UPDATE: 8:02pm - Ivy Joy is FREE of Ecmo!!!!! Thank you Jesus for this answered prayer!!

Check Mary's blog later for more.... YIPPEE!!!!

14 little Kindergartners have been praying every day for Ivy Joy for a while now. Her picture is on their wall at school, her needs are on their hearts, and their prayers are being heard... A group of precious 5th grade girls took their recess yesterday to work on cards for Ivy Joy.

It's faith in action!

This morning at 9am/11am central time, Ivy Joy will be removed from ECMO!!! It seems that her precious lungs don't need it anymore!!! Can I just stay this is specifically what we were asking God for yesterday!!! So many beautiful lessons that ultimately teach and remind us of exactly how powerful prayer is! Thank you for being part of "Team Ivy!" God is answering our specific prayers in miraculous ways. It's a beautiful picture of how personal God can be! Ivy Joy has a long road ahead for her.. But, it is the hope of a recovery and a life with pink toes and pink fingers, and lungs that breathe freely, and a heart that beats independently that makes every step a victory! I look forward to sharing good news from Arizona later today!!

Updates on Ivy are on Mary's Blog! Please pray for God's miracles and blessings today for this wonderful family!!!!!

At 8:00am tomorrow morning, Monday (AZ time) Ivy Joy will undergo the open heart surgery she so desperately needs. At this time we do not know if the valve that we were praying for has been found. By faith, we believe that God will use the skilled team that is in place to perform a miracle on Ivy's broken heart. While Mary and Bryan wait for updates on their baby girl, will you join me in prayer for her?... for them! We were reminded in church today that when we approach Jesus in confidence He wants to give us the desires of our hearts. But, we must believe that He can! I believe without hesitation that God has protected Ivy for this very time. I believe God had Mary in China just in time to get Ivy home to give her this chance to be physically healed. So many beautiful miracles have been witnessed thus far. I will pray with confidence for God to fix her broken heart so she can live a full life. I believe and trust that He can do it! What a testimony she will have to share one day!

"I have come so that they may have life and it in abundance." ~John 10:10b

You can check Mary's blog for updates here. Thank you!

We said goodbye to our new friends today... But, not before we had time to have a big breakfast, take more pictures, a manicure by Ainsley, and to reflect on how we got here!!! We are very thankful for this special visit. What a blessing it has been to see the Yugan sisters back together again!!!

Ruby and Hannah yesterday!!! 5 Years Later!

Ruby was so excited yesterday! She got to skip school to meet an old friend! Hannah and Ruby were foster sisters in Yugan. Thanks to their orphanage Yahoo group I connected with her Mom shortly after we returned from adopting Ruby. Until yesterday we have never met in person. Thanks to email and Christmas Cards we have been able to keep in touch. But there is nothing like spending time with someone that shares your daughters past. It was a special day! Thank you John and Caroline for making this trip!! Hannah is precious!

Ruby and Hannah did not skip a beat.. They hit it off immediately, played great together, and even gave us their best for a mini photo shoot!!!! We wish Miss Hannah lived closer... Hopefully this will be the first of many visits for these sweet Yugan Sisters!

As many of you know I have been in BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) for the past 7 years. Every year I am amazed at how God puts together small groups of women that have so much in common. This year is no different. I have two women in my group that have adopted children. This precious little girl above was born pre-maturely.. We as a group prayed for her to thrive. As you can see six months later she is doing fantastic! This little cutie was adopted into a precious family, and I was blessed to take her six months picture for her sweet Mom! Sara, thanks for sharing her with me!

This is a special day for a sweet friend of mine!! Paige and her precious family met their new daughter Janie in Changsha! Janie has a special place in my heart. She was a Pearl River Baby. I have looked at photos of Janie since August, 2009. I think I have seen her smile twice.. Many of us have prayed that Janie's heart would be prepared for her new family. There is no doubt God answered these prayers.. I have never seen a little girl look so happy to finally be with her family!!! What a blessing to watch another miracle unfold! If you would like to follow Janie's journey home, you can do that here! Congratulations "W's!"