Wordless Wednesday

 

 

 

 

 

First Day of Spring !

 

 

 

Update on Abigail. She has a mommy and daddy !!

 

God is so good and I am beyond amazed at his timing ! A family has said YES ! to Abigail. She has a mommy and daddy !! As soon as they receive their PA ( PRIOR APPROVAL) I will share their blog and you can meet this exceptional, sweet and wonderful family. They have already adopted three times from China and have a beautiful large family ( love !).

A little background: They had been praying about adopting again from China and specifically an older  child with Down Syndrome. When they saw Abigail's story on my blog they asked their agency to find her file and started praying. 

I wanted to share part of the e mail I got from this sweet family :

" I am over the moon with JOY!  I can hardly believe how God has answered my prayers of the past weeks for Abigail.  I did not ask, nor plead... I only prayed!  God is SOOOO good!  Abigail already has a Daddy that cries when he says her name!  (Although we call her Abby around here!) :-)    Our agency has already pulled her file from the shared list and is ready to file our LOI...  I will begin the process TOMORROW!

  Kathy~ Be encouraged that God used your beautiful post about Abby to find her forever Mommy and Daddy!  God has gone ahead of you and paved the way....  We are scared out of our minds, but know that incredible blessings lie ahead!

I'll keep in touch as we move ahead on our journey to Abigail... "

Please continue to pray for Abigail (Abby) and her new family as they journey through the paperwork and transition. Also, in other great news - two other children that are in foster care with Abigail are also being adopted !! 

I am just giddy  with excitement ! To God be the Glory !

Enjoying the Sunshine and the Skills !

 

We finally had some sunshine today and Maggie has been begging to play outside.
 

She wanted to try out all her riding toys.

 

The pink scooter, red plasma car, red trike and princess bike were all put to a test run.

 

But, the pink scooter won.  It's more like "the big kids" and Maggie is all about being a big kid nowadays.
 

What did Maggie wear ?
 Pink glasses on a band with velcro ( love !), Pink cashmere scarf thrifted from her mom's closet, Matilda Jane dress ( Serenity Ballet Dress ), jeggings and Uggs. 


 

The girls got skill too ! She loves riding her bike and is so good with her balance on the scooter too.   I was a little shocked she could ride so well with all her major inner ear issues. But Maggie is one determined little girl.

 

 

 

Update on Advocating for Abigail

Abigail has been returned to her foster mom . We are praising God that she only spent a little time away from her foster home and was such a comfort to the other children at the orphanage. I am not sure of all the details, but am thankful for whoever saw that Abigail was very loved and taken care of in her foster home. 

Please continue to pray for a forever family for Abigail. 

Advocating for Abigail

 

Due to an unfortunate accident in a foster home in another part of China,a nation wide policy is taking effect requiring children in foster care to be returned to state run orphanages. My friends sister lives in China and fosters four special needs children. She had to return Abigail to the orphanage, whom she's had for five years). 

 

This is Abigail. She is seven years old now and has Down Syndrome. She is healthy and smart and such a little cutie !  Her foster mom was told that she has been a big help with the other children entering the orphanage from foster care. She knows English and Mandarin too.
 

Her name is Shen Zhiwu from Shenyang, China and has recently been added to the list and is available for adoption.
 

Our hearts break that Abigail was taken from a loving, sweet home and separated from the only mother and family she has ever known. 
 

Please help us get the word out about Abigail.
 

Please pray for all the children that have been affected by this.  I will also be advocating for the three other children that lived with Abigail.
You can contact me for more information.

Christmas and Maggie's Broken Hearing Aid

Maggie's BAHA ( hearing aid) broke the Friday before Christmas. We had to send it off to get fixed on Christmas Eve and were so thankful we bought the extended warranty to cover things like this. Her Baha was very expensive and essential to Maggie's everyday life. I would describe it as almost like another limb or a part of her body. It has become such a help to Maggie that she really doesn't live in a hearing impaired world. Her Baha allows her to live in a hearing world. And that is just amazing ! 

 

So, we all had Christmas on Christmas Eve so Maggie could hear. We knew once we sent off her hearing aid, she would be distraught ( and she was ). But, we made it through and received a brand new fixed Baha  four days later. Maggie said " I hear LOUD" when we put it on her head !
 And here is what Maggie and the boys got for Christmas :

 

A new book - No, David ! by David Shannon.  Maggie thinks this book is so funny.

 

A bath tub fishing set. The fish have magnets on them and so does the fishing rod.

 

Another bath tub toy - Tub Tunes. It's a set of flutes that you play in the tub. Maggie loves them ! And some more Loving Family dollhouse furniture : The baby room.



 Maggie loves playing with her dollhouse and all the tiny furniture and people. She's got a ton of it and she plays with it more than any of her other toys.

 

The boys got a Kindle Fire HD.

 

They loved it !

 

Look at those smiles !

 

 Everyone got stockings filled with goodies on Christmas Day.

 

Maggie's was filled with Pez candy and a new princess coloring book and a new box of colors.

 

I hope and pray that everyone had a wonderful Christmas ! I spent a lot of time resting and reading my new Kindle ( Chuck and I got one too).  And loving on my family.
Happy New Year !

Gotcha Day Anniversary - Three years ago !

 

Today we celebrate Maggie's Gotcha Day. Three years ago we met Maggie for the first time. She was tired and cranky and we were overwhelmed with how much we loved her. 


Maggie has blossomed into such a beautiful, sweet and silly little girl.

 

But, she is quick to say that she is a big girl !
 

Four years old !
 

Happy Gotcha Day Maggie !!!!!!

Ballet.