Here We GROW Again!

Wondering about the "catchy" title aren't you?!! Well, our family is growing once again. Ever since I was a little girl, my lucky number has always been "seven." Never did I imagine that "seven" would be a way in which I would someday describe the number of members in our family, but that day has come!! We are excited to announce that we will be traveling back to China one more time to bring home our fifth and final child, a precious son who will complete our family.

You may be thinking to yourself...I remember a day, not too long ago, when Shon and Trish said that Jaida was their last and that she completed their family. Some have said, "You've got the "perfect" family with 2 girls and 2 boys, why would you want an odd number of children? Still others are thinking deep down inside, "Are you absolutely and totally out of your mind? Have you taken some crazy pills? Aren't four kids enough? How are you going to have enough money, time, love, and energy for one more child?" Don't worry about thinking these thoughts, we have already pondered every possible question that anyone could have and the only answer we have is, "When God calls, He will provide!" Once again, God has found a way to open our hearts and change our "man-made" plans to accomplish His will! I won't go into the whole story right now of how we were led to adopt this little boy. I will save that for a later post. But, I will tell you that it is without a doubt, God's calling in our life at this appointed time, and he did it in a totally different manner than how he called us to adopt Jaida. He is definitely very wise, as THAT WAY, would not have worked AT ALL this time around!

Now, you are probably wondering, who is this little boy named "JAX?" Well, Mao Ai Zhe, otherwise known as, Jax AiZhe Gerber, is our final son who is waiting for us in Maoming, China. On February 19th, Ai Zhe found a way into our hearts and literally became, our son! Ai Zhe was born on March 24, 2005 and just celebrated his "4th" birthday this past Tuesday! He is from Maoming, China, which is located in the most southern portion of the Guangdong Province. He was born with the exact same "special" need as Jaida, in addition to one more. He has a repaired cleft lip and repaired cleft palate. He is also missing part of his palm and all of the fingers on his right hand. As we can see from pictures and from some video we have of him, all of these needs are a "non-issue" for him and for us, as he operates just like any two-handed person. To us, he is perfect in every way and we can't wait to hold him, love him, and raise him as our own!

We hope you will enjoy following us along on our journey BACK to China to bring home our Jax! You can find our new blog at this address: www.allheavensent.blogspot.com A great new feature is that you can subscribe to our posts, and it will let you know when I have posted new information, so it is easier to stay up-to-date with our family who is "In Seventh Heaven!" Hope you are as excited for us as we are about this new chapter in our lives!

If you are inclined to pray, please pray that the paperwork process would go smoothly and quickly, so we can bring Jax home very soon! We are hoping he may be with us by Christmas this year...what a blessing that would be!