Arm Twins unite!:)

Today was such a great day! Going back a few months to September, I met a women at our Church who came up to me and said she has a daughter just like Maddie. She was such an encouragement to me telling all the things her daughter did and how nothing held her back. She played just about every sport, was a lifeguard, diving coach, and on Homecoming court. She is now married, and has two girls. I left MOPS that morning feeling so thankful that I met Patti. Later that afternoon I wished I had gotten her information not knowing if I would see her again at Church. Months past hoping I would run into her again. Well, just this Wednesday, 8 months later, we had our last MOPS. As I was just getting ready to leave the church building, guess who is walking right behind me? Yes, it was Patti! I told her how I wished I had gotten her information back in September so I could have e-mailed her daughter and hoped to be able to meet her someday. Then she told me her daughter was coming in this weekend and that they would be so happy to meet us, especially Maddie:) So today we went over to her house and met her daughter Cindy, her husband, and her two girls. And what a wonderful day it was!
Here is a picture of Cindy and Maddie. Cindy liked to call them the "stubby twins" because of their matching arms:) She was such a wonderful person to meet. She is super outgoing, and she said absolutely nothing held her back. She did every activity/sport you can think of and was incredible at everything she tried. Plus she gets 50% OFF MANICURES! She was written up in the paper many times for all her accomplishments in sports. She said she wore a prosthetic every day to school, and would play some sports with it, but when she got home it was the first thing she took off. As she got older, she stopped wearing a prosthesis. It was interesting to hear her perspective on this, since we are about to begin our journey on finding the right prothetic for Maddie. She was so glad her parents gave her the option to either wear one or not wear one. It was up to her, which is the same view we have as parents.

Here is a picture of Maddie with her two daughters.
They were as sweet as they look! It was so interesting hearing the stories they told us about their Mom. When they were little they thought all Moms only had one arm. Too cute! When they would see their Barbies or other peoples Barbies missing an arm they thought those were the Mom Barbies:) I love that! They were the sweetest girls, and I wish they lived here so they could baby sit Maddie. Cindy grew up in Oakbrook, so they are back for visits fairly frequent. So blessed to have met this wonderful family and had the opportunity to talk with Cindy. Once again, God and his timing are always perfect. Such a wonderful blessing from God. I love this!