Hi everyone--
It's hard to believe that it has been four years since we visited the specialist at Nationwide Children's Hospital on November 1, 2008 and learned that all of the seemingly scary sounding issues on Ellie-Kate's medical report were not so scary after all. We finished that conversation, rushed for the phone, and then waited overnight to learn if "our baby" was still available. Anyone in the whole world could have "locked in" on her during that long evening, but, blessedly, she was still available, and, at 7:30 a.m. on November 2, 2008, Ashley called with the great news that "Kristen" or "An Yu Fan" (to be named "Ellie-Kate by us) was going to be our little girl! Praise God!!
More updates soon--
Christie
Monday, November 5, 2012
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Reflections...
Hi everyone--
It has been an insanely busy time in the Beck-Aden house... Guess that my posts usually start with that observation, right? We have been blessed with wonderful opportunities; the kids have been healthy, and God has been abundantly generous to all of us.
I celebrate the many gifts and blessings that we can savor in our home. Ellie-Kate is doing amazing at school; she loves her teacher and her best friend, Jack. She had a wonderful time with soccer, and she's enjoying dance and AWANA!
Emmy has been ROCKING middle school!!! She played so well during soccer season, and she's going to be the point guard for the seventh grade basketball team. She's doing so well in school too-- she earned straight A+s, except for one lonely A. She's mad that I didn't post that little statistic on facebook, but I figured that such a post would be off the chart bragging :) Between sports and grades, she's also doing Model UN and Science Fair. It's nice that Emmy loves everything and is doing so well, but, wow, she's exhausted by Thursday. Still figuring out how she can best balance this load...
Britti is excited about the wedding, and it was so much fun to go over to Marietta and walk through the hotel for her reception and the church for her ceremony! We need to carve some more time to go wedding dress shopping, but, blessedly, we have a year and a half before May, 2014!
Chelsea has finally found her footing between the social freedom of college and the responsibility of managing her own schedule. She's trying to find a job, and she's working to get the necessary materials for sorority rush. On the plus side, she earned a perfect score (100) on her first major paper in college, and she is doing very well overall, especially after dropping her pesky bio class :)
I'm very reflective this time of year as I think about the events that led to us bringing Ellie-Kate into our family four years ago as well as the events leading up to Britti's birth, now 26 years ago... Even in the chaos and clutter of our lives, I'm grateful for this space to pause, to celebrate, to reflect, to rejoice in the miracles of our family. Thank you, God, for allowing us to be the family for Ellie-Kate!
Christie
It has been an insanely busy time in the Beck-Aden house... Guess that my posts usually start with that observation, right? We have been blessed with wonderful opportunities; the kids have been healthy, and God has been abundantly generous to all of us.
I celebrate the many gifts and blessings that we can savor in our home. Ellie-Kate is doing amazing at school; she loves her teacher and her best friend, Jack. She had a wonderful time with soccer, and she's enjoying dance and AWANA!
Emmy has been ROCKING middle school!!! She played so well during soccer season, and she's going to be the point guard for the seventh grade basketball team. She's doing so well in school too-- she earned straight A+s, except for one lonely A. She's mad that I didn't post that little statistic on facebook, but I figured that such a post would be off the chart bragging :) Between sports and grades, she's also doing Model UN and Science Fair. It's nice that Emmy loves everything and is doing so well, but, wow, she's exhausted by Thursday. Still figuring out how she can best balance this load...
Britti is excited about the wedding, and it was so much fun to go over to Marietta and walk through the hotel for her reception and the church for her ceremony! We need to carve some more time to go wedding dress shopping, but, blessedly, we have a year and a half before May, 2014!
Chelsea has finally found her footing between the social freedom of college and the responsibility of managing her own schedule. She's trying to find a job, and she's working to get the necessary materials for sorority rush. On the plus side, she earned a perfect score (100) on her first major paper in college, and she is doing very well overall, especially after dropping her pesky bio class :)
I'm very reflective this time of year as I think about the events that led to us bringing Ellie-Kate into our family four years ago as well as the events leading up to Britti's birth, now 26 years ago... Even in the chaos and clutter of our lives, I'm grateful for this space to pause, to celebrate, to reflect, to rejoice in the miracles of our family. Thank you, God, for allowing us to be the family for Ellie-Kate!
Christie
Congrats to Emmy on her first AMS letter for soccer@
Ellie-Kate's preschool Harvest Party-- October 29, 2012
Prepping for Britti's Big Day-- October 26, 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Special memories...
Four years ago, right after trick-or-treating, we sat in our living room, and I happened to mention the picture of a little baby that I couldn't stop revisiting on the internet... Her pic was in the top left hand corner of the Living Hope special needs website, and the staff had nicknamed her "Kristen." Although stunningly beautiful, she had a long list of special needs, and they seemed far beyond what we could handle as a busy family. Yet, I couldn't stop staring into those eyes... Jenn, one of our friends, gently reminded me that she gave birth to a "healthy" baby yet has experienced so many problems with her daughter's health. We never know what's going to happen or what we are going to need to face.After that conversation, Roger and I agreed to visit with the International Adoption Clinic at Children's, and we made an appointment for November 1.
As I think about Ellie-Kate and our journey, I treasure this time of year... We stepped out in faith, and God has blessed us so very, very much with our precious little girl. He blessed us with amazing friends, tremendous moments, and rich emotions of hope, faith, joy, trust, and excitement.
Thank you, Father, for great friends and for the blessing of Ellie-Kate in our lives!!
Praising Him!!
Christie
As I think about Ellie-Kate and our journey, I treasure this time of year... We stepped out in faith, and God has blessed us so very, very much with our precious little girl. He blessed us with amazing friends, tremendous moments, and rich emotions of hope, faith, joy, trust, and excitement.
Thank you, Father, for great friends and for the blessing of Ellie-Kate in our lives!!
Praising Him!!
Christie
Trick-or-Treat-- October 25, 2012
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