Annus Mirabilis: A Year of Miracles

A year ago today, a sick little boy from Malawi walked through the the arrivals gate at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago and became our son.

This miraculous year has been so full of wonder, love, indescribable joy and staggering grace, we can scarcely fathom all that has happened.

Profoundly grateful doesn’t even begin to capture how we feel.

The privilege of becoming parents to this amazing person is the greatest blessing of our lives together. The front-row seat from which we’ve watched him grow, blossom, learn, heal, love, achieve, and absolutely flourish – our absolute greatest joy.

Thank you to the doctors at Hope Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn, IL who healed his heart. Thank you to everyone – family, friends and total strangers – who made the epic change of this last year possible. Your hands made this miraculous year what it was.

Zikomo kwambiri, from the bottom of our healthy, full hearts.

Chisomo,
Cathleen, Maurice and Vasco