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Waymaker

When my dear friend, Jackie Smith, and I began brainstorming the bracelet design for our fundraiser, one song came to mind. 

Waymaker.

Miracle Worker. 

Promise Keeper. 

Light in the Darkness. 

My God, that is who You are. 

Immediately, I knew that I wanted the design to honor our three angel babies as well as celebrate our baby God is preparing for us through adoption. The foundation of the bracelet is composed of a light and dark contrasted bead, representing God who is our "light in the darkness." The three peach beads represent our three biological babies we lost to miscarriage, and the unique grey bead represents the baby that God is currently knitting for us through adoption. We hope this bracelet will serve as a beautiful reminder to all of those who purchase it to pray for us, our baby, and the precious birthmother who will entrust us to love them as our own. Jackie has been so generous, offering us 50% of the sales from the bracelet towards our adoption fund.

Infertility keeps close company with grief and loss. It forces you to unclench the grasp for control over your life and adapt to the life that God is creating for you in His timing. Infertility causes you to focus less on your timeline to motherhood and even adjust what motherhood might look like for you. You shift and flow, bend and almost break, but in the end you become stronger, braver, and more resilient. Infertility is a club that no one wants to become a part of, but once you're in, you will get down in the trenches for those walking the same dark path. I am so thankful to have a sister in Christ like Jackie who pulls me along the road of infertility and encourages me to never give up my dream of becoming a mother.

Jackie Smith, owner of Jackie Blue Handmade

God is making a way, and with every bracelet purchase you all are revealing His glory and faithfulness to us.

Purchase your bracelet and help us fund our adoption here: "Waymaker" Bracelet

PS. Look at all of these gorgeous gals rockin' their Jackie Blue "Waymaker" jewels! Thank you all (and so many others) for your love and support!

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XO,

Mary Alexia 







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