Pretty catchy slogan right? Thank you Lynne Friberg!
Some have mentioned wanting other ways to support us so we created the DONATE button on the blog. It is over there. On the left. Just above our Timeline.
Maybe you can donate a dollar a week until we bring baby girl home? Maybe you would like to give a one time donation? This account is linked to our Adoption Savings account. All money will be used for adoption related fees.
So maybe you can take 2 moments to do 2 things on Tuesday at 2! We appreciate your prayer support as well as your financial support.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Reality
Can I be completely honest? I am freaking out! I am SO excited. The REALITY is that nothing has changed, not really. We are still waiting with no news of an impending match. Yet, something has changed. Maybe it is just the fact that time has continued to march on and we are closer to a match by virtue of the fact that approximately 60 families ahead of us have been matched. Maybe it is the events that we have on our calendar that pertain to our adoption that makes it feel more real. Fundraisers, classes to attend, books on my hold list that are ready to be picked up at the library.
Last weekend I attended an Adoption Fair through Adoption Mosaic. (Adoption Mosaic is awesome, check them out!) I walked away knowing that a great deal of resources are at my fingertips. I have felt so overwhelmed by all that I have to learn. I have to learn about skin and hair. I have to learn all I can about her first home and keep it alive for her as much as possible.
Then there are the other pieces that have to come together...transitioning to a family of 6. Where will she sleep? Will she need to be in our room or will she share a room with Kylee? Crib? Toddler bed? What size of clothes do I need to have ready? What kind of foods? And the list goes on.
We are getting closer! Time to get busy!
Last weekend I attended an Adoption Fair through Adoption Mosaic. (Adoption Mosaic is awesome, check them out!) I walked away knowing that a great deal of resources are at my fingertips. I have felt so overwhelmed by all that I have to learn. I have to learn about skin and hair. I have to learn all I can about her first home and keep it alive for her as much as possible.
Then there are the other pieces that have to come together...transitioning to a family of 6. Where will she sleep? Will she need to be in our room or will she share a room with Kylee? Crib? Toddler bed? What size of clothes do I need to have ready? What kind of foods? And the list goes on.
We are getting closer! Time to get busy!
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The Bracelets
We have bracelets! I have been blessed with friends who have helped me and now you have choices! They are $25 and all the money will be going toward our adoption fees. Your support is very much appreciated! We will have more to choose from so if you don't see anything here that suits stay tuned.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Fundraising
We have started our first official fundraiser. I saw this idea online and even though my sewing skills are limited I thought that I might be able to make this happen. I purchased fabric and found some D rings and voila! We now have bracelets! Well a few anyway.
I made the first one and put in on my wrist and suddenly felt the doubt rush in. Asking for help, well, it is not something I do easily. We are asking for money. Should I wonder at my uneasiness? It washed over me in a pretty intense fashion. I know quite a few people who make things and sell them for a living so why is this different?
I am not sure if you realize this but we have embarked on a pretty incredible journey here folks. We are adopting a little person. This my friends, is one of those life changing events in life that mark you, indelibly. This is my heart on my sleeve for the whole world to see. I have intense emotions that course through my body at the slightest provocation. It really is no wonder the doubt rushed in and tried to take over. The truth is we are doing this and I need help. I need you. Your support. Your encouragement. I need to know that you understand, on any level, why we are doing what we are doing. I need to know it is alright to cry for a little one I don't know. When I feel frustrated I need for someone to tell me they get it. I need you to ask me how the adoption is going...even if all I am going to say is that nothing has changed. Will you invest in the life of an orphan? When you do any of these things that is precisely what you are doing. You don't have to buy a bracelet, but maybe you would like to.
So, there it is then. The difference. I am not just asking for you to buy a bracelet to support our adoption journey. I am asking you to invest in the life of an orphan. I am putting it all out there, a very emotional and rather private journey and asking you to join me. I am thankful to be surrounded by such loving and generous people who have done just that.
In you the orphan finds mercy Hosea 14:3.
I made the first one and put in on my wrist and suddenly felt the doubt rush in. Asking for help, well, it is not something I do easily. We are asking for money. Should I wonder at my uneasiness? It washed over me in a pretty intense fashion. I know quite a few people who make things and sell them for a living so why is this different?
I am not sure if you realize this but we have embarked on a pretty incredible journey here folks. We are adopting a little person. This my friends, is one of those life changing events in life that mark you, indelibly. This is my heart on my sleeve for the whole world to see. I have intense emotions that course through my body at the slightest provocation. It really is no wonder the doubt rushed in and tried to take over. The truth is we are doing this and I need help. I need you. Your support. Your encouragement. I need to know that you understand, on any level, why we are doing what we are doing. I need to know it is alright to cry for a little one I don't know. When I feel frustrated I need for someone to tell me they get it. I need you to ask me how the adoption is going...even if all I am going to say is that nothing has changed. Will you invest in the life of an orphan? When you do any of these things that is precisely what you are doing. You don't have to buy a bracelet, but maybe you would like to.
So, there it is then. The difference. I am not just asking for you to buy a bracelet to support our adoption journey. I am asking you to invest in the life of an orphan. I am putting it all out there, a very emotional and rather private journey and asking you to join me. I am thankful to be surrounded by such loving and generous people who have done just that.
In you the orphan finds mercy Hosea 14:3.
Friday, June 8, 2012
She was so beautiful he stopped in his tracks....
The other night as I read a bedtime story to Kylee and Jude my little boy said one of the sweetest things...
In the story there is a frog and a princess. I am sure you know the story line. At one point the prince sees his princess. Completely overcome with her beauty he stops in his tracks and revels in the site of her. Jude asked me what this meant so I explained a little further to which he replied, "I know Mama. It is like when we see baby girl, right? She will be so beautiful we will just stop in our tracks because she is so beautiful and we are so happy to see her and have her here."
Exactly.
I am so thankful for this journey that we are on. I am completely overwhelmed by the depth of love that my little ones have for others. I am so blessed and encouraged by these little glimpses of their hearts.
The wait is getting long for my little people. You remember the days when 1 hour felt like FOREVER. Feeling like summer vacation was never going to arrive... it could be a week away but it felt like months. I suppose it will be harder when we are actually matched and have a count down until she comes home.
We are longing for the day that we stop in our tracks and revel in her beauty.
In the story there is a frog and a princess. I am sure you know the story line. At one point the prince sees his princess. Completely overcome with her beauty he stops in his tracks and revels in the site of her. Jude asked me what this meant so I explained a little further to which he replied, "I know Mama. It is like when we see baby girl, right? She will be so beautiful we will just stop in our tracks because she is so beautiful and we are so happy to see her and have her here."
Exactly.
I am so thankful for this journey that we are on. I am completely overwhelmed by the depth of love that my little ones have for others. I am so blessed and encouraged by these little glimpses of their hearts.
The wait is getting long for my little people. You remember the days when 1 hour felt like FOREVER. Feeling like summer vacation was never going to arrive... it could be a week away but it felt like months. I suppose it will be harder when we are actually matched and have a count down until she comes home.
We are longing for the day that we stop in our tracks and revel in her beauty.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Land of Impending Referral
This a strange place to be...the land of impending referral.
She is not far from my mind. I cannot tell you the number of times I think of her in a day. Nor can I explain the love that is growing in my heart for this child I have yet to lay my eyes on. The heartache that is etched into my very being with the thought of all that will bring her to the place where it is our family that she needs. The loss. The unimaginable loss.
I wonder what her name will be. What will she look like? How old is she right now? Will we be able to give her all she needs? How will she feel about her new home? How long will it take before she feels safe and secure?
How long will we wait?
While we wait for a referral we educate ourselves. We read books. We take webinars. We meet people who have done this. We talk to families that are doing this. We pray.
What will it feel like when we get the call? Where will we be? What will we be doing? I liken these feelings to the ambivalence I felt in waiting for labor to begin with each of my three children. The excitement. The longing to know their story, to know how it would all play out. To hold them and kiss them. One very dear to me found a shirt that she said was made for me. It read: "WARNING: I am in love with a child I haven't met yet. I am in the process of adoption. I am subject to cry at any moment. Please bear with me until my referral comes." Apparently I am not the only one.
She is not far from my mind. I cannot tell you the number of times I think of her in a day. Nor can I explain the love that is growing in my heart for this child I have yet to lay my eyes on. The heartache that is etched into my very being with the thought of all that will bring her to the place where it is our family that she needs. The loss. The unimaginable loss.
I wonder what her name will be. What will she look like? How old is she right now? Will we be able to give her all she needs? How will she feel about her new home? How long will it take before she feels safe and secure?
How long will we wait?
While we wait for a referral we educate ourselves. We read books. We take webinars. We meet people who have done this. We talk to families that are doing this. We pray.
What will it feel like when we get the call? Where will we be? What will we be doing? I liken these feelings to the ambivalence I felt in waiting for labor to begin with each of my three children. The excitement. The longing to know their story, to know how it would all play out. To hold them and kiss them. One very dear to me found a shirt that she said was made for me. It read: "WARNING: I am in love with a child I haven't met yet. I am in the process of adoption. I am subject to cry at any moment. Please bear with me until my referral comes." Apparently I am not the only one.
Life is busy and wonderful and our days are full. As much as we want to bring her home we want to live in the here and now. We want to soak up these days for all they are worth. This is precious time.
We know the day is coming...it could be next month or next year. So we will keep dreaming, preparing, planning, praying with lots of crying mixed in I am sure.
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