It's been one month since we first (hesitantly) opened this donation account, and we're almost 1/4th of the way to our goal! We stand in awe of God, humbled by the support of friends, family, and strangers, and encouraged by the notes and cards that we have received along the way. THANK YOU!
Shares have slowed down a bit, so if you are so inclined and would like to do something to help today, we'd be honored if you would share the link with your online communities and help us spread the word about this story that God is writing.
ADOPTION UPDATE: This coming Monday we're meeting with a new social worker (our former social worker moved on from the agency) to reopen our home study and make the additions that would allow us to take this sibling group of 5 children. Please pray all goes smoothly and the paperwork is processed quickly. As you might recall, our original home study took 19 months to complete, so we're praying these changes go a bit faster than that. :)
Even though we have not officially been matched, we're preparing as much as possible for what the future could hold. We've been working on setting up the little boy's room, organizing the girl's closet, and cleaning out the house to find space for what had been stored in the guest bedroom-turned-boy-room. Life continues to keep us on our toes... and I'm quite sure that won't stop anytime soon! Over the past two weeks we've also collected our necessary paperwork and background checks (for the 3rd time!) and those have now been sent down to our agency, so as much as it is within our power, things are progressing. Thanks for your prayers!
For those who have asked: we are working on getting "adoption registries" set up (not exactly the same thing as a baby registry!), but are holding on sharing those links until we've been officially accepted by Costa Rica, and officially matched with this set of 5 siblings. We'll keep you posted.
Grateful for your care and support. #AdoptionTeam
2/24/16
One Month Update
C.S. Lewis once said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." Dream BIG. After going "there and back again," The Hubs & I have created a home that is full of books, stimulating conversation, and the laughter of our five kids. We have been the recipients of Amazing Grace, and our life goals can be summed up in four words: Love God, love people.
2/17/16
Great News!
Thanks to several amazing individuals who have made very generous donations over the last 5 days, we are now over 1/5th of the way toward our adoption goal!
God continues to remind us that He knows our needs before we do. We are grateful to each one of you who has joined us in this journey, and come along with us for the story that He is writing.
#adoption
God continues to remind us that He knows our needs before we do. We are grateful to each one of you who has joined us in this journey, and come along with us for the story that He is writing.
#adoption
C.S. Lewis once said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." Dream BIG. After going "there and back again," The Hubs & I have created a home that is full of books, stimulating conversation, and the laughter of our five kids. We have been the recipients of Amazing Grace, and our life goals can be summed up in four words: Love God, love people.
2/15/16
Valentine's Day
This weekend we were reminiscing a bit about where we were 2 years ago (Paris) while we cleaned out a guest bedroom, purchased a comforter and sheets for a soon-to-be-5 year old boy, and organized a closet for 4 little girls between the ages of 3 and 11. My, how life has changed. :)
C.S. Lewis once said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." Dream BIG. After going "there and back again," The Hubs & I have created a home that is full of books, stimulating conversation, and the laughter of our five kids. We have been the recipients of Amazing Grace, and our life goals can be summed up in four words: Love God, love people.
2/9/16
More Than We Could Imagine
It's been one week since we originally shared how God brought us from "happily childless" to "let's take 5 kids!" In that week our story has been sharing over 600 times online, and 17 people have donated more than $2800 towards our adoption expenses. As "realists," neither of us were expecting that kind of response; if we were looking for additional confirmation that this was God's plan for us, we certainly have it after the last 7 days!
What has surprised us the most are the individuals who have felt led to be a part of this adventure. Had we sat down and made a list of people to talk to about it, it would have felt like a huge stretch to include those who have joined with us. In fact, most of those who have made a donation, we would never have told at all. God has such a delightful way of reminding us that WE don't know what HE has planned. WE don't know who HE wants to use to encourage us along the journey - including total strangers, and WE don't know how HE wants to use this story to encourage OTHERS. To all who have donated and shared - thank you. Thank you for joining us, thank you for allowing God to use you, thank you for being a "pipe" to channel His resources. We are humbled, we are blessed, and we will pass it on when this is complete.
NOTE: We did want to share with you that we aren't just sitting back and waiting for the money to come in. We are both continuing to add to our savings through the jobs and extra work that God has provided. You may not know that I (Carrie) work as a freelance copy editor in addition to my contractor work as a book promoter with a social media company. SO...
If you need an editor for blogs, emails, newsletters, or websites, please feel free to reach out to me via my professional website. Anything that I make - whether it's through ongoing contract work or one-time jobs - goes towards our adoption fund, and I'm grateful to be able to contribute monetarily by using the skills God has given me. Tell your friends!
What has surprised us the most are the individuals who have felt led to be a part of this adventure. Had we sat down and made a list of people to talk to about it, it would have felt like a huge stretch to include those who have joined with us. In fact, most of those who have made a donation, we would never have told at all. God has such a delightful way of reminding us that WE don't know what HE has planned. WE don't know who HE wants to use to encourage us along the journey - including total strangers, and WE don't know how HE wants to use this story to encourage OTHERS. To all who have donated and shared - thank you. Thank you for joining us, thank you for allowing God to use you, thank you for being a "pipe" to channel His resources. We are humbled, we are blessed, and we will pass it on when this is complete.
NOTE: We did want to share with you that we aren't just sitting back and waiting for the money to come in. We are both continuing to add to our savings through the jobs and extra work that God has provided. You may not know that I (Carrie) work as a freelance copy editor in addition to my contractor work as a book promoter with a social media company. SO...
If you need an editor for blogs, emails, newsletters, or websites, please feel free to reach out to me via my professional website. Anything that I make - whether it's through ongoing contract work or one-time jobs - goes towards our adoption fund, and I'm grateful to be able to contribute monetarily by using the skills God has given me. Tell your friends!
C.S. Lewis once said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." Dream BIG. After going "there and back again," The Hubs & I have created a home that is full of books, stimulating conversation, and the laughter of our five kids. We have been the recipients of Amazing Grace, and our life goals can be summed up in four words: Love God, love people.
2/2/16
That Got The Ball Rolling!
We've just rolled 24 hours since I shared our Adoption Story, and Peter and I are blown away by your responses! The story I wrote up has been shared over 460 times (WOW!), and in just 24 hours we've had 10 individuals invest in this adventure, putting us 1/20th of the way to our goal.
Once again God has reminded us (this time through YOU) that He knows what we need, and He's in charge, not us. As a (recovering) control freak, that's a hard one for me to remember, but I am so thankful for each one of you who has given financially and those who have expressed their excitement over the last day. After 3 years of keeping this under our hats, it's been fun to be able to share with you what God is doing. Thanks for being a part of our team.
#iamthankful
Once again God has reminded us (this time through YOU) that He knows what we need, and He's in charge, not us. As a (recovering) control freak, that's a hard one for me to remember, but I am so thankful for each one of you who has given financially and those who have expressed their excitement over the last day. After 3 years of keeping this under our hats, it's been fun to be able to share with you what God is doing. Thanks for being a part of our team.
#iamthankful
C.S. Lewis once said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." Dream BIG. After going "there and back again," The Hubs & I have created a home that is full of books, stimulating conversation, and the laughter of our five kids. We have been the recipients of Amazing Grace, and our life goals can be summed up in four words: Love God, love people.
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