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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
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Born Dec 13, 2008 | Referral Nov 9, 2009 | Gotcha Day Nov 11, 2009
Born May 6, 2010 | Referral Aug 26, 2011 | Gotcha Day Feb 13, 2012
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Born Dec 13, 2008 | Referral Nov 9, 2009 | Gotcha Day Nov 11, 2009
Born May 6, 2010 | Referral Aug 26, 2011 | Gotcha Day Feb 13, 2012
About Us
I'm an ordinary girl, married to an extraordinary guy. We have 6 incredible children including 2 adorable little girls from China. We love Jesus and choose to walk the road He paved in advance for us. We seek to be more like Him every day. We are far from there yet, but we are so grateful that he allows us to start fresh again every day.
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- Out of there!
- Joy in ALL things!
- Wordless Wednesday
- Super Bowl?
- Feeling the Love!
- INR
- Yes!
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- Short and sweet
- The buffet on wheels
- Next steps
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- 48 hrs Post Op
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- Ivy's In Her Room!!!
- IVY JOY IS OFF BYPASS!!!!!
- Surgery tomorrow at 7am
- Another Update From Boston!
- ramblings from room 9
- Children's Hospital Boston! We're back...
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- Ivy Joy is Going to Boston!!!
- Please Give us strength
- January 6, 2013
- A peek at Ivy's life in 2012
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28 comments:
What a good cry I had. Such a beautiful video to be cherished for ever!!! What a remarkable family you are!!! I am so thankful God chose you all for this special little girl loved around the world!!!
I feel so blessed to even have met Ivy. There is no doubt that God has big plans for her. God is so good!
Beautiful! One day Ivy will be reading the Blog and watching the videos of herself and know that she was the luckiest girl to have a wonderful family like yours.
I wish for continued strength for Ivy in 2013.
Tears ... what an amazing video of a little miracle. Thanks for sharing your journey of Ivy's heart with all of us. Thanks for showing us what it truly means to have joy in all circumstances. I can't wait to see what God has in store for your precious little girl. She will always have a special place in our hearts! She will always be part of our little Ellie's story!
Will have to go back and watch again as it is difficult to watch through the tears. This precious Ivy is such a miracle. Thank you for sharing. In the midst of watching your family show such courage in fighting to the ends of the earth, we decided to adopt again. Ivy is an inspiration and I hope you keep sharing her story. Your entire family is beautiful as well. May God continue to poor blessings onto your family.
oh my goodness, how far you have come my little chiparoo! Something I know for sure...2013 is your year baby girl. Love you will all my heart and soul. Auntie Kim
I can't say how happy I am that your little girl made it through such incredibly hard times. As William Shakespeare said, “Though she be but little, she is fierce!”
Wow! What a beautiful reminder of all that God has brought Ivy and your family through in the last year. Thank you Mary for living through this tough year with such grace! It has been a blessing to walk this last year with you, to pray with you, to cry with you and to laugh with you. I pray that the testimony you have lived out loud will show the depths of God's love for us! We love you all!
Beautiful Mary!!! Hoping this year brings lots of laughter and joy to the Sammons house!!! God has certainly blessed you all!!
Love and hugs
Kathie
What a blessing you and your family are to Ivy! Her strength to overcome huge obstacles is evident. Happy 2013! Lots of Faith, Love and Laughter for the Sammons this year and all to follow.
This sweet little darling had to endure so much. Like I always say - she is huge, larger than life in that tiny body. What an amazing little love you got there. And what an amazing family she has.
Lots of love, hugs and prayers your way.
xoxo
Luciana
That was just fantastic to see! Loved every moment of it. Ivy is truly a miracle baby and though you may not think so-you are an extraordinary family! God Bless!
I loved that Video and also little Ivy and Lexi are soo cute together and also i can't believe that Lexi and Ivy had to go through a open Heart Surgery that's got to be really scary for U guys but she survived !;-)
Beautiful slide show. Brought tears to my eyes, all that Ivy has gone through. She is truly a miracle and you all are truly amazing for helping make it all happen. God Bless
This is Allison again and well i can't stop watching this video of Lexi and Ivy and U guys and also i can't believe that Lexi went through a Open Heart Surgery that's got to be really Scary for U guys but i bet U guys are Grateful Now that she doesn't have to spend 5 Wks in a Hospital and also i love all of the Cute Clothes that U guys give her especially U Cassidy i love U guys U guys are soo Sweet and also Happy New Yr 2013 !:-)
definition of a survivor--someone who copes with a bad situation and gets through it ---this is IVY JOY!!!what a year it has been-- every picture is gorgeous- she was so tired and no one-- NO ONE _ Ever gave up on her!! to be loved and love in return is the greatest gift!! Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful memento of Ivy Joy !! Ivy ,we love you !! what an AMAZING family God placed you in---- God Bless ,love and happiness,Cathy in Illinois!!
A BLESSED NEW YEAR,TOO!!!
Beautiful!! What a special blessing and miracle she is! In honor of Ivy we now sponsor our own heart baby waiting for a forever family in China. I pray that through watching Ivy's journey HOPE will be found for so many other children who also struggle with heart defects and families will be able to be blessed as much as yours has been. Thank you so much for letting us follow along this journey. Ivy remains in our hearts and prayers.
Beautiful! Just absolutely beautiful!!! Cried through the entire thing. Thank you for sharing your life story with all of us.
That was such a beautiful video. I was so heart warming.
So, so beautiful. Tears of joy.....
Daisy
Thank you for such a beautiful video of such a very special little girl. We are thankful to have been one of Ivy's first China buddies. We love you Ivy, and Emily and I are so blessed to be your AZ buddies now. Mary, you are a most amazing Mom, and your family is so special. I can't wait to see the 2013 video, it will be even more beautiful. Ivy is such a gift from God. Happy New Year S family. Always in our hearts and prayers.
Oh Mary, I should have never watched this at work. I'm trying to bawl quietly in my office.
Such a beautiful story. I pray God continues to make Ivy's heart stronger with each passing day.
Beth
Aww...tears! Absolutely beautiful! What an amazing journey your family has been on! I feel so blessed to have been able to follow along and pray for your beautiful miracle.
What a beautiful and touching video...I cried the whole way through! Ivy's story is so inspiring. Reading through the comments I see people choosing to adopt again and sponsoring heart babies all because of her! Thank you for sharing her story with us all.
I am so glad we were able to meet you in person at the cookie exchange. Hopefully we will see you again soon.
Melanie
Beautiful video, Mary--Ivy is truly amazing!! Happy New Year!! ~Holly
Beautiful....simply beautiful! In every sense of the word.
What an awesome story that made me cry! Thanks for sharing you family story it is a very moving one filled with hope and god's love!
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