YAY!!! Good News on the Grant front!!!

If you can read the letter attached to the right then you can see that  we have been approved for a matching grant in total of $6000 from Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc. The way this works is that we will be sending out letters to family and friends asking for donations to be sent to Hand in Hand. Once we get to $3000, they will match it dollar for dollar and we will have a total of $6000 to go toward our adoption process! This is so exciting and we are so very thankful to God for providing for this process.  We are sooo blessed!                   

This was part of the scripture that was read last night at church:

"For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."-Romans 8:24-25

Yesterday was just one of those days where I needed to let go and let God and didn't. :( I had taken so much of the worry of this process back and away from Him. I wasn't letting him have my worries and my stress. I was not depending on him. I know that we are only into month 2 of our wait and there are families out there that have waited for YEARS to become parents or for their little ones to come home to them, but it was one of those days that I was just down in the dumps. I was throwing one of those pity parties that wasn't any good. On my way home from lunch though I prayed and asked God to forgive me for taking these worries, that I had given to him, back. I know where my help comes from and I know that God would take those fears of this process and the worries that I have and His will would be done.

Today has been a different day and its all because of prayer. I can't see this child that he has planned for us. I don't feel it move in my womb, I don't have those natural things that come along with a pregancy. This child is growing in my heart and it is through faith that I know he or she will come to our family. I have to, we have to, have patience and wait upon the Lord. He is working on this and will take care of it in his time. I am so blessed and will wait upon him! He has shown today that He is for us and this adoption. He will continue to bless.

More information about our grant will be coming soon. As soon as our letter is approved by the grant agency I will be sending them out. Have a great night!  Oh and don't forget about our yard sale tomorrow and saturday. We have LOTS of good stuff. See our ad below:

Adoption Yard Sale Fundraiser

Owensboro, KY - 1702 Thistle CT.
July 27-28 - Friday & Saturday - 7 am to ?
Help us bring a child into our home. We are trying to raise the fees needed to pay for our adoption and we appreciate anyone that comes out. Our son will be having a Lemonade stand to help make him a Big Brother. Some please come out and atleast get a glass of lemonade and a cookie.

Great Back to School deals! Girls & Boys name brand clothes sizes 4-7 and tons of shoes. If you need some good, clean and like new clothes, come on by and we can dress your child for school.

Great work clothes for Men and Women sizes 8-24 lots of dresses, suits, dress shirts etc. Popluar brands like Eddie Bauer, Aeropostale, Lane Bryant, Dress Barn, Liz Claiborne. Shoes and purses as well.

Baby Items include Girls & Boy clothese sizes Newborn to 3T. Baby Girl bedding set, Evenflo Car Carrier with Base, Blankets, Bibs, Toddler Booster Seat. More Girls stuff than boys, but we do have a little bit of boys stuff. Baby Toys like new.

Playstation 1 with controllers and Games. Playstation 2 with all cords and games. Over 50+ games. Palm, Misc. CD's

Variety of Furniture, 2 Tv's, Shelf, Bar stools, Lighted decorator tree, fish tanks, and we are still finding MUCH MUCH MORE!"