tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82176968183613103542024-03-05T00:08:37.345-08:00Loving life with Lexi & Ivy JoyLife at home after two incredible adventures to China and back for our two precious daughters, Lexi from Hengyang, Hunan Province and Ivy Joy from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. And leaving in a few days for Guangzhou for our 5 year old daughter Charlotte!waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.comBlogger587125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-32627116747007559972018-05-13T00:07:00.000-07:002018-05-13T00:11:02.310-07:00Is it June yet?<div style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px;">
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">My darling girl met Jesus face to face a year ago this day. The beauty and the despair in that same moment grip me. My heart, shattered and heavy, relives this day and the despair of the next 48 hours. I want it to be June now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">My daughter, Charlotte Hope, ours for just 12 months now, says to me. “Mommy, I missed you when I was in China and you weren’t there. I was so scared without you. I love you. I love you to be my mommy. I wish you could be my mommy when I was a baby.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">1 year ago, we buried our baby girl. 6 years too young. 1 year without her. Heart aching so terribly. I am wrecked!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">We rejoice in our baby being made new and we run to serve and love on others all through the month, in her honor, in her memory, in our suffering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">April 17 our sweet daughter Cassidy’s birthday. Ivy loved her big sister Cassidy with every cell in her body. She would melt in her arms, kiss her and hug her and just adored her. She made birthdays the very best! Made everyone feel so valued and important! My heart aches for Cassidy today, she misses her so much! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">April 29th, Cassidy gets married. She walks down the Isle with her daddy and she sparkles like diamonds. With Ivy’s photo charm attached to her bouquet and memories of our baby girl all around us, we weep with joy for Cassidy and with heart ache for the little flower girl who was so excited to walk down the isle on her sisters wedding day but didn’t get to. We know heaven is better, but we miss her and we want her here. We ache for what we’d hoped for. We give thanks, for what should be enough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">May 6, Ivy Joys Birthday! How can it be that we have no child here to celebrate with? It feels like the first day without you every single day. Like how is this really true? Someone wake me up! My heart is just pierced with pain. I miss her so much! The tears go on. My baby girl, life without her is so hard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">May 10th, Cassidy graduates from college! So many beautiful and amazing milestones for this girl! We are bursting with the proudest hearts! She gets a teaching job at Ivy, Lexi and Charlotte’s School. Our sweet girl has grown up before our eyes and oh Lord, we just thank you for all of this. As happy as I am for her, I keep hearing her baby sister shouting Go Cass!! You did it Cass!!! I love you Cass Cass! My tears won’t stop. Ive ended the drought here in Arizona thanks to all these tears. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">We press on, we sprinkle joy, we watch her videos and thank God for each second we had. We wanted more. So much more. But we submit and we trust and yes, we cry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">May 13... today. Mother’s Day. I wanted to fast forward to June. I wanted to Skip this day and be done with anniversaries and milestones and trigger dates that slay me. I’ve tried so hard to hold myself together and do a good job of being every bit as good of a mom to these precious children as I would have been without this broken heart. I’m aching, but I’m proud of myself too. It’s been the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Losing a little child that you have spent every single day taking care of and loving. No one is ever ready for that. I get up every day and ask God to just get me through today. Keep my eyes on you Jesus. Let me be the example to my children. Let me praise you in every page of my story, happy or sad. Let me see the beauty when it feels dark and let me embrace all I still have. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">This day, Mother’s Day, without my sunshine girl. My bucket of pure joy. All I ever wanted to be is a mom. It’s my absolute everything. The honor of raising a child. I always told people when I was a kid, that I would have 7 kids one day. I do, but celebrating this day without one of them is heart wrenching. It’s painful. It’s debilitating. I’m so blessed to be this tribes mom! So very blessed! But having to give one back, it just hurts.</span></div>
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waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-53060958164780071832017-05-05T12:16:00.000-07:002017-05-05T12:16:27.644-07:007 in heaven, #sprinklejoyforivy<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Saturday! Be Joy!!! Ivy will turn 7 in Heaven, lets Sprinkle Joy for Ivy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">At 7am our family will head to Ivys home church to clean for Jesus. Help us give her church some extra sparkle as we vacuum and clean toilets and sprinkle joy. We'll bring donuts from Bosa and there will be coffee already there. So arrive a few minutes early ;) Mission community church. MISSION Community Church</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">After we clean we are heading to the cemetery. We plan on putting a red ballon on every child's grave. (Ivy is in a children only area) I hope it brings a little joy to the families who visit that day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ivy had someone in her life that she loved dearly. She happens to be a dear friend of mine, and she happens to have stage 4 cancer. Ivy never missed a day praying for her. Ever!!! And the first words out of her mouth each time we see our friend, were always, how ya dooin today? How's your canswer? It was so innocent and so beautiful. If you watched her service you might remember the video where she was telling our friend to fight fight fight. Our girl was a prayer worrier and I have no doubt she's still advocating for her sweet Stacy in heaven. Next Saturday ( a week after Ivy's birthday) happens to be Stacy's birthday. She has titanium rods in her back so she can't drive for the rest of her life. Her sister ( an absolute gift from God) drives her everywhere! Takes her back and forth to her countless appointments!) I want to bless these two ladies! It gets boring sitting at home and she has very young children. Let's shower them with amazon gift cards! I'm sure that there is just no time to run to all the places she needs to with a schedule like hers. The 2 sisters can share the cards. When I imagine how we act in heaven, all just sharing everything and always helping each other, putting the other first... it is there 2 sisters that I see! I'm so blessed to call them friends. I purchased my gift cards at the grocery store but you can also purchase online. If you choose to join us, please message me for address or bring Saturday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Say hello to people you don't know</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Skip like a child without caring about who is staring at you. Have fun! Sparkle! Giggle!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Write a sweet note to a teacher</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Give a financial gift with money you had saved for something for yourself, knowing they need it more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Have compassion and love for the hurting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Love on everyone!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Read one more story before bed</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Say yes to ice cream for breakfast! ( or chips)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">It is easier to find joy than it is to harbor bitterness. So let's do this!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hashtag your day! Show us how much joy can be spread. Or give in secret and just hashtag a sweet photo. We love you all and Ivy loved you more! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, Little Miss Ivy Joy will be 7. Her first birthday in heaven and our first birthday without her. Her big sister, Lexi, who is 8 years old, put it all in prospective tonight. Mom, Ivy is going to be having days better than birthdays and Christmas and every best moment you could imagine times one billion in heaven. She beat us there. Because God chose to heal her heart in heaven instead of open her chest again for the 6th time. He didn't want her suffering through that</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> and he took her to heaven before her birthday because he knows how much she LOVES birthdays!!<br />And she is right. I taught the girls very young the beauty of our salvation and what lies ahead. They talked about death and about heaven in the most free and innocent way. Just 2 weeks before Ivy went to heaven, she was telling Lexi and I that she was going to have a pegasus unicorn in heaven and 1000 shopkins. I would not doubt that she is riding her pegasus unicorn on her birthday. That is if she has gotten of of Jesus' lap yet. I told Lexi that every time I pictured Ivy in heaven she was still on Jesus' lap and that I hoped she was sharing. Lexi reassured me, mom, it doesn't matter! There is no sadness or complaining in heaven so even if she isn't sharing, no one will care! My girl is wise and she is the joy that covers my mourning. And so is Charlotte and all of her happiness and love. And so are my big kids and my little Henry! I am blessed to still have these moments with them and promise to continue to not miss a minute of each day we have together. Because today is what we know we have. And though this is hard, we can always find joy!<br />Tomorrow I will post about our SPRINKLE JOY FOR IVY! In honor of her Birthday!<br />Much love and gratitude to all who continue to cover us in prayer!<br />Mary</span>waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-59361825640079638862017-04-08T09:45:00.001-07:002017-04-08T09:45:50.973-07:00Introducing CharlotteIvy and Lexi would not want me to wait another day for this. Amongst the heartbreak, we have delayed sharing this treasure. On the same day we lost a child, we received our newest child. I was numb, heart broken, afraid, devastated, the most horrid thing you'll ever experience is the loss of a child, but then to be across the world, then add that it's adoption day, you have had your child in your arms for 4 hours. She's grieving all she's known and I'm grieving all I've lost. unimaginable. I had to get home, my baby died! I had to get home. With the completely unselfish love and help of my dearest friend Kim, I had the Visa I needed to get home, 54 hours after signing the adoption papers. World record! And once home, I was able to mourn and grieve and embrace all I still have, and lean on Jesus for He is who I will always have.<br />
Charlotte Hope, you are on this earth for a reason just as your sister was. God has a plan for and for our family and I want you to know that while we are sad because of our loss, we are rejoicing to have been chosen to be your mommy and daddy and we will love you all the days of our lives. We are so grateful that Charlottes transition has been seamless. She is kind and loving and happy all the time. She is so eager to learn and so overjoyed to have so many siblings who are showering her with love. She loves our dog Molly and all things girly. So without further due, we'd like to introduce our 5 year old Daughter, home from Guangzhou China, Charlotte Hope ❤️<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Just off the plane, a new U.S Citizen</span><br />
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There is always something to be thankful for. Tomorrow is not promised. Not for me, not for you, not for her. It never was. Looking at that in the face, is hard. But it's reality. Embrace every single day my friends. We did! Our suffering is still tremendous. It is still so very painful. But we are so happy that me missed nothing and have no regrets. We miss Ivy Joy so very very much. We cry a lot. A whole lot. Today we still have so much to give thanks for. We promise to embrace that every morning. I woke up today. I could breathe, I could walk. I wish Ivy was blowing bubbles in the yard with Charlotte. More than you can imagine. But what is here now, today, for that we find joy.waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-41120336266435912132017-04-03T16:44:00.001-07:002017-04-03T16:44:39.404-07:00Ivy's memorial serviceFor those out of state, here is the link to the live stream happening in 1 hour<br />
http://missionaz.org/ivywaiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-49150547553379854302017-03-24T15:36:00.002-07:002017-03-24T15:36:59.095-07:00Taken too soonhttps://ivyshomecoming.wordpress.com/waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-90161635868025434962017-03-17T11:22:00.003-07:002017-03-17T11:22:51.139-07:00Leaving today!!!!! <span style="font-size: large;">So excited to be starting the journey to China today. I will have Charlotte on Monday afternoon. This week has been a whirlwind as Ivy has been so very sick and my mama heart has just been numb in jugging the what if's. So thankful for our amazing pediatrician who took care of her quickly and eased my broken soul in making decisions on what to do next. She assured me that by today I should feel much better about leaving and sure enough, I do. She is not back to herself yet, but her breathing is great, her 02 is back to normal, here fever has been gone for a few days and she is very excited that her sister is coming home soon. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Satan wanted this beautiful story to have a pause or even an end, but it won't. He knows that the easy way control me is through the well being of my children. But God used so many people, and so many things, to turn me back Him and I held on to my own knowledge that fear does not from God. Anxiety,.... not from our Father! I am at ease with all things today. My heart is full, my confidence is back, and I'm ready to go get our girl!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Charlotte Hope, just a few more days sweet girl. </span>waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-5822065954499224082017-03-13T06:55:00.000-07:002017-03-13T06:55:14.079-07:007 Days!<span style="font-size: large;">In 7 days, I meet Charlotte! I am so blessed that my friend Kim is flying to China with me and spending Monday-Thursday with Charlotte and I. My travel will begin on the night of March 17th and 2 weeks later, Charlotte and I will land in Phoenix, Friday March 31st. Charlotte will become a U.S citizen as soon as we land in the United States. I'm ready to get our girl home! </span><div>
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waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-16266415317406075982017-02-26T23:47:00.001-08:002017-02-26T23:47:27.958-08:00Tick Tock, its almost timeOur Aticle 5 is being picked up right now in China. This is the final step before Travel Approval! Its so hard to believe that is is almost GO TIME! Charlotte's coming home!<br />
I don't usually tell people about this because it just makes me more anxious, but I really really really dislike flying. Yep, I've traveled to China 2 going on 3 times to bring home our children and yet I can not stand to fly!<br />
Anyway, the past 2 weeks as I have been awaiting our Article 5 pick up and very aware that travel is on the horizon, I have had such peace. I'm traveling alone to get Charlotte, but I know I won't really be alone. And I'm finding great comfort that I've been able to lay my worries at the feet of Jesus and He doesn't judge me for it. He knows I'm weak, and He loves me just the same.<br />
We hopt to find out by the end of the week when I will actually be leaving and when Charlotte Hope will be in my arms. We are excited, busy, and trusting God all the way there and back! He knows the day, the hour, the minute. And all in His perfect timing, His will, will be done!<br />
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She is eating. She has her 3 or 4 weird things that she likes to eat and we're just running with it. She is eating chips again.... Something tells me there were many praying for that :)<br />
She is still doing well off her oxygen when just sitting around. She uses it for play and it helps a lot. We do not have surgery dates yet, but it does look like June is the latest it will be. Ivy wants everyone to know she appreciates your thoughts and prayers and that she is doing just fine! She also sends the biggest hugs!<br />
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Love these 2 with all my heart! Thankful for the honor of being their mom. Can't wait to complete the trio of dumplings and have Charlotte our daughter forever too! 6 girls and 1 boy! Wow! When I was a tween and teen, I babysat a ton. People knew how much I loved kids and would always ask me how many kids I was going to have and I always answered 7! Not really believing I'd have 7, but as a child, it sounded perfect. And I guess God thought so too! </div>
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Keep my eyes on you Lord. I am closest to you when you stretch me. When I can't do it on my own, thank you for reminding me that I don't need to. When I feel anxious, thank you for carrying my weight and forgiving me for doubting you. I am not alone. Never alone. Lets do this!</div>
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<br />waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-28104754716262114502017-02-13T12:36:00.000-08:002017-02-15T08:22:05.341-08:00Ivy's Forever Family Day and an update on her precious heart<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 5 YEARS HOME!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We came home from California on Friday. Her Cath went well but there was no intervention done. To cut right to the chase, she needs another Open Heart surgery. Her Mitral Valve and her Pulmonary valve need to be replaced. And while they are in there they will replace the batteries in her pacemaker. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">While we are sad our sweet girl needs to go through this again, we are so very thankful that there IS something more they can do! This is the answer to healing her lungs! The reason her Pulmonary Hypertension has not responded to the many forms of medication we have been trying. It's why her legs hurt when she walks. (lack of blood flow) It's why she can't ride a bike or run along side her sister or wrestle with her daddy without getting completely out of breath. And I really hope it is the answer to getting her to eat again because this mama is exhausted by the amount of time I spend trying to get this little one to eat anything... drink anything other than ice water. She just gags and wretches. The little girl who used to always have a box of fries or a bag of chips in hand.. no more. To be able to play hard, laugh hard and eat a regular meal.... to do these things with ease... Ivy says it will be far worth it! She is the bravest and strongest girl I know!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow we celebrate valentines day and the day we signed that paper that made it all official. She loves that we get 2 days to celebrate! I was thinking today about our first few days together and trying to remember every detail. The obvious things are hard to forget, how blue she was, how clubbed her tiny fingers were. How it felt like someone was beating on my chest when her heart was pressed against mine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I wanted to spend the day remembering the other things. Like how quickly she bonded with me, but yet how she gave everyone else the stink eye. How she would give the sweetest most delicate kisses. How much she loved to go for walks outside. How she would eat just about anything! (those were the days.....) How she laughed with no sound, but how adorable it was even without sound. How she thought it was so funny to throw herself backwards from sitting position so she could laugh at my panic as I scrambled to break the fall. She knew I would catch her! How she would shake her head no when she tried to crawl and when she pulled up to standing position. She did this because in the orphanage she was not allowed to do anything to exert herself. She was so proud of herself. I knew from that first day that she was incredibly strong. To hear her breathe was like listening to a staticky radio station. And yet she just smiled and went about her business. She was crazy about her first bath and she still loves baths more than anything. She'd never get out if there was no time limit. Take that girl to LUSH and she will attempt to buy every bath bomb and bubble bar she can afford! She has always had a zest about her. A sweet and gentle spirit with a side of hot sauce! </span></div>
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Worlds best sister always by her side! Always encouraging, always understanding! </div>
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These 2 are so good for each other!!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are waiting to hear back from Ivy's cardiologist about when this surgery will happen. In California they mentioned early June but we really don't know anything for sure yet.</span></div>
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Let’s ask God to show us what we are afraid of. What is paralyzing
our faith and keeping us from living confidently in His peace and
freedom? And then let’s give God a chance to come though for us as we
courageously walk through our fears, holding God’s hand and trusting His
heart to lead, protect and preserve us each step of the way.<br />
<em>Dear God, help me walk through my fears by facing them instead of
being paralyzed by them. I want to take Your hand and trust Your heart
with all that is within me. Give me courage today to take the first
step. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.</em><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-90370092618557201232017-01-25T21:54:00.001-08:002017-01-25T21:54:44.265-08:00Chalottes Smile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">While we may never have baby pictures of our little Charlotte, we are blessed to have a few of her today! And look at that smile!!!! Praising God for this sweet gift and for reminding us to Be Still</span></div>
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<br />waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-13712576221006598282017-01-19T22:42:00.003-08:002017-01-19T22:49:00.354-08:00A CAKE FOR CHARLOTTE!<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I've been anticipating an update on Charlotte for a few weeks now. We sent a cake to her for her birthday and in doing so, the guide who will take care of us while in China, receives photos of the "eating of the cake". This morning, we were blessed by new pictures! She is so precious!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Charlotte is from Guangdong province and the more common dialect within Guangdong orphanages is Cantonese. Her fluent, common language is Cantonese. So the little bit of <strike>studying</strike> struggling to learn a teensy bit of basic Mandarin, may still help me find the bathroom and order some water while in China... but it won't help me tell Charlotte we promise to love and care for her forever, or... ask her if she needs to use the bathroom ;) . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In a few weeks, we will head to California. Having Ivy on oxygen has certainly helped her to have less fatigue and more activity, but by 3:30 she just looks so tired and run down. We are hoping that the Heart Cath will either allow some intervention or give the information needed to make a plan for what will get her feeling great again. She never ever complains about her health. She stands tall and proud to be the warrior she truly is! She never complains about all the meds she has to take or the blood draws or the appointments or the caths or the other surgeries. She just goes with the flow. She tells me it's her job to set an example for the baby warriors. And she's doing a darn good job, I'll say! She is the strongest girl! It's why she is here! God made her strong and He made her a fighter. You all know that already!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Last Friday Ivy represented Make a Wish on the News to promote the Arizona Concours De'lgance. She stole the show. Cutest thing ever... I've posted the clip below.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After the morning news, Make A Wish got a few calls from people saying they'd like to make a donation after seeing the little girl on the news that morning. All for wishes! I thought that was so awesome! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Little Blessing! In February our daughter and son in love brought our first grand baby in to the world! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Henry is now almost 11 months old</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In March we spent Spring break at our time share on the beach. It was a week of R&R and a great healthy time for little Ivy too! We love it when we can have a vacation without emergencies!! Ivy's heart loves the beach! It does not like the mountains, we have learned that the hard way a few times too many!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ivy has now been on Tyvaso, her inhaled medication for her pulmonary hypertension, for 2 years. Sadly, it has not made a difference and we are looking in to new intervention. She continues to tire with exercise as simple as walking from the car to the shopping cart. The good news, she is stable and there is still much hope that she will still one day have healthy lungs. Her heart continues to work hard. There is a possibility she will need a new mitral valve within the year. She presses on with the same constant joy and never complains, just like the little girl you all came to love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In May were were able to pay a visit to Disneyland. The characters remain the girls favorite part about it! Ivy's medications make her dizzy enough. So she rides very few rides but loves the parade and the shows. Lexi loves everything!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And our newest Addition, Molly the poodle, turned ONE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">October is Ivy's favorite month! I don't know why but this little girl loves Halloween! This year she wanted to be Shirley Temple. She looked amazing! Best Chinese Shirley Ive ever seen! ( Also the only one! ) She loves watching Shirley Temple videos on you tube kids. Lexi had a hard time deciding what to dress like. In the end she chose Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony. Baby Henry was a lion!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In December our 1st China baby turned 8 years old!! How can that be? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And in December we were matched with our newest daughter Charlotte Hope Anjuan Sammons. She is 5 years old and is currently living in Guangdong China. We hope to travel to bring her home in March. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Christmas Eve we had breakfast with Santa Clause, our annual tradition. It was wonderful! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next year we will be squeezing another daughter in to this picture. New Years day will mark her 5th and LAST birthday without a family. We'll share more later, but for today, here are some photos of 4 of our 6 enjoying the morning. </span></div>
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<br />waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-11486912708932643692015-11-10T23:06:00.001-08:002015-11-10T23:09:06.916-08:00Lexi Jade Day! Forever yours baby girl!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's Lexi Jade Day!! 6 years home! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;">She is the most precious, delightful, beautiful little girl and God knew all along how her story would unfold. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are so incredibly blessed to have her as our daughter. Oh how we love her!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beauty from Ashes! Wanted, chosen, cherished, Forever and ever and ever LOVED! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It's hard to believe Lexi will be 7 in December. I have warned the girls that I'm going to have to stick them in a pickle jar to keep them from growing any more but they just don't listen! Ivy is going to be 5 1/2 in November! Is that not incredible!?? Our little miracle has done some serious growing over the past year. She is enjoying 3 hours of school each day and seems to be responding well to the newest addition to her long RX list. Both girls are eager for fall to get here. We are excited about an upcoming trip to the East Coast! Most excited to play outside again, go for bike rides, get back to riding horses and wear fall clothes without turning bright red and sweating... unlike these photos :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I start my today today, so thankful, thinking about how abundantly blessed I am! </span></div>
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<br />waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-26797944962055200962015-02-22T22:54:00.000-08:002015-02-22T22:59:05.180-08:00Ivy's Forever Family Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">3 years ago today we spent our last day in China with this little girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was so excited for her to finally meet her daddy and her sisters and see what it felt like to have a family. There was so much love waiting for her at the airport that wonderful day. Everything was new and different and she was so very sick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She was and is so BRAVE</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today she marvels at the joys of having a family. She tells us daily how much she loves her family and how glad she is that I am her mommy and daddy is her daddy. Oh how glad we are that she is our daughter! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy forever family day Ivy Joy. The world is a better place with you in it. We love you to the moon and back! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I love that I have these photos, same place, exactly one year part. It is amazing to see how much they have grown. Can you believe our little Lexi finally has hair?! It has taken 6 years (Lexi turned 6 yesterday) to grow that little bit and my oh my, is she ever proud of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And Ivy..... look how big she is getting. 4 1/2 years old has never looked so good!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ivy Joy, 4 1/2 years old! Thank you God, for every day!!!!!</span>waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-47197357018487738722014-11-10T23:46:00.003-08:002014-11-10T23:46:43.840-08:00Lexi's 5 year forever family day<span style="font-size: large;">5 years ago in Changsha China, our hearts gave birth to a love so deep and so wide that I can hardly explain the joy and the peace we felt at that moment. Bryan and I took turns holding and kissing and singing and playing and tickling and staring at this beautiful child God blessed us with. She was so tiny and so scared. She was starving for a bottle and for love. It only took a few hours to get a smile out of her, and it was followed by the most adorable giggle I had ever heard in my life. She still has that same giggle today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today our little girl spent the day asking questions and being told stories of our first days together. She loves to hear about those days and look at pictures of our first week together. We will celebrate our forever family day sharing memories, stories, extra hugs and kisses, prayers for her birth mom and a sleep over in mommy and daddy's bed just like the night we first met 5 years ago </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> She loves horses</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">She is quiet most of the time (unless she is singing or laughing, then she can get pretty loud :)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">She is cautious and a deep thinker</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Living every day like it is our last will be the way I live out my life. Thanks to difficult circumstances and times of clinging to God, waiting to see what His will would be, and holding on to the hope that it would involve making memories with 2 little girls here on earth. Well, we sure are making memories! And we sure are giving all the glory to our creator. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lexi speaks of heaven all the time. She tells me she can't wait to get there. Today, however, she experienced what she called a little heaven on earth. Her first solo ride! She was in control of her horse and she was beaming ear to ear. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> She and Ivy couldn't get enough of each other!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And to Ivy's complete delight, she was able to take a first time pony ride, on a real horse, all by herself!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tonight the girls are snuggled up in their bed dreaming of tomorrow. Ivy is needing oxygen, the altitude is too much for her and this trip was a test for that. Her cardiologist has wanted us to do a close by trip for a while now to see how she handled it, knowing we would be so close to home and flat ground. We came with lots of oxygen in tow. She hates it. She protests it. But we have been here long enough now that tonight I am seeing the need for it more and more. I am so thankful that this is only temporary and being attached to a cord is not the new norm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Earlier today, Lexi wished on a handful of dandelions. I asked her what she wished for. She said, I wished that I could watch the sun rise and watch the sun set with you mommy. Will you wake me up for it? Oh how sweet these girls are! Thank you Jesus for making us a family!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> One year of HEALTH!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> IVY JOY you are amazing! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Courageous, Joyful, Loving, Charismatic, Funny, Adorable, Beautiful. Strong, Kind, Thankful, Extrovert, Proud, Drama Queen, Talkative, Intuitive, Confident, Empathetic, Amazing child of God!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our rejoicing of the news of Ivy no longer needing to be listed for a heart transplant was cut short. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We lost focus of the precious miracle God had provided when Ivy began having seizure like activity and lost use of her left side. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I remember my prayers so vividly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was overwhelmed with sorrow as to why our baby had to endure yet another near death experience. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was having trouble sticking to my promise of finding joy in every circumstance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ivy had a horrific bleed that required the removal of her scull. The neurosurgeon was preparing us for complete paralysis of one side and severe developmental disabilities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Less than 24 hours later our little miracle sat up and asked for food, water and Little Einstein's. She had the neurosurgeon and the nurses weeping in her room. Grown men and women, shocked by the outcome, and weeping with joy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today we celebrated this miracle. We celebrated the hard things and the great things. ONE YEAR!!! WOW!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A huge thank you to ~Always With Cake~ for making this amazing Warrior Princess Cake for Ivy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And a huge thank you to all of Ivy's prayer warriors for never ceasing prayers for our girl! </span></div>
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<br />waiting4lexi@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756262451172179466noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217696818361310354.post-79122095194769153882014-08-02T17:39:00.005-07:002014-08-02T17:39:48.589-07:00Wedding day recap<span style="font-size: large;">one year ago today. We had no idea what was ahead. </span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were as prepared as one could be, for the road to heart transplant. God had another plan. And then there was the bleed..... for that, I could not have been more unprepared. Today we celebrate with our cousins, one year of marriage. Love Big!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I type this, Mr Best Daddy in the whole world is home in Arizona spending 3 amazing days just loving on his little girls. I am away in Fort Wayne Indiana at the Matilda Jane convention, training for my new job as trunk keeper. Something I will easily be able to do while I continue my main role as care taker of our precious family. I have never been away from Ivy and I have to tell you, our little super hero is doing amazing. She had a pretty bad nose bleed last night but her big sister got it all handled and then treated her to a sleepover in her bed! What a treat for Ivy! We are so blessed with the most awesome teenagers in the world! I can't tell you how amazing these bigs of ours are. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Im going to do a series of one year ago posts as we finish out the Summer. Our God has been so gracious in giving us this amazingly calm and priceless time with our family. I don't want to take a second of it for granted. So as I look back at one year ago, I thank Him for today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lexi has come such a long way! I remember right after our series of very long hospital stays, I could not leave the room without telling her or she would panic, screaming if she could not see me.</span><br />
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