Maderville

Surprises...

I have found myself in the past few weeks in awe of how truly blessed we are. In addition to little Landry, we have had some of the most wonderful surprises bestowed upon us. I opened the mail the other day and there was a package from someone who I was certainly not expecting something from. It was from a sweet couple that Mike and I met on our trip to Vietnam. They were the nicest couple and despite our age differences we found ourselves drawn to them because as my friend Kelley puts it...they were just good people. I have sent them along with a few others from the trip emails and updates on my pregnancy and delivery of Landry. They certainly rejoiced in her arrival. This gift was special not only in what they sent, but the fact that they thought of us and how we were now all a special part of each others lives. Thank you Bill and Sandra, my forever friends!

Some of you know of the story of the little baby I found on the internet one night shortly after Sophie died. I was in a miserable state about 3 months after I lost her and I Googled her name....Sophia Caroline Mader. Up popped a birth announcement for a Sophie Mader born in May of that year. I almost choked on my tongue when I saw it. I looked up their address, wrote them a letter and mailed it before I chickened out. I told them about my Sophie and that they had angel looking after theirs now. Lord knows what they thought of me!!! I gave them my email address and about a week later, I got an email from them. It was thoughtful, detailed and compassionate. They have sent pictures of their little ones and we have corresponded several times throughout the year and half since I first wrote. Sophie's grandmother wrote me several long beautiful letters and we have found so many similarities between us it's almost scary. Sophie's mothers name is even Caroline. Crazy, huh?! Anyway, I received a very nice gift from them today and the absolute best part about it was a piece of 'art' from all of her children. It is one of my favorite things I have received because it reminded me not of what I have lost now but what I to look forward to and that, my friends, is a great feeling.
Thank you Mader family!