Saturday night some friends from kickboxing held a poker tournament to raise money for the adoption. It was such a FUN night! THANK YOU everyone that came out!!! It was such a relaxed atmosphere (especially if you were like me and didn't have a clue what you were doing). I highly recommend this type of easy and FUN fundraiser. We had BBQ Burgers and hot dogs and amazingly delicious cupcakes for dessert!
Our friend worked hard at getting prizes for the winner (we didn't gamble real money...everyone was given fun money to play with). She was able to get a one night stay at a hotel, a two week pass at a boxing center and a gift certificate for a local pub.
I didn't come remotely close to being at the winners table ha ha! Did I mention is was FUN??? I would love to do something similar to this again just for the socialization! Momma needs another night out ha ha!!!
$712 was raised from that night (including money from people who didn't attend, yet selflessly donated)! Wow! Awesome! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! We are grateful and once again, humbled! Thank you!
We will update the thermometer when the donations get put into the adoption account.
There have also been donations trickling into our agency!!! We are waiting for a grand total to date from them and we will let you know where we are standing in our funds :) (if my memory serves me right, there is over or around $600 donated through the agency).
If you want to donate through our agency, there is a tab up top with the info on how to do that. You can request a tax receipt from them as well!
I don't know if this works: http://sparklesgigglesandtiaras.blogspot.ca/p/blog-page.html
Did I mention that God has been faithful throughout this adoption?
Thank you to all who made this a great night. Thank you to all those who have poured over us with positive and uplifting comments. Thank you to those who are praying for our family.
In case you were wondering where we are at in terms of the adoption... we are still waiting for our match!!!! The government had just gone through a transformation (new government elected in). This has slowed down adoptions.
So, as far as we are aware, things are starting to move again (slowly) as the new government gets settled in. They will be settled in just in time for their one month summer break!!!! Yep, the government takes a month off in August (I'm not sure when that starts but it does affect adoption time schedules again).
It would be a miracle to be matched SOON!!! Wouldn't that be awesome?? Hopeful thinking...hopeful thinking...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
FUNds and FUNdraiser
Our thermometer just jumped up $1000!! Yipee!!! God is Good!!!!
Thank you to whomever donated a big portion of that!
We are getting closer and closer to having the funds for Trip #1 where we will get to meet our child!! Oooo, I cannot wait until that moment!!!
I have nothing profound or exciting to say today. I just wanted people to see that we have bumped up our thermometer accordingly. If you click anywhere on that thermometer it will bring you to a breakdown of where our fees are allocated.
Our travel fees are based on a humanitarian rate offered by the travel agency. This is the best price that we have come across thus far. It is also based on prices 6 months to a year ago so I am sure our estimates are rather low.
We also have not factored in updating our homestudy because it will be a year soon (it needs to be updated every year) and childcare for the two trips. Child care is a bit ambiguous right now. It really depends on when we get matched and when our travel dates are to take place. Ideally, summer holidays would have be perfect. Unfortunately, however, it doesn't look like this will be the case since summer holidays are quickly approaching.
I don't know...I always had this gut feeling that we would be in B* over Christmas holidays... I guess we will see what happens :)
I am really excited about our next FUNdraiser happening June first! If you are in the area we would LOVE for you to come out to this event!
It is a Poker Tournament. YOU DO NOT NEED to know how to play!!!! There are CHEAT SHEETS! There is NO GAMBLING of your own money. The coordinators of the even just ask for a $20.00 "Buy-in" (a spot to play/donation to the fundraiser). You are given a certain amount of fun money! Spend it all at once or figure out how to outsmart your tablemates (yep, I made that word up ha ha)!!! The hubby will be BBQing (I should probably tell him that ha ha). There are prizes! I really hope to see some people there (or it will be a really boring game by myself).
If you cannot make it out, I have heard that they are accepting donations! There have been a couple of people that have already gone this route and I just want to give a great big THANK YOU for their support! We are really truly amazed at the love that people have for this little girl to find a FOREVER FAMILY!!!! AHHHHH, I can't wait to MEET HER!!!!
There is a Facebook Event page for the Poker Tournament. If you need the details, leave me a message here, talk to me in person, FB, etc.
Have a super wonderful fantastic day!!!
Thank you to whomever donated a big portion of that!
We are getting closer and closer to having the funds for Trip #1 where we will get to meet our child!! Oooo, I cannot wait until that moment!!!
I have nothing profound or exciting to say today. I just wanted people to see that we have bumped up our thermometer accordingly. If you click anywhere on that thermometer it will bring you to a breakdown of where our fees are allocated.
Our travel fees are based on a humanitarian rate offered by the travel agency. This is the best price that we have come across thus far. It is also based on prices 6 months to a year ago so I am sure our estimates are rather low.
We also have not factored in updating our homestudy because it will be a year soon (it needs to be updated every year) and childcare for the two trips. Child care is a bit ambiguous right now. It really depends on when we get matched and when our travel dates are to take place. Ideally, summer holidays would have be perfect. Unfortunately, however, it doesn't look like this will be the case since summer holidays are quickly approaching.
I don't know...I always had this gut feeling that we would be in B* over Christmas holidays... I guess we will see what happens :)
I am really excited about our next FUNdraiser happening June first! If you are in the area we would LOVE for you to come out to this event!
It is a Poker Tournament. YOU DO NOT NEED to know how to play!!!! There are CHEAT SHEETS! There is NO GAMBLING of your own money. The coordinators of the even just ask for a $20.00 "Buy-in" (a spot to play/donation to the fundraiser). You are given a certain amount of fun money! Spend it all at once or figure out how to outsmart your tablemates (yep, I made that word up ha ha)!!! The hubby will be BBQing (I should probably tell him that ha ha). There are prizes! I really hope to see some people there (or it will be a really boring game by myself).
If you cannot make it out, I have heard that they are accepting donations! There have been a couple of people that have already gone this route and I just want to give a great big THANK YOU for their support! We are really truly amazed at the love that people have for this little girl to find a FOREVER FAMILY!!!! AHHHHH, I can't wait to MEET HER!!!!
There is a Facebook Event page for the Poker Tournament. If you need the details, leave me a message here, talk to me in person, FB, etc.
Have a super wonderful fantastic day!!!
Monday, May 13, 2013
A Blessing from Heaven
I was talking to my Grandma a couple of days ago. She just turned 80!!! How cool is that?!?!? She asked me about the adoption and the fees, etc. After keeping her in the loop, we basically ended the conversation with her saying, "You never know, that money may come down from Heaven". (I told her that is EXACTLY where the funds have been provided...). I couldn't have had more awesomeness when it comes to "finding" the money for these CRAZY adoption fees!
Fast forward to today...
Monday mornings are a constant struggle for us. They are very very difficult. There is too much going on in a small amount of time. I despise Monday mornings very much. Today was no different. Today 3 out of 5 kids are sick with something. I woke up with a horrible migraine and the cat must not have been feeling well either as he pooped all over the stairs. Gross (I'm sorry...but that was the picture of our morning). We were late for school. The bell rang and we were no way close to being out the door. It was the kind of morning that I could have cried but was too tired and rushed to have to deal with tears on top of everything else!
As we left the door, our morning took a total 180!
My brother showed up with a latte out of the blue (and if you know me...you know that I LOVE coffee!!!!). Because we were late, he caught me getting into the van. He then OFFERED to take the sick kids so that I could go into work without them ANDDDDD He WILLINGLY and LOVINGLY without a single complaint cleaned up my stairs!!!!! Ummm....he is on my #1 list right now!!!!!
and then it gets even better....
SOMEONE GENEROUSLY donated to our adoption fund and left it at church!!!! I don't know who you are but let me say this:
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
I don't know if you read this blog. If you know who donated the funds please give them a great big hug from us!!! We are so grateful! See Grandma, money came down from Heaven!!!!!
Also this week, a couple of WONDERFUL people I kickbox with set up a FUN (no gambling) Poker Night FUNdraiser for us on June 1st! If you are in our area COME OUT and join us for a night of laughs and food and fun!!! We are excited because the last fundraiser we did like this (for someone else) it was A BLAST!
If you are praying for us! Thank you! We (of course) are hoping to be MATCHED! Somewhere out there is our daughter!!! Come out, come out where ever you are! Ha ha!
Please continue to lift us up in prayer. The funds are trickling in and we are SOOO very humbled!!! Please pray for our daughter and that we get matched with her! Please pray for our family to remain patient while waiting. Please pray for the B*lgar*an Government as they are holding elections soon (this may or may not affect our processing time). Please pray for all orphans and the people who care for them. Please pray for the people who have adoption on their heart and need the extra push to follow their calling.
Thank you friends! Thank you so very much! May God Bless Each and Every One of YOU!
Fast forward to today...
Monday mornings are a constant struggle for us. They are very very difficult. There is too much going on in a small amount of time. I despise Monday mornings very much. Today was no different. Today 3 out of 5 kids are sick with something. I woke up with a horrible migraine and the cat must not have been feeling well either as he pooped all over the stairs. Gross (I'm sorry...but that was the picture of our morning). We were late for school. The bell rang and we were no way close to being out the door. It was the kind of morning that I could have cried but was too tired and rushed to have to deal with tears on top of everything else!
As we left the door, our morning took a total 180!
My brother showed up with a latte out of the blue (and if you know me...you know that I LOVE coffee!!!!). Because we were late, he caught me getting into the van. He then OFFERED to take the sick kids so that I could go into work without them ANDDDDD He WILLINGLY and LOVINGLY without a single complaint cleaned up my stairs!!!!! Ummm....he is on my #1 list right now!!!!!
and then it gets even better....
SOMEONE GENEROUSLY donated to our adoption fund and left it at church!!!! I don't know who you are but let me say this:
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
I don't know if you read this blog. If you know who donated the funds please give them a great big hug from us!!! We are so grateful! See Grandma, money came down from Heaven!!!!!
Also this week, a couple of WONDERFUL people I kickbox with set up a FUN (no gambling) Poker Night FUNdraiser for us on June 1st! If you are in our area COME OUT and join us for a night of laughs and food and fun!!! We are excited because the last fundraiser we did like this (for someone else) it was A BLAST!
If you are praying for us! Thank you! We (of course) are hoping to be MATCHED! Somewhere out there is our daughter!!! Come out, come out where ever you are! Ha ha!
Please continue to lift us up in prayer. The funds are trickling in and we are SOOO very humbled!!! Please pray for our daughter and that we get matched with her! Please pray for our family to remain patient while waiting. Please pray for the B*lgar*an Government as they are holding elections soon (this may or may not affect our processing time). Please pray for all orphans and the people who care for them. Please pray for the people who have adoption on their heart and need the extra push to follow their calling.
Thank you friends! Thank you so very much! May God Bless Each and Every One of YOU!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Slow and Steady Wins the (adoption) Race
Slowly and steady our adoption funds are going up, up, up! What a fantastic view!!! We have almost everything for our referral fees, B* agency fees and travel #1. At least we can meet our child now... although, we may be sleeping on the street and starving ha ha!
We were also told by our agency that they have increased some of their fees again. This will affect us when we need to get our homestudy updated after a year... Yipee! More money to find. ARG!
We have come across some amazing people in the adoption world. Simply amazing, selfless people. Individuals who sacrifice so much to fund adoptions, advocates of adoption that raise awareness and/or funds for other families, and all around giving people that WANT to help orphans find families!
Honestly, before we embarked on this journey, we didn't see the plight of the orphans from a global perspective. We were just open to the idea of growing our family with children that needed families. We were especially drawn to children with special needs because they are the most overlooked. After researching orphans with special needs, and the lack of care and dignity these precious humans receive, we were more drawn to advocating and adopting internationally.
We know this is a huge step of faith. We (I) often get sucked into the material ideas and possessions of our society. Some days, I just don't know how individuals and families can just let go in utter faith. I am working on this, but embarrassingly, I often fail.
Some days I think I have it all planned out... we will patiently wait for the child God chose for us, we will have the funds as needed, we will travel, fall in love, everything will go swimmingly, our daughter will join us, we will live happily ever after, the end.
MOST other days are not like that in my head....NOT.AT.ALL. I am impatiently waiting, bitter, antsy, snappy, mad that there is such a HUGE orphan crisis, mad that this takes so long to be a family, mad at everyone involved because there are many "logistics" that aren't logical in Canada, jealous of families that find their children, scared that we will have to sell an arm and a leg to fund this thing, petrified about travelling, scared that our daughter will be too much for us to handle (yep, I said it out loud), scared about catching some kind of parasite (yes, I am actually quite concerned about this ha ha), and just generally questioning my ability as a parent.
Through all this mental torture, I can still find a small window of peace. I think that there are people praying for us still because often times when I just want to throw in the towel and move on, something/someone reminds me that this isn't about me at all! This is God's will. His plan. He is using US. We are blessed to be given this opportunity...humbled that God's plan involves us...all we have to do is be obedient, listen have faith and follow His lead :)
I wonder what else God has planned for us?
What does He have planned for you??? Are you being called to be obedient and step out in Faith? Are you aware of something that needs you to act accordingly? What is on your heart? What have your eyes seen that cannot be undone?
We were also told by our agency that they have increased some of their fees again. This will affect us when we need to get our homestudy updated after a year... Yipee! More money to find. ARG!
We have come across some amazing people in the adoption world. Simply amazing, selfless people. Individuals who sacrifice so much to fund adoptions, advocates of adoption that raise awareness and/or funds for other families, and all around giving people that WANT to help orphans find families!
Honestly, before we embarked on this journey, we didn't see the plight of the orphans from a global perspective. We were just open to the idea of growing our family with children that needed families. We were especially drawn to children with special needs because they are the most overlooked. After researching orphans with special needs, and the lack of care and dignity these precious humans receive, we were more drawn to advocating and adopting internationally.
We know this is a huge step of faith. We (I) often get sucked into the material ideas and possessions of our society. Some days, I just don't know how individuals and families can just let go in utter faith. I am working on this, but embarrassingly, I often fail.
Some days I think I have it all planned out... we will patiently wait for the child God chose for us, we will have the funds as needed, we will travel, fall in love, everything will go swimmingly, our daughter will join us, we will live happily ever after, the end.
MOST other days are not like that in my head....NOT.AT.ALL. I am impatiently waiting, bitter, antsy, snappy, mad that there is such a HUGE orphan crisis, mad that this takes so long to be a family, mad at everyone involved because there are many "logistics" that aren't logical in Canada, jealous of families that find their children, scared that we will have to sell an arm and a leg to fund this thing, petrified about travelling, scared that our daughter will be too much for us to handle (yep, I said it out loud), scared about catching some kind of parasite (yes, I am actually quite concerned about this ha ha), and just generally questioning my ability as a parent.
Through all this mental torture, I can still find a small window of peace. I think that there are people praying for us still because often times when I just want to throw in the towel and move on, something/someone reminds me that this isn't about me at all! This is God's will. His plan. He is using US. We are blessed to be given this opportunity...humbled that God's plan involves us...all we have to do is be obedient, listen have faith and follow His lead :)
I wonder what else God has planned for us?
What does He have planned for you??? Are you being called to be obedient and step out in Faith? Are you aware of something that needs you to act accordingly? What is on your heart? What have your eyes seen that cannot be undone?
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Overloaded
Here is the raw truth...
I am having trouble. I cannot stopobsessing thinking about adoption....or orphans...or money.
It is driving me crazy!!
I try to distract myself to pass the time. It isn't working to much.
During our process thus far, I have seen various family and friends become pregnant and HAVE their babies already! Some of these babies are getting big now too! ARG! I want my turn already!!! I admit, I feel pretty selfish saying that out loud. I have been blessed already with five amazing children. It saddens me to think of those couples that have fertility issues. My heart goes out to them. I could not imagine waiting to conceive and have the disappointment and "time loss" trying for a biological child... for the money, time and mental exhaustion spent on infertility treatments that fail them and then for the money and exhaustion related to adoption...those men and women are amazing. To want a child so badly and to fight so hard to be a parent is...awe inspiring.
I cannot stop thinking, though, how "my" child is out there in an orphanage without a mommy to kiss and hug her. She could be getting so many supports right now but instead is being treated like her life isn't of value. She could be playing in the mud with her sisters right now, instead she will be lucky if her groupa goes outside to play. She could be eating food that nourishes her body and allows it to grow...instead she is being malnourished because the funds for food isn't sufficient enough...nor are the funds sufficient for proper clothes and footwear.
My daughter probably had sores on her tushy from her diapers not being changed regularly. Her skin isn't being taken care of. Her hair has no body or shine...if she even has hair (she could have the famous shaved/boy cut, easy-to-handle hair...blah!). Her breath probably reeks from poor dental hygiene. Her teeth full of plaque because the adults who are taking care of her are too busy to give individual attention. Poor sweet child. Does she know God?? Is someone teaching her? Does anyone read to her?
There are SO MANY orphans!!! All around the world! Here in Canada...in our communities! Yes, we are going around the world to pick up our daughter. This is where God has led us. For various reasons (described in various blog posts).
Older children and teens! These children have such a bleak future! I just read of a very young teen in an Asian country that is in an orphanage. She is BEAUTIFUL! She didn't choose to grow up an orphan! What is worse...they are training her in massage "therapy" right now. Ummm...do you know what kind of massage place this YOUNG girl will be working in!??!!??! I could puke just thinking about this! It's not only in Asia...it's in North America too! These vulnerable children have no one to fight for them! Human trafficking is REAL. Slavery...REAL. Child Prostitution....REAL.
There is a reason that God tells us to take care of the orphans! ALL OF THEM!!!! (and the widows too). The oppressed need US!
If it is not you calling to adopt an orphan...that's OK...do something that is within your abilities!
Advocate for orphans so that others hear the cry/the plea to adopt/sponsor/foster.
Financially Support - If you are able...donate!!! This isn't a plea to fund our adoption... this is for orphanages and shelters and families that are struggling and also for people who want to adopt but need some assistance.
Goods and Services - Group homes, orphanages, foster families, shelters, hospitals, nursing homes, etc...they could all use SOMETHING whether it is groceries, clothing, food, companionship, supplies, volunteers, handy people, etc. We all have something that can bless someone else!
Pray. Ask God to use you. Ask God to show you where a need is. Ask God to bless your contributions. Pray for the individuals in shelters and homes and institutions. Pray for the needy, the malnourished, the disabled, the abused, the poor and the lonely. Pray for the workers and volunteers. Pray for the people adopting and for others to step up and adopt. Pray for our country, our world, our communities, our leaders, our educators, our neighbours, our families.
I am having trouble. I cannot stop
It is driving me crazy!!
I try to distract myself to pass the time. It isn't working to much.
During our process thus far, I have seen various family and friends become pregnant and HAVE their babies already! Some of these babies are getting big now too! ARG! I want my turn already!!! I admit, I feel pretty selfish saying that out loud. I have been blessed already with five amazing children. It saddens me to think of those couples that have fertility issues. My heart goes out to them. I could not imagine waiting to conceive and have the disappointment and "time loss" trying for a biological child... for the money, time and mental exhaustion spent on infertility treatments that fail them and then for the money and exhaustion related to adoption...those men and women are amazing. To want a child so badly and to fight so hard to be a parent is...awe inspiring.
I cannot stop thinking, though, how "my" child is out there in an orphanage without a mommy to kiss and hug her. She could be getting so many supports right now but instead is being treated like her life isn't of value. She could be playing in the mud with her sisters right now, instead she will be lucky if her groupa goes outside to play. She could be eating food that nourishes her body and allows it to grow...instead she is being malnourished because the funds for food isn't sufficient enough...nor are the funds sufficient for proper clothes and footwear.
My daughter probably had sores on her tushy from her diapers not being changed regularly. Her skin isn't being taken care of. Her hair has no body or shine...if she even has hair (she could have the famous shaved/boy cut, easy-to-handle hair...blah!). Her breath probably reeks from poor dental hygiene. Her teeth full of plaque because the adults who are taking care of her are too busy to give individual attention. Poor sweet child. Does she know God?? Is someone teaching her? Does anyone read to her?
There are SO MANY orphans!!! All around the world! Here in Canada...in our communities! Yes, we are going around the world to pick up our daughter. This is where God has led us. For various reasons (described in various blog posts).
Older children and teens! These children have such a bleak future! I just read of a very young teen in an Asian country that is in an orphanage. She is BEAUTIFUL! She didn't choose to grow up an orphan! What is worse...they are training her in massage "therapy" right now. Ummm...do you know what kind of massage place this YOUNG girl will be working in!??!!??! I could puke just thinking about this! It's not only in Asia...it's in North America too! These vulnerable children have no one to fight for them! Human trafficking is REAL. Slavery...REAL. Child Prostitution....REAL.
There is a reason that God tells us to take care of the orphans! ALL OF THEM!!!! (and the widows too). The oppressed need US!
If it is not you calling to adopt an orphan...that's OK...do something that is within your abilities!
Advocate for orphans so that others hear the cry/the plea to adopt/sponsor/foster.
Financially Support - If you are able...donate!!! This isn't a plea to fund our adoption... this is for orphanages and shelters and families that are struggling and also for people who want to adopt but need some assistance.
Goods and Services - Group homes, orphanages, foster families, shelters, hospitals, nursing homes, etc...they could all use SOMETHING whether it is groceries, clothing, food, companionship, supplies, volunteers, handy people, etc. We all have something that can bless someone else!
Pray. Ask God to use you. Ask God to show you where a need is. Ask God to bless your contributions. Pray for the individuals in shelters and homes and institutions. Pray for the needy, the malnourished, the disabled, the abused, the poor and the lonely. Pray for the workers and volunteers. Pray for the people adopting and for others to step up and adopt. Pray for our country, our world, our communities, our leaders, our educators, our neighbours, our families.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Approved by the MOJ
We found out a couple of days ago that our dossier has been accepted by the B* Ministry of Justice (MOJ). It was actually accepted a month ago (Feb 20th) but the agency just received the letter. Whoot whoot! We are thrilled! It's another step in the right direction.
Now what??? We wait...again....
Theoretically, we could be matched today ha ha...or we could have to wait years. It all depends on if there is a little girl available for our family. This wait is painful!
We will either be matched by the MOJ or there may be a child on the waiting list that comes out every month that we may come across and inquire about.
There have been a couple of little ones on the waiting list that we have inquired about. Turns out that other adoptive families have similar taste! It's great to see these kids get homes! This route seems impossible to find someone within our parameters. The wait list has a lot of older children. According to our agency, we must adopt in birth order with a one year age gap between the kid that we are adopting and our current youngest child. This is to stop any artificial twinning of siblings. I can see the reason behind this. Developmentally, however, our daughters would not be the same as their chronological ages. Oh well, I am going to pick and choose my battles and this isn't going to be one of them.
We have been putting off fundraising for a while. Without an accepted dossier, we had a hard time being motivated to do anything adoption related. We have been putting aside as much funds as we can save in the mean time. Sloooowly our thermometer keeps rising. We are thankful for that! We still need to come up with a large sum for our first trip. Again, this could come quickly or we may still have some more time to slowly put aside money. It is such a shame that it costs so much money.
Our daughter will be worth every penny that we scrape up, every sacrifice that we make and every tear that we have shed! I can't wait to meet my daughter. My heart and my home feels empty knowing that our family circle is not complete yet. We love this child that we have not met.
Her sisters pray every single day for their "new" sister. The second youngest always asks when we are going on an airplane to pick her up. Our youngest tells God at every meal (yes, our food gets cold after her discussion with God ha ha) that her new sister can have her red dog (Clifford) and she can share a bunk bed with her and that she will say "please can I have my toy back" to her (use her manners instead of grab things from her ha ha!!). Little Miss doesn't understand at all why her sister is not here yet! Quite frankly daughters...neither do we.
We appreciate all of you who are praying for our family. Let's continue to pray for a match with our daughter!!! Summer is coming up...I'm thinking that would be a great time for travel #1 ha ha!!! It would sure help with the babysitting/school situation of the other kids. All in God's time...I know...I know....
Now what??? We wait...again....
Theoretically, we could be matched today ha ha...or we could have to wait years. It all depends on if there is a little girl available for our family. This wait is painful!
We will either be matched by the MOJ or there may be a child on the waiting list that comes out every month that we may come across and inquire about.
There have been a couple of little ones on the waiting list that we have inquired about. Turns out that other adoptive families have similar taste! It's great to see these kids get homes! This route seems impossible to find someone within our parameters. The wait list has a lot of older children. According to our agency, we must adopt in birth order with a one year age gap between the kid that we are adopting and our current youngest child. This is to stop any artificial twinning of siblings. I can see the reason behind this. Developmentally, however, our daughters would not be the same as their chronological ages. Oh well, I am going to pick and choose my battles and this isn't going to be one of them.
We have been putting off fundraising for a while. Without an accepted dossier, we had a hard time being motivated to do anything adoption related. We have been putting aside as much funds as we can save in the mean time. Sloooowly our thermometer keeps rising. We are thankful for that! We still need to come up with a large sum for our first trip. Again, this could come quickly or we may still have some more time to slowly put aside money. It is such a shame that it costs so much money.
Our daughter will be worth every penny that we scrape up, every sacrifice that we make and every tear that we have shed! I can't wait to meet my daughter. My heart and my home feels empty knowing that our family circle is not complete yet. We love this child that we have not met.
Her sisters pray every single day for their "new" sister. The second youngest always asks when we are going on an airplane to pick her up. Our youngest tells God at every meal (yes, our food gets cold after her discussion with God ha ha) that her new sister can have her red dog (Clifford) and she can share a bunk bed with her and that she will say "please can I have my toy back" to her (use her manners instead of grab things from her ha ha!!). Little Miss doesn't understand at all why her sister is not here yet! Quite frankly daughters...neither do we.
We appreciate all of you who are praying for our family. Let's continue to pray for a match with our daughter!!! Summer is coming up...I'm thinking that would be a great time for travel #1 ha ha!!! It would sure help with the babysitting/school situation of the other kids. All in God's time...I know...I know....
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Adoption Land
It is kind of boring for us in Adoption Land. Nothing new to report yet. How I long for the day that I can update this blog with some exciting news! We are hoping that our paperwork FINALLY gets submitted with the B* government SOON (as in their next meeting...).
We were BLESSED with another amazing donation from someone at our church. We are so very grateful that God is blessing this adoption in ways we could never do on our own!!! We finally updated our little thermometer on this page and we were ecstatic to see God's provisions!!! Wow!
Would you please pray for our agencies/the people working with us throughout this journey. We would like their hearts to be open to the uniqueness of our journey. We want to see that they are working with us to get a child out of an orphanage and into a loving home.
Please pray for the B* Government as they meet and go over the adoption dossiers. Pray that our file gets accepted with no problems. Of course, we would LOVE to be matched up sooner than later too. That being said, prayer for patience during this process would be much appreciated too.
It amazes me that we are going through this journey. Because of this adoption, we have been able to meet so many amazing people, we have had our priorities change, and we have had to humble ourselves in uncomfortable ways. There are times where I feel so discouraged but yet I would NEVER think to throw in the towel. There is a little girl out there waiting and depending on us to have FAITH in GOD to free her from a life in an institution. She is worth it! I cannot wait to tell her this!!!!
We were BLESSED with another amazing donation from someone at our church. We are so very grateful that God is blessing this adoption in ways we could never do on our own!!! We finally updated our little thermometer on this page and we were ecstatic to see God's provisions!!! Wow!
Would you please pray for our agencies/the people working with us throughout this journey. We would like their hearts to be open to the uniqueness of our journey. We want to see that they are working with us to get a child out of an orphanage and into a loving home.
Please pray for the B* Government as they meet and go over the adoption dossiers. Pray that our file gets accepted with no problems. Of course, we would LOVE to be matched up sooner than later too. That being said, prayer for patience during this process would be much appreciated too.
It amazes me that we are going through this journey. Because of this adoption, we have been able to meet so many amazing people, we have had our priorities change, and we have had to humble ourselves in uncomfortable ways. There are times where I feel so discouraged but yet I would NEVER think to throw in the towel. There is a little girl out there waiting and depending on us to have FAITH in GOD to free her from a life in an institution. She is worth it! I cannot wait to tell her this!!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)