Remembering Macie Elizabeth: Macie's Previous Birthdays

Monday, August 3, 2009

Macie's Previous Birthdays

It is one week until Macie's birthday.

Please continue to pray for our family as we approach this day.

I wanted to post some pictures from all of her birthdays!

Macie at birth

1st Birthday

2nd Birthday

3rd Birthday

4th Birthday

5th Birthday

6th Birthday

7th Birthday

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AnonymousAugust 3, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Amanda and Ryan,
I know the next days will be tough .My good friend lost his son yesterday and it reminded me of your situation. I see you guys at church but never know what to say ,but I am broken inside for you .Bob Bertels
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AnonymousAugust 5, 2009 at 12:01 PM
I have to say that I look at this website everyday, I guess looking at all the pictures searching for something else to hold on to. Her brightness and joy always puts a smile on my face, but brings tears to my eyes. I am so thankful you put this page together because I never want to lose site of the joy Macie brought to everyone. With her birthday coming up all I can say is how wonderful it would be to be able to spend that day with Jesus. Don't be too hard on yourself, focus on the great memories you already have, create new ones, and have peace knowing that all of you will spend eternity with Macie. I love you all:)
Emily
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JamieAugust 9, 2009 at 7:11 PM
She has a wonderful smile in every picture. Be strong,just cause i am live far away,i really am right there beside u
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claudine@orphanscry.comAugust 20, 2009 at 2:26 PM
Praying for all of you again. Crying over your pain. I'm asking God to carry you...to hold on tightly to you when there's nothing left in you to hold on to Him. I know He understands. Praying He'll speak a Word to you in some way to carry you through 'til the next Word. I'm even asking Him to breathe FOR you when you cannot even do that. I wish I had that miracle word of comfort (as if there could be such a thing in a situation like this). All that comes to mind now is Jeremy Camp's song, "There Will Be a Day." There WILL be a Day -- no more tears...no more pain.

With love in Christ,

Claudine T in MD
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AnonymousAugust 29, 2009 at 7:12 AM
Having all these wonderful photos of everyone together brings such joy to all those that knew Macie! I am so thankful that God has given you the strength to go each day and find joy in the midst of your sorrow....The joy of the Lord is our strength. Nehemiah 8:11
Praying for you through tears....Cindy Sheehan
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All about Macie

Macie and her brother, Jordan, (pictured above) were the best of friends. They loved to play outdoors and get as dirty as they could. They enjoyed being "archaeologists." In fact, that is what they were doing during the tragic accident that took her life. Her younger sister, Kaylee (also pictured above) was one of Macie's biggest admirers. They were also the best of friends. Macie's siblings were not just brothers and a sister to her, they were her buddies. Macie is the 2nd born of 4 children. pictured below from left to right are Jordan, Carter, Kaylee, Macie

Macie always wanted to be the best and first for everything. She never had to take a spelling test because she would always ace her pre-test every week in school. She was my child that learned to crawl the earliest, walk and talk the earliest. She was the first to learn how to swing by herself and read. She was also very competitive and loved to race and wrestle her brother. He would never admit it, but she usually won. She also wanted to loose more teeth than her brother (which she succeeded in). If she had a tooth that barely wobbled, she would work on it continuously and yank it out before it was even ready to come out. This helps explain why she spent her last year without any front teeth! Everyone tells me that they will miss her "toothless grin that could light up a room!" We joke (not that is anything funny) and say that she also had to be the first to go to Heaven. She wanted to beat us there so when we arrive she can show us around laughing saying, "I won." In a weird way, she did win. She is experiencing a place beyond our wildest dreams. Although her life was cut short, anything she would miss experiencing down here can't even compare to the glory she is experiencing in Heaven with Jesus! We are the ones suffering a terrible loss and will miss her the rest of our lives!

Macie was a dare-devil. She loved amusement parks and would ride anything she was tall enough for. I will never forget last summer on the Highland Fling at Six Flags. She was yelling, "my head hates it, but I love it!!!!" I think we rode that ride 3 times in a row. She also rode the Screaming Eagle when she was only 5. Her lack of fear is what made her excel at gymnastics. She started her first gymnastics class shortly after her 6th birthday and could barely do a cartwheel, but within 6 months she was doing round-off, back-handsprings by herself. By her 7th birthday she was on the Shooting Stars gymnastics team at the local YMCA. She absolutely LOVED gymnastics and I am going to miss her smiling face bouncing around the gym floor. She was so cute to watch and she was always eager to learn new tricks. I can just see her now in Heaven telling everyone to "watch this, watch me!" I bet she can finally do a back layout and twist that she always wanted to learn.

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