It was time for us to go off to our hometown for a fundraiser in Kaitlyn's honor. The gym, Crossfit FMS (For My Savior) had decided to raise money for the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep organization as a way of honoring our daughter.
Here is the post that the owner's wife, Hallye, posted:
Christmas Fundraiser
My husband started this small business in West Texas just trying to make my dent in the world. I figured he would help a few people lose some weight and provide for our family. It grew, and grew. The day I realized he was making a bigger impact than I thought, was when Alex Munoz messaged him to tell him he was following our programming in Afghanistan. That really blew my mind. Here was a soldier, fighting for our country, in a desert across the world that was listening to my husband and our little gym. Alex has always been special to me, for that reason. We mailed him some shirts and a small care package while he was stationed and David & he have always kept in touch via Facebook.
As some of you know, Alex and his wife Amy were expecting a little girl, Kaitlyn Sophia. Alex arrived home (unexpectedly at that) in time for her delivery. Their little girl was in the breech position and they elected to do a c-section. They loaded their car with their car seat and their hospital bag and were off to meet their sweet girl. When they checked into the hospital they found out that God had called Kaitlyn home. I cannot imagine a greater pain. The grace with which Alex and his wife have handled this heartbreak is truly remarkable. To get a better glimpse, you can see Amy’s blog here.
Now, with the Christmas season rolling around God has placed them even more heavily on my heart. I reached out and asked Amy if there was anything we, as a community, could do for them. She mentioned this organization, Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep and how they gave her the most precious gift on that day. Pictures of her sweet baby girl. You can read more about that, here.
That was all it took. We will raise money to donate to that organization in sweet Kailtyn’s name.
Friends, acquaintances, strangers, anybody, this is to you – As most of you know, this is one of my few posts on the website in the 2 years we have had this little gym. This is so, so important to me. Most of us will never have to experience the absolute tragedy that these sweet people have. THANK GOD. And please, even if you have a dollar left to your name, give some pennies to this cause.
Many years ago, while listening to the late Kidd Kraddick, my husband and I heard him talk about the “healthy kid tax” and how we are called as parents of healthy babies, to pay our “tax” to those that don’t. I ask you, if you can find a place in your heart to donate, please do.
Alex & Amy will be attending this “Kaitlyn Sophia WOD” which will be held on Saturday, December 21st, 2013 at 10 am. Even if you can’t make a donation please feel free to come out and help support them physically, with a smile and a hug.
More details on the WOD itself will be released next week, but plan on being here at 10 am! And of course, even if you can’t make the WOD, donations are welcome!
As for donations, we are putting a suggested donation of $20 on this, but obviously, any more or less is welcomed. You can email with the amount you would like charged to your account, you can bring cash/check to the box beforehand and give it to a coach, or you can bring it with you on the day of the WOD.
I am so blessed and honored to be a part of this amazing community and I am SO EXCITED to see how we can impact this charity.
Thank you, and may God bless you!
We were blown away that they had decided to do this for us, and we were really excited to get to be there for it. I agonized for a few days over what to wear, and Alex said, "Its a gym, just wear sweat pants!" I told him that would make me a poser because I had absolutely no intention of working out.
As we were driving to the gym, Alex and I decided to set our expectations on what we would like to see the total at. Hallye and David had asked for a donation of $20, so we figured if 10 people showed up to do the workout, then that would be $200. Plus, if people didn't show up or donate, it was within our means to top it off to $200 (read: I am a control freak and need to be sure we raise at least this much). We said a little prayer before we went into the gym for God's will to be done and for His glory would Kaitlyn's memory be honored.
When we got to the gym, we waited until Alex saw David, the gym owner, get there before we got out of the car. I was humbled and honored that this guy and his wife had decided that our daughter was their fundraiser of choice for the Christmas season. David did a short introduction before they got started on the WOD, and Hallye and I sat in the back and talked. (More on this later)
At the end of the workout, Hallye tallied up all of the donations and made the announcement that they had raised $3,500 in Kaitlyn's honor. "And that's not including some people that I know are going to donate later in the week and our own donation," she said to the group. I'm pretty sure my jaw was on the floor. It was amazing. I was stunned. And blessed. I think this is a perfect, tangible example of how when we set our minds to what would be "incredible" and then ask God's will to be done concerning it, He will gladly blow our expectations out of the water.
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