There is sad news in Lincoln today. A 30 year old pregnant woman, hit by an intoxicated driver on Mother’s Day, was taken off life support yesterday. She was a drug/alcohol counselor at a recovery program in town and had received her license as a mental health practicioner just two days before the car accident. Her baby was delivered at 7 months gestation and is in stable condition at St. Elizabeth’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU); little Jadyn weighs 2lb, 12 oz. My heart grieves for this family — for the father who is entering parenthood on his own now and for this teeny little girl who will especially miss her mom on Mother’s Day. Please pray for the Luebbert family and, if you are able to, donate money to cover the baby’s medical expenses at a local Union Bank.

In other news regarding premature babies, Fox’s Pizza Den is holding a fundraiser all day Saturday for St. Elizabeth’s NICU in honor of the owner’s daughter who passed away there a year ago. The owner’s wife recently gave birth to a healthy, full-term baby and now they’d like celebrate their first child’s memory. So here’s the deal… Buy pepperoni pizzas for you and your friends tomorrow for $7.99 a pie — and support the “baby hospital’s” care for their littlest patients.

**I can’t help but post this sweet baby picture of Livia, taken by my Uncle Steve a few days after we brought her home. I loves my baby!