Meant To Be

 Our sweet Chinese baby Eisley Jayne Lan was sealed to us this weekend. What a wonderful, memorable day. We will never forget the happiness we felt this day! It has been 13 years of ups and downs, and disappointments and joys. When I finally had the opportunity to go pick her up and hold her for the first time and tell her I was her mama, I know our Spirits remembered each other. We were meant to find one another. Because of a Heavenly Father who prepared me, and a sweet Chinese mommy who through some amazing circumstances was able to give birth to her, leave her somewhere where she would be found easily, and miracles upon miracles, she is now with her forever, eternal family. When we were in the temple, all in white with so many people surrounding us that we love, I felt so much peace and joy. This is the most important thing I will ever do, being a mother is why I am here. Raising these precious babies is a daunting and hard task, and I pray every day I can measure up to them, I learn far more from them, then they will ever learn from me. I love each one of them, and their daddy, with all my heart! The sealer asked me if I felt any different about Eisley than I do with my other kids. I had worried about that before I got her, I wondered if I could really love her the same way. The answer is an unwavering, YES!!! She was meant to be ours.  I found a song that I love called  Meant to Be. I know in my heart and soul this baby, as well as all our other sweet babies were meant to be!!!!!!!!!! And I am so grateful!

"Meant to Be" -Stephen Curtis Chapman

Long Before You Drew Your First Breath
A Dream Was Coming True

God Wanted to Give A Gift To The World
So He Wrapped It Up In You

Every Step That You’ve Taken
Every Move That You Make
Is Part Of His Plan

You Were Meant To Be Touching
The Lives That You Touch
And Meant To Be Here
Making This World So Much More
Than It Would Be Without You In It

You Were Meant To Be Bringing
The Gifts That You Bring
And Singing The Songs
You’ve Been Given To Sing

You Are Perfectly, Wonderfully,
Beautifully Meant To Be
You Were Meant To Be touching 

The Lives That You Touch
And Meant To Be Here
Making This World So Much More
Than It Would Be Without You In It

You Were Meant To Be Bringing
The Gifts That You Bring
And Singing The Songs
You’ve Been Given To Sing

You Are Perfectly, Wonderfully,
Beautifully Meant To Be
You Were Meant To Be 

For every breath that your taking
And every move that you make
It’s a meaningful life you’ve been given
Live it well

Josh's Mission Call............

 The big unveiling!!!!

 Pretty exciting moment!

 A little bit overwhelmed!

 Good friends who came to support him!

 Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and cousins all came. He has so many people who love him!!!!

 Jen won the prize (some U-no bars and a Skor bar) she was the closest guess in the family with Japan being her choice!

 The Winner is.....SEOUL KOREA!!!!!!!

 He will be around 500 miles away from Eisley's birth city of Zhengzhou.....super exciting!!!

 We are all very excited to have a missionary!

 So proud of this boy!

A Missionary is someone who leaves their family for two years so that others may be with their families for Eternity.........
Elder Joshua Richard Chisholm Seoul Korea Mission. Leaving August 8 2012.