Chez Family: August 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Happy 1st Birthday to our sweet girl

We did not think our hearts were ready...God did

We could not understand why He would take one daughter away to give another...God understood

We had no idea how much we needed her...God knew

"For I know the plans I have for you, "declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

On August 18, 2009 Abigail Elyse Chez entered our life and we were once again blessed with a miracle from God.

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I know that full well.

My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place.

When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

your eyes saw my unformed body, All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:13-16

God has given Abbey a beautiful spirit. She has lifted our hearts and soul. Her beauty, constant laughter, wonderful smile and amazing personality have filled us all with such great joy.

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Happy 1st Birthday beautiful girl....we love you so much!

Dear God~We thank you for entrusting us with Abigail and we thank you also for the amazing blessing she is. We thank you for given us the peace of always knowing your plan is perfect!

Grace Avery Chez

Our precious Gracie was born February 2005 with her twin brother Luke. Gracie was born with a congenital heart defect-Truncus Arteriosus. She was our little Angel sent from God and we will always feel blessed for the 3 years we had with her. God chose to take Gracie home Janurary 9, 2008. Although our hearts ache for our baby girl we know it was not goodbye...just we will see you soon! To learn more about our little angel and to see her precious face, please visit her blog page by clicking on her photo above.

Abigail Elyse Chez

Our princess Abigail was born August 2009. Abigail was also born with the same congenital heart condition as her brother Luke, Tetrology of Fallot with Pulmonary Artesia and MAPCAS. She has endured two open heart surgeries within her first five months of life, along with 2 catheterizations. We did not know how our hearts would handle having another little girl again, but as always God knows. She too is another huge blessing from God! God blessed her with a happy spirit and she is always, "all smiles!"

About us

Adam and I were family friends and had known eachother for a number of years before we started dating. Shortly after we were dating we realized we were eachothers soul mate. Adam took me on an amazing trip to Paris in 2000 and surprised me with the most romantic marriage proposal. We were married in October 2000 and began our lives together in Corona del Mar, California. Our life consisted of work, traveling through Europe and many other locations, and lastly growing together as a couple. Four years into our marriage we were blessed with our twins Luke and Gracie and then in 2009 we were blessed with our sweet Abbey girl. The last eight years have been filled with many blessings, some trials and sorrow. We have been through eight open heart surgeries with our children. Extreme feeding issues. The most difficult~Our Gracie going to heaven~And we/our children face continued open heart surgeries. Although this journey has been extremely difficult at times, we have also received more blessings than we deserve. We have realized God chose us for eachother and also to be the parents of these amazing children he has given us. As pastor Chuck Obremski stated "finish the race strong" and that we will. Our hearts may suffer at times, but our souls will be saved. We will continue to keep our focus on all our blessings we receive with the most important one~life of eternity and the chance to be reunited with our sweet Gracie . Thank you for reading our blog. All our love, Terra and Adam