Maddux Family Journey

the day our lives change forever

Posted by Emma at 4:34 PM Monday, October 3, 2011

i am remembering the day when our lives change, where were going to have TWO new children living our house, and where we were getting to change TWO boys lives. December 8, 2010 we met our boys. This was the day i will NEVER forget. I was in AFRICA and meting my NEW brothers. God knew two boy all the way across the world in Jinja, Uganda and a family of 5 all the way in Nashville, Tennessee would be a family in 2010. How amazing! God is wonderful.

in our arms forever! Patrick and Nicholas are forever ours!

Happy birthday Patrick!!!!!

Posted by Emma at 5:37 PM Saturday, August 13, 2011

Happy 4th birthday Patrick! We love you! We are so thankful to celebrate Patrick's birthday today, and he has had SO much fun! We started off the day with breakfast at Chick-fil-a and brought it to the park. Then in afternoon all of our family came and we had tacos and Shrek birthday cake:) Patrick LOVES SHREK! here are some pictures of today-

on the swings at the park-

He loves his brother!

We love you Patrick!

Cowboy Patrick!

he loved his cake!

we loved celebrating your birthday Patrick! We are so glad you are home!

Officially ours!!!

Posted by Emma at 12:33 PM Tuesday, August 2, 2011

well today we went to the court house, and the boys adoption in the US is official! We are soooo happy that they are now Madduxes! The judge was so nice and wonderful. We are so excited that they are "officially" our new additions! "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being" James 1:27. Here are some pictures of today-

picture with the judge-

Patrick and Nicholas- i am so glad to be your sister!!!

"Speak up for those who can not speak for them selfs..." Proverbs 31:8 a

We love you Patrick and Nicholas!

"God Sets The Lonely In Families" Psalms 68:6

Posted by Emma at 1:44 PM Friday, July 22, 2011

It is AMAZING what God does, how he works, how he loves, and how he changes peoples lives forever.

God changed our lives. Our whole world has changed in many ways- good, bad, amazing, joyful, always busy, and lots more.

We Changed the World for 2. Its amazing to see them love their new home, because it was breath taking to see what they had before. My brothers were left, stranded, alone, But even when there was no one there, God knew, ''For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and to not harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future" Jeremiah 29:11. My brothers now have a future, how amazing. There are now 147 million orphans -2. Because "God set the lonely" in our family, it is a miracle.

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