The album Every Falling Tear is available online and at Christian retail stores today! A portion of the proceeds from every sale will benefit the Whole Hearts Foundation.
To preview and purchase the album on iTunes click here.
Read our family story
Emilie Martin
September 13, 2011 at 2:01 am
Hi Matt, I live in the UK and I was wondering where I could get a physical copy of the album; I know I can download it from iTunes or buy the MP3′s from amazon, but I really want an actually physical copy.
Oh, and happy birthday Bowen! We almost have the same birthday
Pat
September 13, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Emilie, You can get the “physical copy” at either christianbook.com or amazon.com . (Amazon sells both the mp3 and audio CD versions. Just make sure that you go to “Music” instead of “Amazon MP3″.)
Isobel
September 13, 2011 at 5:40 am
Hi all you dear ones,
Ages and ages since I’ve posted anything . I HAVE been checking in regularly throughout the summerI’m horrified to have missed Bowen’s Birthday!!! Sorry , sorry , sorry!!! Happy Birthday big little warrior
I remember the picture of the lion suit on your cradle way before you were born. ( Any picture of you wearing it ,) So seeing you sitting there between the great paws of the lion is wonderful! ( Reminds me of Aslan!) Grow little man into a mighty warrior. And may the God of your special Mommy and Daddy always be your God too!
Isobel
September 13, 2011 at 5:47 am
Think I hit the post button by accident.
I was going to let you know that Graeme’s doing great. Last MRI showed totally clear. Grateful for that. Now he and the rest are back at school after the summer and the house is mine again
Blessings
Isobel and co from Belgium xxxxxxxxx
The Lavina Family
September 13, 2011 at 11:59 am
That’s great news about Graeme Isobel! Praise God and continued Blessings on you and your family! Thanks for the update : )
In His Name,
Dana
Isobel
September 16, 2011 at 9:29 am
Thanks Dana! X
beth beck
September 13, 2011 at 6:54 am
Maybe Bowen will be the first whole (reconstructed) heart baby to go to Mars. He’ll be a testament to the power of prayer and the advance of technology. God, after all, created science and technology and the human ability to comprehend, learn and grow. I look forward to watching Bowen’s progress on his second, third, fourth and 40th birthdays. He has much to teach all of us, I’m quite certain.
Robin
September 13, 2011 at 7:06 am
Happy One Year Birthday sweet baby Bowen. You are an inspiration to us all and we thank God every waking moment that you are still with us, doing so well and looking so cute and of course handsome. God be with you today and always.
Joe Reinheimer
September 13, 2011 at 7:27 am
Listening to it now Matt! An amazing album, thank you for sharing these songs.
Ginger Felts
September 13, 2011 at 7:41 am
Thank you Matt for sharing your heart and Bowen with us all. Our God is a good and faithful God. Happy late first birthday sweet little Bowen!!
Ginger – Dallas GA
Paula
September 13, 2011 at 8:32 am
This is an amazing album. I just bought it from Amazon and I love it! Thank you for sharing it with the world.
Jacobs Mom
September 13, 2011 at 9:01 am
God Bless You Matt and Sarah! I pray for you often! Bowen is on my mind every day. This week is a huge triumph for my family as well- my son Jacob was born on 9/11/10 and he had his first open heart surgery on 9/15/10 at Mott. It brings me great joy to see these little boys grow stronger everyday but it’s still hard to shake the feelings of this past year. I am sure you don’t remember me but I shared some tears and heartfelt conversations with you both while we were on the roller coaster of emotions last fall. Sarah said something so comforting to me at one of Jacob’s roughest days at CS Mott- She said “I have to believe that God put these little boys here for a reason. He has built them tough and strong so they can recover from this and serve a greater purpose”. I agree Sarah! Jacob has bounced back stronger than we ever expected and is the biggest blessing in our lives.
Thank you for your sharing story! It is so inspiring and comforting to me and all of your other readers!!! It is such a privilege to have a glimpse into Bowens progress.
Happy Birthday Bowen! You are such a special little boy. God has a very important plan for you!
God Bless You Hammitt Family,
Jennifer, Russ and Jacob
Tammi T. (a mom of an HLHS boy)
September 13, 2011 at 12:43 pm
I can relate.
Happy First Birthday to Jacob!
Trent & Dena Hamilton
September 13, 2011 at 9:08 am
I got the notification from Amazon that it is on its way to us, this morning. I can’t wait to get it, I actually bought it on iTunes, because I wanted to immediately.
Friends who read the comments, another way you can help support Bowen and Whole Hearts Foundation is to request that “All of Me” be played on your local Christian radio station. I’ve requested it with 94.9 KLTY here in Dallas and have all of my friends doing it too. Please do the same in your hometowns!
Be blessed!
Trent Hamilton
Robin
September 13, 2011 at 9:27 am
Happy Birthday Bowen! How great is our God!!! I pray for you and your family to continue your walk of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ as He pours out his love and faithfulness to you each day of your lives! It becomes clearer to us that our God is revealing His purpose for you, and we Praise Him for bringing so many to a greater level of faithfulness, a greater level of spiritual maturity and a much needed and greater level of trust in our Lord Jesus Christ. I for one look forward to each post that your mom and dad put on here, at times, part of me is afraid to read it, but that soon resolves itself into praise and glory to God when we get to see you and your family together.
So, little Bowen, may you always know our Lord Jesus in your heart and mind, and it’s so time to get a big glory hallelujah and a mighty Praise on!!!
Love in Christ,
Robn
Mary Powers
September 13, 2011 at 9:35 am
I’ll run out this week and grab one! I was wondering when it would hit the shelves. I lose track of time too easily.
God bless you all, and may the album succeed beyond your imagination!
~Mary
Brandi Gandy
September 13, 2011 at 10:07 am
I cannot wait to hear the CD! I just won one from Steph’s site! The timing is perfect! We head for our pre-Glenn heart cath tonight (it is tomorrow). My daughters Glenn will probably be in October. We are so excited she is here with us, but also scared of this next step. I am sure you CD will be a great source of comfort!
Thanks for sharing your story and spreading awareness of CHD’s!
Sincerely,
Brandi
Rachel Stonecipher
September 13, 2011 at 10:30 am
absolutely beautiful santus real…..I’m a HLHS momma from ohio and even though I’m a christian and I take fayth to almost ever service in our church these songs have answered all my wondering questions…thank you so much
The Lavina Family
September 13, 2011 at 12:02 pm
YAY!!!!!!
Krista
September 13, 2011 at 12:22 pm
YEAH!!! Can’t wait to get it!!!!! Hope Bowen is still doing awesome!
Jessica T
September 13, 2011 at 12:37 pm
HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY Bowen!!!!
The video brought tears to my eyes…tears of joy…that through all you guys have been through you have stayed strong in the Lord and that you’ve cont. to trust and tears that Bowen is still alive…and that at the age of 1 he’s effected more lives then most people have in years of there lives and a reminder that no matter your age you can always affect people!
I hope you had an amazing birthday!!!!
God Bless…praying for you guys!
Tammi T. (a mom of an HLHS boy)
September 13, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Yeah! I’ve been waiting for this. I plan to buy several copies. I want to give one to Daniel’s cardiologist, as well as, some of the other drs./ hospital staff. I also plan to give a lot for Christmas gifts this year. Is there any way to get autographed copies?
May God continue to bless.
Micah Peacock
September 13, 2011 at 2:12 pm
LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.
Bunches of Love and Prayers,
Micah : )
Karen Holmquist
September 13, 2011 at 6:07 pm
I’ve been following your blog for a number of months and it’s taken this long to finally bring myself to comment. The pictures in this video bring back such raw emotions. Our own little grandson was born with this same heart condition on Nov. 12, 2008 in LA. Unfortunately, his right heart also had trouble and could not sustain him while they repaired the left. He knew the comfort of a loving mom and dad who valued his life and gave him every chance they could. I know God still sees their tears. Thank you for the encouragement of good news! God bless you and our little Bowen.
Sue Thomas
September 13, 2011 at 6:16 pm
I am a lttle late but a VERY BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY little friend who shares a Birthday with me !!!! I hope some day to meet you in person it is wonderful that you are getting along so well Prayers that you continue to do so In Christ Love , Sue
Kristen Arispe
September 13, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Woo Hoo! Just got an email from Amazon today. My pre-order is on its way! Can’t wait.
Alaina,
September 13, 2011 at 9:52 pm
awww thank god he is here and can enjoy the world with us and all !
Karen Winters
September 13, 2011 at 10:13 pm
It doesn’t seem as though a year has passed. The video brings a flood of memories and tears both of pain and of extreme joy in all the progress that has been made in these few short months for Bowen and for all the other little ones that have been blessed by being included on this site and the prayers of literally thousands of people fervently praying…How awesome is that?… really ponder…how awesome is that! This is so much bigger that we can begin to comprehend. But, then so is our God. I can’t wait to get the CD, being held for me to pick up tomorrow! Thank you for including us.
Page Family
September 15, 2011 at 4:40 pm
We can’t wait to hear Every Falling Tear! It is great to hear that Bowen is doing well; we are just curious, how are the girls doing?
Have a great week!
Mallory fields
September 15, 2011 at 8:45 pm
That is so sweet about how when you get the cd pro cedes go to the American Heart Association. Me being a heart patient it means so much to me for all the help you all are doing. Also, when I read the post to my parents they both cried and looked at each other and said “I’m glad Mal and Bowen are doing amazingly well.” An as for me I’m so blessed y’all care so much about other families and patients who have NOT just (HLHS), but people who have other heart conditions and other heart problems!
Jenn
September 15, 2011 at 9:39 pm
This album is so precious. This has been our dinner music the last two nights, and Charlotte could not stay in her seat tonight for wanting to dance. This would be a great collection of music all on its own, but knowing that Bowen’s little life inspired it makes it so much sweeter.
Lynn Sawyer
September 16, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Hi, Sarah,
So good to hear fm. you. We serve an AWESOME GOD, don’t we? and you mentioned Bowen’s b-day; when exactly IS it? Am so grateful to God for how He has richly blessed your family. Give them all a big kiss for me!! Hope to hear fm. you again soon.
Your friend,
Lynn
kerrie adams
September 22, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Just having a chance to leave a quick note!
The album is amazing. I love it. I am hoping to slowly but surely buy 5 more copies. I have some children that have cancer that I follow on CaringBridge and though these songs were written for Bowen – I believe that these songs work for any parent hurting for what their child is growing through. I really want to share it with them!!
Am I missing it? Didn’t there used to be a link to support your foundation on this site??
It has been such a blessing and an inspiration to follow this journey that your family is on and I feel privledged to be able to pray for your family!!
Lisa
September 23, 2011 at 9:35 pm
just picked up the new CD and love it..what awesome songs that speak to your heart….thanks for sharing your lives with all of us; what a blessing to see your little man’s smiling picture as you celebrate his 1st birthday! love to all of your family!
Lisa
Amy
September 26, 2011 at 7:38 pm
My husband just shared the track “All of Me” with me. Our son was diagnosed with a stage four brain tumor when he was one-year-old, and before he was two-years-old the chemotherapy and radiation had failed, he was given weeks or months to live. We signed a do not resuscitate order and hospice was contacted, we continued praying for him, and even as we saw miracles on his behalf, the most difficult part of everything was learning how to love him with everything we had when we thought we could lose him. We tried to describe the feeling on his website but couldn’t ever find the right words, but your song, “All of Me” is the perfect description of choosing to love our son when we weren’t sure we’d be able to keep him. Thank you for writing All of Me, our son is now 2 1/2, it has been 10 months since he was given a death sentence. His fight isn’t over yet, but we believe God has heard our prayers, answered with miracles and that our son will outlive cancer, and if we are wrong then our son will still have “all of us.” Listening to your song I realized, God had to choose to love us, when we were broken and when He knew he could lose us through our rejection of His sacrifice. Thanks for the song, we cried and cried when we listened to it, no one would ever guess that you have to “choose to love” a child who is terminal or even potentially terminal, and even though it is a hard choice, I am convinced I will never regret loving my son as much as possible for the rest of my life.
Claire
September 26, 2011 at 8:24 pm
Hello Matt! I’ve followed your story for over a year now and I am inspired by your story and your faith during a trial like this. I would like to donate to WholeHearts, but could not find a way how to. Is there a way that I could donate?
Kirsten Heiniger
October 26, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Matt, I just want you to know that I absolutely LOVE the Every Falling Tear album. I have had it on my calendar since you first put up the date of it’s release. I think it is amazing that you have used the gift God gave you to minister to others, through Sanctus Real, and now through the Whole Hearts Foundation. And your strength, as well as Sarah’s, during this whole ordeal amazes me even more. I am a friend of Melissa (Brown) Liddell, and ever since she first introduced me to this website over a year ago, I have followed the family’s journey. I’m glad God has blessed you all so much, and I am always excited to see new pictures of everyone and to see good news about baby Bowen. He has become very special to me, even though I have never met him. Thank you for sharing so much of your lives, and baby Bowen with all of us. I think if every person reading this blog could donate a few cardiac muscle cells, we could give Bowen several hearts. If only it were that easy right?! God Bless.
Laura
November 16, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Matt,
Thank you for Every Falling Tear, when I here your song I remember how much God recklessly loves his children, and how his loves heals our broken hearts when we alow his love to fill our lives. That He sees us as so valuable to Him he died for us even if we don’t accept His healing love, He gives us all of Himself.
Thank you for such a powerful message from God.
Laura
Glenda Birkenbeul
January 2, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Matt, I saw a story in the local Fort Wayne, IN newspaper a few weeks about you and Bowen. I was immediately drawn to this article because I am going to have a grandson born ironically on Valentine’s Day with HLHS. I have been a nurse for 40 years and maybe in this situation is not a good thing because I know too much. My heart has been broken and many, many tears have fallen since my son told me. I am a Christian of Lutheran faith and have tried to look at this as a blessing from God and realize I am not the one in control. I just wanted to let you know how much your website has helped me. Your son is a real cutie and I am so glad that he is doing so well and will keep following your updates. I did go out and buy your cd, one for me and one for my son and his fiancee for Christmas. I hope it brings them as much comfort as it brought me. thank you so much and may God contiue to bless you and your family and especially Bowen. Glenda