Witnessing a miracle...part 2

Joy, December 2008

Faith, December 2008

Joy and Faith, February 2009!

Thank You Jesus for restoring life into these precious girls.

Witnessing a Miracle

March 2008 (couple weeks before their 3rd birthday)
Joy on Left, Faith on Right


March 2009 (couple weeks before their 4th birthday)
Faith on the left, Joy on the right


Yesterday we got the wonderful surprise of an updated picture of Faith and Joy. This is the first glimpse we have had of them in a year. We are Praising the Lord! What a miracle these two precious girls are! Faith is about an inch or so taller than Joy, but you cant tell in this picture because Joy is standing up higher on a slope. Their faces are so precious.

Special thanks to Grammy Sheila and her wonderful husband Chuck for taking and sending the pictures to us. We are so thankful!

A year ago today

A year ago today I had the privilege of meeting Tamandani-Joy, Sadala-Faith and Jameson, the full biological siblings of Savannah-Hope. It was a very emotional day. You can read about it here.

There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about those children. They are truly the children of my heart. A year later, Joy and Faith are living at the Good Samaritan Children’s Home staying in the same room that was home to Savannah-Hope for 7 months of her life. They are being lovingly cared for by two nannies and are thriving. They have monthly well-child checks. This month’s exam was on 3/20/09 and they had each gained a pound. Joy now weighs 23 lbs and her sister is 27 lbs 5 oz. They have only been at the Children’s Home for two months and have made tremendous strides in their health and development. A loving family from New York has sent a generous financial gift to Jameson so that his needs may be met in his village. God is so Good! We are so thankful to the Lord for these three precious miracles and for allowing us to be a part of their lives, even if it is across the world. Thank you so much for your prayers!

We are heading out of town for a few days of fun in the warm sunshine with our children and extended family.

Please pray for my Nana as we got news today that she is experiencing a medical problem with her eyes. We are hoping for more conclusive information tomorrow. Please lift her up in prayer.

Gotcha day 1 year

March 18, 2008

March 18, 2009 (Savannah-Hope is saying cheeeeese)

Savannah-Hope,

My beautiful African princess, words can not express the emotions I have on this day. One year ago I held you in my arms for the first time and my heart literally grew. It seems silly, I worried when I was pregnant with your big sister Izabella if I could possibly love another baby like I loved your big brothers Zach and Zander but out she came and my heart grew. Then a few short weeks later I worried what if I can't love your big sister Amelia as much as the others she was afer all my first adopted angel, but I held her in my arms as she stepped off the plane and again my heart grew. Now I knew I could absolutely and unconditionally love as many children as God would bless (and I always dreamed it would be many) us with no matter what route they took to get here. So you my sweet angel were no surprise.I knew my heart would expand to love you!!!! Savannah-Hope, you have brought joy, laughter, tears and so much more to our lives but mostly you truly brought Hope. As we stood together and watched your Dad receive the ultimate gift, his salvation, again my heart grew with an new love for you. Because you sweet girl were simply the straw that broke the camels back, and now as a whole family we celebrate our Faith in the King together daily. There is new Hope for the future of our family. I look forward to many more years of anniversaries happy gotcha day baby girl!! I love you.

Love,

Mama

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An apple a day....

keeps the doctor away!!!!

obviously Savannah-Hope is eating her way out of any more trips to children's hospital :)

Please Pray for Savannah-Hope

UPDATE: Monday March 9, 2009
Savannah-Hope is at home and is slowly recovering from her pneumonia. She has completed her antibiotic injections and will be taking oral antibiotics for the next 10 days. She is currently taking 3 medications to manage her breathing. Thank you for your continued prayers for Savannah-Hope.

Savannah-Hope has been hospitalized at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital for respiratory distress due to severe pneumonia in both lungs. She was given an antibiotic and steroid shot prior to admission and is already showing some signs of improvement. Please continue pray for our littlest angel.

Target twins

Well Shane is always asking why it takes me so long to run errands with the kids and others always ask "how do u shop with all of them?" well here is the answer we never just shop and we look in every aisle and we take pictures in random places!!! (but hey we are making memories)