• Mommy of Multiples




    Welcome to my blog! My name is Liz ~ first and foremost I am a child of the living God, saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. I am also the wife of an amazing man named Donny. I'm a stay-at-home mom to five little miracles named Logan, Hudson, Madison, Candice and Samantha. Motherhood has always been a part of my vision for the future. Little did I know what God had in store – carrying quintuplets, bringing four babies into the world at once, and raising five. Here is a place we share our challenges, truimphs, joys and sorrows. Meet my family,The Dixon 7.

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  • Our Five Miracles

    Madison, Samantha, Candice, Hudson and Logan

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  • Words from Mom:

    "Being a mother has taught me more about the grace of God and my own shortcomings than any other experience in my life. I see God’s grace every morning as they wake up healthy and strong, as they laugh and giggle, as they run and play, as their minds develop right before my eyes. My biggest lesson learned is to cherish every moment with your children -they grow too fast. God never gives you more than you can handle…and I am going to do all that I can for my little ones -especially when they face challenges." "True, some of the lessons they’ve taught me were not very fun as they were happening, but the good moments mix up with the not-so-good moments in a wonderful curriculum ordained for me by God Himself. And since the lessons my children teach me were lovingly designed for me by my Father in Heaven, I will choose to embrace each moment and study these lessons that I may one day hear from the Teacher, “Well done, good and faithful Mommy.”" -Liz Dixon

    "I honestly can say that being a mother is the most powerful and important feeling in the world. How lucky I am to be blessed with this opportunity to raise five children of God. I feel so deeply in love with each of my beautiful children. I crave their smiles, their smell, their hugs and kisses. They are my every reason for being. They are part of me, and of my husband, and yet each one is their own little person; a person that God created and I carried. They were a part of my body and then our physical bond was separated but that intimate and emotional bond will always be there. A bond between a mother and her children is so complicated and yet so simple at the same time. I love the calling I have been given in life. I love being Mommy to Logan, Hudson, Madison, Candice and Samantha."- Liz Dixon

    "So much is involved in raising five children. We have already experienced so much in just over the last three years. I can’t believe it’s only been three years. In some ways I feel like half a lifetime has gone by. Through it all, many things have been uncertain, but one thing has stayed the same. Our Heavenly Father, Christ Jesus, has been watching over our family, keeping us safe and guiding us each day. We want our children to have hearts full of love and a strong faith in God. We are a Christian family desiring to raise our children with the primary focus of training their hearts!"- Liz Dixon

    "God gave me strength when I couldn’t go on, life when my body was trying to shut down, encouragement to my broken heart, meals when the refrigerator was empty, a place to live when ends did not meet, peace in the midst of turmoil, and a contentment that went beyond my circumstances. Sure life gets hard now and then. My heart may still become anxious and my mind may begin to assume the worse, but today I know that contentment comes from within. I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances because God is faithful to me. I am so very blessed." – Liz Dixon

    "This is the place I come to share my stories, thoughts, prayers, battles, struggles, and victories as a Christian mom. I’m not saying that I’m a perfect mom, just an honest mom in need of God’s grace everyday as I try to live out the calling that he has given me as a mother."- Liz Dixon

    "Thanks to the help and prayers of everyone, inside and outside the hospital, and all over the world we once again have triumphed over this trial. God is good! For each and every one of you…we are ETERNALLY GRATEFUL!"- Liz Dixon

    "My children have taught me the sweetness of cuddles, hugs, kisses, and hearing a little voice say, “I wanna play with my Mommy,” as Logan climbs into my lap. My children have taught me the joys of dancing in the living room, running through the sprinkler, and taking puddle walks barefoot after it rains. My children have taught me to find pleasure in simple things like stickers, lollipops, and balloons. It is entirely possible to “read” your kid’s favorite book to them in the car while driving. They will correct you if you “skip a page”. Popsicles and fruit snacks cure just about all ailments. Mommy makes an awesome superman machine and an equally awesome airplane. Thanks to the Little Einsteins the Eiffel tower is where Logan’s ticket for the musical pet train is found. Walls make especially good canvases for crayon and permanent markers. So do doors and walls. Fortunately, Mr. Clean makes the magic eraser which cleans things up in a snap. My children are teaching me how fleeting life is as each year goes by in a blink already and I know time will move faster the older they get. Being a mother has taught me more about the grace of God and my own shortcomings than any other experience in my life. I see God’s grace every morning as they wake up healthy and strong, as they laugh and giggle, as they run and play, as their minds develop right before my eyes. My biggest lesson learned is to cherish every moment with your children -they grow too fast. God never gives you more than you can handle…and I am going to do all that I can for my little ones -especially when they face challenges. True, some of the lessons they’ve taught me were not very fun as they were happening, but the good moments mix up with the not-so-good moments in a wonderful curriculum ordained for me by God Himself. And since the lessons my children teach me were lovingly designed for me by my Father in Heaven, I will choose to embrace each moment and study these lessons that I may one day hear from the Teacher, “Well done, good and faithful Mommy.”"-Liz Dixon
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Her Broken Bones Just Brake My Heart

Poor Little Candi-cane. :( Sad news…Our little princess broke her arm. The doctor said it was called a humerus fracture.

“A humerus fracture is an injury to the bone of the upper arm. The upper arm bone, the humerus, connects the shoulder to the elbow. Most humeral shaft fractures will heal without surgery, but there are some situations that require surgical intervention. These injuries are commonly associated with injury to one of the large nerves in the arm, called the radial nerve. Injury to this nerve may cause symptoms in the wrist and hand.”

Last night, we took all the kids out after dinner to buy groceries. We loaded the Quads in the buggies and Logan, helped us shop for the week. We got home and the kids climbed upstairs and I began to get everyone changed and ready for bed. When I got to Candice she just started crying and did not want me to take her shirt off. She was holding her arm weird and it was apparent something was wrong with it. Soon as he brought the groceries in I called Donny up to look at Candice. He immediately decided to take her to Care One, but they had a two hour wait. They headed to the ER, another two hour wait. It was late and Candice was very tired. Donny was told it was most likely just a sprain and she was ok. So we thought, lets just get her to bed and see how she is in the morning.

Aunt Mere came over this morning and we had plans to take the kids to The Wiggles Play Center. We left in the morning and went out for some fun with the kids. It was obvious that Candi was not using that arm at all. She did not do much. She could not climb up well with only one arm. She still had fun though, don’t get me wrong. I’ll save the fun details of our Wiggles play day for another post. On the way home I called the pediatrician and they said bring her in. They said she needed an ex-ray so we went to get that and were sent back. They wanted her to see the orthopedic surgeon today but being that it was late in the afternoon and a Friday no one could see her. She is all bandaged up now and her arm is in a sling. She has to keep it like that 24/7. We have no clue how it happened, or when. It’s so strange. She must just have fragile bones or something…or maybe her lack of baby fat is to her disadvantage. I don’t know. But I feel so bad for her. I feel like such a horrible mom too that she got hurt, and I don’t even know how. It’s not like I’m not watching her all the time and I don’t let my kids do crazy things, or go out by themselves. But somehow it happened. She has an appointment on Monday morning to see the orthopedic surgeon. Pray that Candice’s arm heals soon and that she is not in pain.

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8 Responses to “Her Broken Bones Just Brake My Heart”

  1. A lurker from Canada Please don’t feel bad or responsible. My grandson just had a broken leg and my daughter thought it was a bad sprain for two days. Mom’s do the best they can!!

  2. Ditto to the first comment from Canada. Don’t miss the point that the pros at the ER thought it was just a sprain too. I remember well that while I was with them for two weeks, being there in the same room, even playing with them, didn’t mean five kiddos couldn’t bump heads, fall down down in ank awkward position(almost for sure the case here with Candi), etc.
    Glad to hear it’s immobilzed now which takes care of most of any pain issues. Lookin’ forward to the Wiggles report. Keep on…

    Love and prayers,

    NanaPops

  3. Poor Candice, I hope she will be better soon. Best wishes to you all.

  4. Poor punkin head!! I will be praying for Candice!
    You know how kids are..they get hurt, but keep on going! You are doing an amazing job at raising your 5 precious children! Praying for you all! Love & hugs!!

  5. Poor Candice, you bet we will be praying for a quick recovery. Don’t be too hard on your self, kids can do the craziest things and they bounce back so quickly!

  6. Poor little Candice. I hope she is feeling better and her arm heals really quickly.

  7. I stumbled on your picture looking for a sling-solution for my daughter’s broken humerus! She fell at day care, I know just how you feel. Thanks for the picture- our doctor was an odd person (not my choice, he was just the only person who could see her today) and had absolutely no solution for a sling- he pretty much said “well, she’ll learn it hurts to use it and stop.” This really helps me get a better idea of what I can do, thank you!!! Here’s to hoping Candice is back to 100%

  8. i am, also very sorry to hear that your baby girl broke her humerous bone; i would like to extend to you that at this very moment my humerous bone is broken also. i did mine on a go cart accident. i am 12 years old by the way. and just to let you know, i wasnt driving. i know that this is way to late to be sending cause it is probably heeled by now. but i was just looking up other people who also had broken humerous accidents. well, uhmm bye!

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