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A to Z Challenge H is for Health Care

H is for Health Care

April 8, 2013by mattdantodd Leave a comment

We talk a lot about health care in this country. Scratch that. We yell at each other a lot about health care in this country. I understand it. I really […]

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Waiting and worrying (just a little bit) in the Waiting Room

March 5, 2013by mattdantodd 4 Comments

Even with all of these technological advances and all of these amazing things we’ve learned about this human body that You’ve created, God, we know that everything is ultimately under […]

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Family
Me & Vader

The scary elevator lady

November 27, 2012by mattdantodd 1 Comment

I was five or six when my mom had back surgery. There are a few things I remember about this, like staying with different family members after school, and visiting […]

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memories, my childhood

A Reminder to Hug Your Kids Every Day

June 26, 2012by mattdantodd 1 Comment

One year ago today, this happened. It wasn’t our first time in the hospital. It wasn’t even our first time dealing with seizures. But this one was different. It was scary. […]

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memories

Long Week

June 30, 2011by mattdantodd 6 Comments

Sunday morning, we woke up and pondered what amazing milkshakes we’d be having on our maiden voyage to Ivanhoe’s after dropping Aly off at horse camp (I had the Trojan […]

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Family

Mistaken Identity

October 14, 2010by mattdantodd 3 Comments

Mihret had a g-tube placed in her belly today. The procedure was much quicker than we expected. Recovery is still going to take a little bit of time. After all, […]

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Family

A Mountain Did Move…

September 13, 2010by mattdantodd Leave a comment

Around 10 days ago, I asked you to join me in asking God to move a mountain. Well, He did! It wasn’t the mountain we were expecting, though. While Mihret […]

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Family

Praying for a Mountain to Move

September 2, 2010by mattdantodd 7 Comments

I somehow stumbled upon this photo today. I believe it was a God-thing. This is a picture from the village of Durame in Ethiopia, near Mihret’s home village. This was […]

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Family, prayer

Still here

August 30, 2010by mattdantodd 3 Comments

Yeah. We’re back in the hospital. We were actually home for about 21 hours before it was obvious that she was becoming dehydrated. So, we went to the ER in […]

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Family

We’ve done (some of) this before…

August 25, 2010by mattdantodd Leave a comment

Mihret’s having surgery today. Adenoids and tonsils will be removed. Tubes will be put in her ears. We’re no stranger to the procedures for adenoids and tubes, thanks to Aly’s […]

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Matt Todd

Matt Todd

I'm a Husband of 1. Dad of 3. Christ follower. Lover. Fighter. Ardent enthusiast of the Indiana Hoosiers & Evansville Aces. Star Wars geek. Wannabe wordsmith with a special place in my heart for Ethiopia. Guest preacher.

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