done! Donation complete. I donated once for each of my daughters. Keep up the awesome work!
Awwww, she’s getting so big!! And adorable/stunningly beautiful as always!!
That is awesome! McMama and her MSC are awesome also.
Maddy is simply adorable!!!!
Just made my donation for the month! Can’t wait to meet you two when I am out there in a few months.
She is so precious and you are doing good work Matt.
That’s awesome! I read that MckMama was doing something but didn’t know yet what it was.
I’m so happy that this project is seeing light!
I’m a new reader of your blog and am very insired by your story. You’re doing an amazing job and I just wanted to say that Madeline is absolutely beautiful!
Wow, that is amazing. Liz would be SO proud! Maddy is going to be so proud when she is old enough to understand.
Wow! Maddy looks so big!
She is just the cutest
I just stumbled upon your blog a couple weeks ago and have already become an avid reader. I just made my first $7 on the 7th donation and can’t wait until next month!
This is incredible. So inspiring and encouraging what sharing out stories can do.
Steph
She is absolutely adorable. Love the sneaks.
The only Blogs I follow of people I have never met are yours and Mckmama’s. You both are wonderful and generous people! It is nice to know there are people like you in this sometimes cruel world we live in. Keep being awesome!
I just love seeing pictures of Maddy! I can’t wait to see the person she will become
She is adorable Matt! I think the foundation is such a wonderful idea and I doubt I could pull anything like this off if I were in your shoes. My younger kids were a few years older when Mindy passed. I had help, or that should be I helped with the diaper changing and potty training but it wasn’t my job alone. Major props to you man!
My 3-year-old daughter is sitting on my lap valiently trying to delay bedtime. She saw your kiddo staring back at her and asked when she was coming to visit. I told her her name is Madeline, and she yelled and waved, “Hi Madeline!”
She is the most beautiful little girl ever!!
Your kid is seriously the most adorable baby I’ve EVER seen.
Any news on your 501c3 status? Once you are all set with the IRS, I’ll be able to do matching gifts through my employer.
I was recently introduced to your blog by mistake. I have grown to love you and Ms. Maddy and look forward to seeing the days ahead. I am not going to tell you what you know and have heard a kazillion times but will tell you thank you for the difference it’s made in my little-ole-life. Perspective is key!
She is like a “mini me” of Mommy and Aunt Deb!
I seriously can’t believe how big she is and she is adorable as always!
I am thrilled with your foundation’s success! Congrats!
Congrats on the success of the foundation!!!!
And Maddy…. Lord Help Us…. She’s ADORABLE!!!
It’s a wonderful thing you have going on. Maddy is just beautiful!!
I donated for the first time. I couldn’t resist that photo of Maddy.
I also couldn’t resist that Maddy picture and made a donation. It was the best thing I did all day!
I love seeing people paying it forward! You and MckMama are ::awesomesauce::. What a generous gift from her so you can make a generous gift to someone who needs it. I love it!
(((hugs)))
You have a wonderful foundation going.
LOL LOL – I went through this with Alexandra a few months ago. I thought for SURE she was possessed but some evil force! However at 19 months old (tomorrow) she back to the sweet, loving, child I birthed with the exception that she now has just about a full mouth of teeth, can say MANY words including “NO mama” and “Oh, shit” (i have NO clue where she picked that up) and she wont go to anyone man or woman unless they hold cookies or smarties!
I really do know how to spell, sorry for the typos above
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Now the real child rearing begins…………..
Actually I laugh…..My last child just moved out!!!!!!!
Sad, but oooooo so ready.
Just think how it would be if each tooth came seperately.
Good Luck-I will keep on reading….
The 15 month mark was the kicker for us. Our angel son turned on us… he’s still an angel (sometimes) but I remember thinking- REALLY? THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS? Madeline is absolutely beautiful.
Matt-
I found your blog through MckMama’s and have been trying to catch up on your story (I read as much as my heart can handle for the day). Your blog is so wonderfully written and honest. My husband gets angry with me when I read things that make me sad, but I have explained to him that it makes me grateful for all that I/we have and not take anything for granted. I’m so sorry for your loss and I can’t imagine doing this alone. My daughter, Olivia, was born on March 10, 2008 and was diagnosed a month later with Cystic Fibrosis. I started her blog as a diary for her to see how my husband and I did and her little landmarks. She spent her first 12 days in the NICU and has been hospitalized 3 times since then (2 for CF exacerbations and 1 time for Hand, Foot and Mouth disease which she got very bad). Anyway, I will now be checking in whenever you update. Please stop by (if you have a spare moment) and meet my Tooters (Olivia).
Hugs-
Courtney from Knoxville
Hello, to all that will read this. My name is Carla Moneyham and I am a single mother of 5 children, ages 28, 25, 20, 18, and 15. I also watched the Oprah show when you were on and could not hold back the tears…at all…period. You see this story lands here at my house right now. My daughter (28) is the single-widowed mother of 2. She never had an actual opportunity to get married, but in their eyesight they were. Here is her story…my grandson at the age of 9mos (age 7 now) lost his father to a gunman…for no reason at all. My daughter was grief stricken…she turned to alcohol for consolation at the time and she said she would never fall in love again..I at that time had to step in and and tell her Remorrian is dead..you cannot help him now, however, your son Jemorrian is ALIVE and he needs you now more than ever. She came back to life….OK, so lets fast forward to late 2006. A young man who was trying for a year or more to win her affections, finally broke through the barriers around her heart and started courting her. They fell in love..quickly and began planning their wedding. However, one big glitch….Helana found out she was pregnant…so we had to move the date up a little…They found an apartment. The day they were to move in…my daughter went to work…came home and started putting the stuff up that Stanley had moved into the house. She became pretty tired around 10pm and told him she was going to go to bed, she had had a long day. So he decided while she was asleep to go downstairs to unload the moving truck and gas up in order to return it prior to the next a.m.
The next thing…is the tragedy….@ around 2:30a. she was awakened by a phone call..from Victory Hospital in Waukegan, IL. that they were life flighting Stanley to Milwaukee Hospital. She was still asleep and did not, nor could not understand what they were saying and why. Until, they advised her that Stanley was the victim of a robbery gone bad…and that he needed ER surgery to repair a badly ruptured vein. She was picked up and driven to Milwaukee, where she held a vigil during his intense surgery. He was brought out into the ICU recovery room, and she talke w/him, cried w/him and his family…however, 5 hours later he lost the battle and died.
Can you spell DEVASTATION…here she was approximately 4 mos pregnant with Stanley’s child….and she was reliving a nightmare she did not ever want to have again. Lightning had struck my daughter 2x in less than 5 years.
She became depressed, lost her job, lost her car. Well on September 16th she brought my Grandaughter Jenarosity into this world…only 48hrs after burying my Sister her Aunt who died on 9/11/07. The reason I am blogging this, is because she and my grandkids are now back home w/me. Due to her losing her job, and now her apartment and she cannot afford gas to get around to find another job or find a babysitter. I am helping as much as I can, however, I have a debilitating case of Diabetes which requires 24 hour insulin. I to was downsized from my job after 9 yrs and it is only by the Grace of God that I am currently working. I had to take a major pay cut, but a job is a job. I was wondering if there was anything or if anyone can assist me in getting her some assistance in getting her life back on track. My email is Carla_Moneyham@dell.com or watchme5@comcast.net. Anything that anyone can suggest or refer us to…would be greatly appreciated. I want to take this opportunity to say Matt…Thank you for who you are and what you have done with your beautiful little girl and her Mom’s legacy. I have 5 kids so if you need any advice on something…I would be honored to assist you. Thank you to all who will read this. God Bless…
Carla
I’m a new reader and would love to know where the Taj Mahal tshirt came from! So cute!