Infertility Awareness

National Infertility Awareness Week is April 24-May 1, 2010. Below is a little something I found online today. I often post about adoption awareness and adoption stories. I certainly don't want the issue of infertility to go unnoticed!!! Joel and I tried for a number of years to have a child before we decided to head down the road of adoption. I thank God everyday that we went through the struggles that we went through. At the time, we didn't think it was a blessing, but He had another plan for us.

It would probably blow your mind if you knew how many people struggled with infertility. Chances are that there is someone you know who is or has faced that struggle and you may not even know it!! There is a link on the right sidebar that goes to Resolve...send this link to someone you may know that may benefit from the site. If you ever have anyone who has questions or just needs to talk, tell them to contact me.


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A New Heart

Just a quick note... The baby I wrote about in the previous post (Audrey) has a NEW heart!! Today Yvette was given a beautiful gift; she was told that there was a heart available for her little Audrey!! I found the news out from my mother-in-law. I instantly burst into tears and felt a wave of emotions that I never would have expected; I have never even met Audrey. I got news about an hour ago that Audrey was out of surgery and her new heart was beating wonderfully. I ask that you keep the Pearce family in your prayers. While you are sending a prayer up for Audrey, please also pray for the family who had to say goodbye to a loved one in order for Audrey to live on!! What a wonderful gift to give; your loss allows someone else to live!! WOW!!!

Love With All Your Heart

When you stop and think about how many times you reference your heart in everyday living it is amazing!! Joel always tells the kids that he "loves them with all his heart". We use terms like, my heart is broken, I will hold you close to my heart, you will always be in my heart... Have you ever stopped to think about what an amazing piece of art the heart is? Without the human heart, the human body go on. If the heart stops beating, everything else will fail. As adults, we are able to comprehend these items. Can you imagine being 5 months old and being told that your heart isn't working properly?

A couple from our church are going through a very difficult time right now. It is amazing how people come together...Joel knows Matt from football, I know Yvette because she was my boss at The Limited when I was 17 years old. Matt and Yvette have 3 children, one of which is 5 months old. Audrey was born on December 1, 2009 and has been struggling during her little life. Miraculously, it was found that she had a heart defect while the doctors were looking for something else. Currently, Matt and Yvette are having to consider the possibility of a heart transplant for their little miracle. I ask that you check out their website and read about their amazing journey. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/audreypearce

I ask that you pray for the Pearce family. I also ask that you take a moment to stop and thank God for the wonderful gift of a healthy heart; without it, we wouldn't be able to go on.

Love to all of you, with all of my heart!!!

Prayers Please

We have a couple in Kazakhstan right now in the process of an international adoption. Darin and Alina left from here on February 27 and they still are waiting. They have been spending time sightseeing and learning the culture, along with spending time with their baby and getting to know her. It seems that they could be there a while longer. We are hopeful that the current adoption situation with the Russian adoption doesn't play a part in their adoption finalization. We ask that you pray for Darin and Alina and their current adoption situation.

If you are unaware of the Russian adoption I am referencing, please click here.

I hope you are having a great Saturday!!!
Love to all!!