Hannahrella

I love reminding Hannah that she is a walking miracle. At 13, she only rolls her eyes half way around when I hug her tight and whisper how much I love her being my daughter.  We almost lost our beautiful girl when she was born 26 weeks premature.  Now, when I look at her pictures and remember the tiniest baby in the NIC unit sleeping in an incubator fighting for her life… it feels like a dream.

Hannah is a survivor.  She taught me what it means to walk like a miracle.  She lives her motto- never give up.  My tiny preemie reminds me daily that God’s plans are for our best.  It was so difficult for me to wrap my heart around the possibility of not having her in my life, but God taught me through the first year of her life what faith really means.  I had to teach my heart to believe in things that I could not see or understand.  Hannah is smart and loving and kind and strong and keeps us laughing with her crazy sense of humor.  What strikes me to the core, is her perseverance and courage when she faces challenges head on- eyeball to eyeball.  She never gives up when the going gets tough.

Roger gave Hannah the nickname Hannahrella when she was about 3 years old.  She loves being daddy’s princess and they have a very special and close relationship.  A few months ago, Roger was playing with the girls and he called Zoie “Zoierella.”  Hannah looked at her daddy and said flat out, “Noooo way Dad, that’s MY nickname.”  I loved it!!  Zoie is now called Princess Z.

God knew that Hannah would be our ambassador for adoption.  He used her perseverance to melt our hearts to start the adoption journey.  She is very proud knowing God used her beautiful life to grow our family through adoption.

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