Perfectly Timed Blessings!

So...we probably don't need to tell you that we haven't posted on the blog for a couple months. We'd love to say it's because we've been too busy adjusting to a new little baby demanding oodles of attention, but it's really because there's been no change at all since June. Except that we are two months closer to the day God's ordained for us to meet our adopted child.

It's been a little discouraging. Well, honestly it's been kinda heavy at times, just waiting. We wouldn't be telling the truth if we didn't say that there have been days we've questioned if our adoption is ever going to happen. But we started out trusting God that He would provide in His time, and there's absolutely no reason to stop trusting in the One who holds the whole world in His hands and who knows what's truly best.

And since He knows what's best, He knew we really needed some encouragement.

At just the time when we felt like we were stuck in a huge adoption journey life-pause, some friends surprised us with the idea of having another fundraiser, this time through Mary Kay; and it's given us some excitement and a reason to post on our blog again.

Caitie Sheppard, a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant and a friend of a friend, has volunteered to host an open house next Friday, August 22nd. The party goes from 6-9 and details can be found on the Facebook event page. Online orders can be placed on Catie's website between now and then. Proceeds from the sales at the party and online, as well as from other events planned to take place at the party, will go towards our adoption expenses.

We feel so blessed to have friends who sacrifice their time and resources to help support adoption.

We were also encouraged this week by a friend who lives across the country and learned of our adoption process through the Facebook post about this fundraiser and decided to give a VERY generous donation. God works in amazing ways!

And yet another reminder of His goodness was this timely and unexpected shout-out photo from the local Locklin Insurance Agency, where another sweet friend works. They recently purchased some of our shirts and wanted to encourage support for our adoption by posting the picture on their Facebook page today. That was a small act of kindness on their part but a gigantic blessing to us.

Please keep praying with us that God will provide the resources for our adoption and that He would grant us His continual grace to wait upon Him.

Also, please consider supporting us and our friends' efforts through this exciting upcoming Mary Kay fundraising event. Post it, share it, tell everyone you know about it...Who doesn't want to look good while doing good?

Thank you to all who have supported in whatever way possible. We will keep you posted.