Baby Sanchez - #NoOrdinaryLiz https://www.noordinaryliz.com Wed, 07 Sep 2022 18:57:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Wanna Help? IPAD Mini Raffle to Benefit “BabySanchez” Adoption https://www.noordinaryliz.com/2014/07/28/wanna-help-ipad-mini-raffle-to-benefit-babysanchez-adoption/ https://www.noordinaryliz.com/2014/07/28/wanna-help-ipad-mini-raffle-to-benefit-babysanchez-adoption/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:06:47 +0000 https://www.noordinaryliz.com/?p=523 WOW, where does the time go?  I can’t believe that it is already August… ALMOST.  I don’t know if you remember, but back in April, I posted a blog introducing Chosen Marathon and a  friend of a “friend”, named Sandra who is in the process of expanding her family and adopting.  At the time, I […]

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]]> WOW, where does the time go?  I can’t believe that it is already August… ALMOST.  I don’t know if you remember, but back in April, I posted a blog introducing Chosen Marathon and a  friend of a “friend”, named Sandra who is in the process of expanding her family and adopting.  At the time, I didn’t really know the Sanchez family until recently when I had the honor of sitting with them over dinner.  I got to sit with them and learn about who they were and why they were looking to extend their family.  I can now say that we are no longer acquaintances, but now friends.  I wanted to help Dean and Sandra share their story in hopes of gaining support, runners and guidance.  Below, I have included part of Sandra’s story.  If you are compelled and moved to want to help this family in any way, we are hosting a raffle to win an IPAD mini. Details will be below. 

Hi! I’m Sandra, my husband’s name is Dean, and our fun-loving 7-year-old son Diego. I wanted to share with you our story on how, why, and the process of our adoption. After having our first son in 2007 we knew that we wanted more children. When the time felt right we decided to try to became successful on getting pregnant immediately. Unfortunately this ended in miscarriages and left us feeling sad and disappointed. We attempted 2 more times but the end result was the same. I went to a fertility doctor and they worked me up to a diagnosis of premature ovarian failure. I couldn’t believe that I was 28-29 and basically going through pre menopause. I never knew how bad I wanted a child until it was taken away from me. I went back on birth control (BC) so that there was no chance of pregnancy and miscarriage. I continued with my life and put a ton of time into my job and tried to just move forward with my family. In 2013 we went to visit Dean’s family in the Philippines and had a wonderful time. After being surrounded by such a loving extended family I decided that I wanted to try again for a baby. I thought that by some miracle I would come off the BC and get pregnant, and everything would be great. I quit taking it and I soon found myself in a very awful place. I was miserable with flushing in my face, sweating, anxiety, loss of concentration, depression, and feeling crazy. I had no idea what was going on but I quickly made an appointment with the doctor and soon found out that my estrogen levels were like of 90 year olds. Once again I had to deal with the disappointment that I already knew but didn’t want to believe. I felt like I had to deal with two diagnosis instead of one. It wasn’t just that i’m infertile but I’m going through menopause. After I was stabilized with hormones and my brain begun to function like a normal person, I knew that I still wanted another child. Dean and I talked about IVF (using a donor egg and his sperm) but it was very expensive and not guaranteed. We had briefly talked about adoption a few years back but didn’t think too much more into it because of the expense. This time will be different; we are determined to adopt!  (written by Sandra Sanchez)

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Chosen 1/2 and full marathon details here.

Register here.

 

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About Chosen (from the website):
From the Founder and Executive Director: In the beginning…The seed for Chosen was planted on the start line of another race. Founder Jenni Lord just couldn’t imagine sacrificing to train for another race unless she was doing it for something she believed in. Since that day in 2008, core teams of more than 100 individuals have contributed to the cause with their diverse gifts and talents. The heart that drives these Chosen teams is simple—to bring orphans out of darkness. Our Core Race Team is made up of volunteers who believe in what we are doing and want to help bring orphans out of darkness. From website design to race day music, we have been tremendously blessed by people donating out of their abundant gifts & resources to advance this vision. Chosen’s mission is to host a sporting events to financially impact orphans & adoptive families and raise awareness of the 165 million orphans worldwide.

So I leave you with this video.  If it doesn’t move you to put on your new, freshly minted, bright Asics, Nike’s or sneakers to hit the pavement in bringing a child HOME, then I CHALLENGE you to at least make a donation.  I didn’t have that chance at ADOPTION, but I have the CHOICE to CHOSE my RACE!  I will be volunteering for not only baby Sanchez, but for every 165 MILLION ORPHANS WORLDWIDE!  I will see YOU at the FINISH LINE!

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Chosen video

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Would you like to WIN an IPAD Mini?

Leave a comment with your email address and how many tickets you would like.  Sandra Sanchez will then invoice you through Paypal.

1 Ticket = $5.00

5 Tickets = $20.00

10 Tickets = $35.00

We will announce the winner on August 15th at 7pm.

Congratulations to Sydney at Tastefully Frugal for winning the Children’s Books by K.D Brown.  I will be in touch with details. Thank you for participating!

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]]> https://www.noordinaryliz.com/2014/07/28/wanna-help-ipad-mini-raffle-to-benefit-babysanchez-adoption/feed/ 13 Adoption, Chosen Marathon & BabySanchez2014 https://www.noordinaryliz.com/2014/04/23/adoption-chosen-marathon-babysanchez2014/ https://www.noordinaryliz.com/2014/04/23/adoption-chosen-marathon-babysanchez2014/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2014 07:33:08 +0000 https://www.noordinaryliz.com/?p=313 In life, we always RUN across things that make us question why things happen they way they do. Some things are good, some things are bad.   We will sit and ponder on it for days until it simple drives us crazy.  Trust ME, I know your sitting there, nodding your head because you agree with me.  Some of […]

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]]> In life, we always RUN across things that make us question why things happen they way they do. Some things are good, some things are bad.   We will sit and ponder on it for days until it simple drives us crazy.  Trust ME, I know your sitting there, nodding your head because you agree with me.  Some of us have a life that we wanted, some of us have a life that we didn’t want, some of us have a life that someone CHOSE for us, and then, some of us have a life that, well, we CREATED on our own and that is what I did.  You see, I was an orphan, who grew up in multiple foster homes in the foster care system.  In short, I didn’t have parents that could easily terminate their rights (TPR) for me to get adopted.  So I came across A LOT of STRANGERS very quickly in my lifetime.  BUT that is another blog :).  I wanted to introduce to you CHOSEN… It is an upcoming 1/2 or full marathon for ADOPTION.   You could run for a child who doesn’t have to be introduced to A LOT of STRANGERS like myself.  You could RUN for them and provide a chance for a loving home, a warm bed, loving family and simply LOVE…

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Chosen 1/2 and full marathon details here.

Register here.

 

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Chosen-Marathon

About Chosen (from the website):
From the Founder and Executive Director: In the beginning…The seed for Chosen was planted on the start line of another race. Founder Jenni Lord just couldn’t imagine sacrificing to train for another race unless she was doing it for something she believed in. Since that day in 2008, core teams of more than 100 individuals have contributed to the cause with their diverse gifts and talents. The heart that drives these Chosen teams is simple—to bring orphans out of darkness. Our Core Race Team is made up of volunteers who believe in what we are doing and want to help bring orphans out of darkness. From website design to race day music, we have been tremendously blessed by people donating out of their abundant gifts & resources to advance this vision. Chosen’s mission is to host a sporting events to financially impact orphans & adoptive families and raise awareness of the 165 million orphans worldwide.

So I was introduced to a friend of a “friend”, named Sandra who is in the process of expanding her family and adopting, she will be using CHOSEN to assist with the funding to help bring baby Sanchez home.  If you are interested in learning more about Sandra and her family or if you would like to donate, please follow the links below.

Baby Sanchez blog.

Baby Sanchez donation page. 

So I leave you with this video.  If it doesn’t move you to put on your new, freshly minted, bright Asics, Nike’s or sneakers to hit the pavement in bringing a child HOME, then I CHALLENGE you to at least make a donation.  I didn’t have that chance at ADOPTION, but I have the CHOICE to CHOSE my RACE!  I will be running for not only baby Sanchez, but for every 165 MILLION ORPHANS WORLDWIDE!  I will see YOU at the FINISH LINE!

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Chosen video

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Gzskgv2ng]

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