Prayers for Anissa

On this Thankful Thursday, I am thankful for Anissa Mayhew and for all she means to the blogging community, her family, and local IRL friends.

This post is for her.

So this morning I am sitting in my easy chair saying #prayersforanissa and finally writing the post I’ve been putting off since we got the news.

You see, my friend, fellow blogger, and phenomenal mom of three, Anissa Mayhew, suffered a massive stroke Tuesday and has been in the ICU since.

Now, I’m not gonna get all sappy and go into a long spiel about why I love Anissa, I just do. I love her for all the same reasons many others do.  Her bawdy humor, her devotedness to her children, her kindness, but most of all for being willing to make you feel like you are included…like you belong.

Truth is I’ve only met Anissa twice IRL (in real life), but have spent many hours laughing with her and being in awe of her strength.  Her kindness, hilarity, and snarkiness are beautiful and are ever present in her blogs, tweets and FB updates.

BTW: She would so be making fun of the 3000+ of us who are worried sick and have shed tears for her.

I hesitated writing this post because the truth is I could never do Anissa justice…I will never be able to adequately describe her effect on social media and the word around her.  However, there have been over 382 posts written for or about her (and linked up on Aiming Low), so I encourage you to take some time today and read them.  If you don’t already know and love Anissa, take a bit and peruse Anissa’s blogs, the blog posts, and the outpouring of love and support on Twitter…Just be sure to bring a ton of tissues.

You will need them.

Also, when you’re praying for your family tonight won’t you please say a prayer for Anissa and her family too?

You can find updates on Anissa’s condition, needs, and leave her a message by heading over to CaringBridge.  For more instructions on how to help Anissa’s family, head over to Aiming Low.

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8 Responses to “Prayers for Anissa”

Jen L. November 19th, 2009 at 11:12 am

This is a great post for a great lady. You’re so right…she’s going to give us all grief when she gets better for being sooooo dramatic and worried. ;) Sending lots of prayers.

Dawn (Painter Mommy) November 19th, 2009 at 11:13 am

Thanks so much Amanda for sharing about Anissa. She sounds like she is a really special lady. I am also praying for her recovery and for her family.

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Jac @ Wuzzlemakesthree November 19th, 2009 at 12:02 pm

This is a beautiful post about Anissa! I have been silently following her blogs for a few months now, and feel as though I know her well even though I’ve only left a few comments and never actually chatted with her.

I think she will definitely be giving us grief for how worried we’ve all been, but it just shows what an amazing lady she really is.

Stephanie Dulli November 19th, 2009 at 12:40 pm

I have only been following Anissa and reading her blog and Aiming Low for a short while, but it was long enough to know how exceptional her humor is! I am praying so hard for your friend, and praying that I get to keep enjoying her humor and insights for many, many years to come!!!
Thank you for coming by my corner of the blogosphere and thank you for sharing your thoughts about your friend. It makes those of us who didn’t really know her REALLY want to know her more!

Denise November 19th, 2009 at 11:50 pm

Praying for dear Anissa.

Lucretia November 20th, 2009 at 1:51 pm

I’ve been offline pretty much all week – haven’t opened a laptop since Monday… so today was heartbreaking when I saw the #prayersforanissa hashtag and the news.

She is amazing. I miss her. I don’t know that I can write about it.

I hope I have the strength to do it as well as you did.

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