News AND another FUNdraiser giveaway of an Ipad3

Boy do I have news! Exciting, fun, and oh so good news!

On Monday last week I got a phone call. It's the kind of call that a waiting family like ours dreams about. Our adoption Coordinator wanted to know if we would like our profile shown to a new birthfamily. I had little information other than that it was a boy, due August 1st. I of course said YES! But I figured that the chances were pretty good that we wouldn't be chosen. She was showing the family 5 profiles (or 5 families).

I got a call later that evening while Tony and I were outside doing yard work. I answered the call expecting to hear bad news but that is not what happened. The Coordinator told me they looked at all of the profiles and they picked us!! They didn't even need time to think about it. They were sure that we were the family.

What exactly does that mean? It means that we are expecting to become parents to a baby boy due August 1st. It means we are excited, working hard to get ready and busting our patooties to raise a large amount of money in just two months time.

So...we are applying to Lifesong Both Hands, various grants and adoption loans, and working on some FUNdraising ideas. We had fun with our last Ipad giveaway so we are doing another one!

This time there is a twist!

• For any piece of jewelry purchased you will receive 1 entry.
• Each purchase of 4 or more bags of coffee from Fresh Cup of Hope will get you 1 entry.
• Each donation of $15 will get you one entry.
• Each donation of $30 will get you 3 entries.
• Each donation of $50 with get you 6 entries.
• For anyone that has donated, each friend that you refer to the FUNdraiser with get an extra entry and you will get 1 extra entry as well. Simply comment to let me know if you were referred and by whom, or if you purchased jewelry or coffee.

The not so fine print disclaimer: In order for this FUNdraiser to happen we must raise at least $550 for it to be ON! If we do not we'll refund everyone and there will be no giveaway. We will announce when we hit that point and once we do the giveaway will end 7 days later. This is NOT a r-a-f-f-l-e, please do not mention that it is. This IS helping to bring a child into his forever family!

To make a donation, please click the donate button located at the top of right side bar ------>

The winner will be selected through a drawing and posted to the blog. This giveaway is on through June 25th.

Adoption Quilt

We have done everything we can from our end to find our son. Homestudy, check. Profile, check. Networking, check. Stash of diapers and formula, check.

I am two days away from finishing finals. I have 6 weeks until the kids are home for the summer. I am feeling the need to occupy my anxious heart with a project that will help me feel connected to our future son and will also help us to raise some additional funds (need all of these projects we can think of! Drops in the bucket!).

So, I thought what better way to keep me busy than making a community quilt for our little man. This is a project that will allow friends, family, and the adoption community to love on our baby boy and also keep my hands busy! Win, win!


Photo Credit: The Knottygnome Knits


What is an adoption quilt?
It is a quilt that is put together one piece (donation) at a time. It is a twist on the "adoption puzzle" that you may have seen. Each square will help us get a little bit closer to our goal of raising $15,000.

Here is how this is going to work:
Each donation of $10 will provide a square for the quilt which will be sewn together by me- mommy in waiting!

You may choose to:
1. Donate $10 per square via the "donate" button on the top right side bar of our blog, or mail a check with your square, and provide a 5 1/2 X 5 1/2 square of any pre-washed, 100 % cotton fabric of your choice. Upcycled fabric (old tee, blanket, ect...), scraps, or quilt squares are great choices. Feel free to embroider, decorate, or initial somewhere in the center of the square (make sure it is a permanent addition that will not wash away!). Mail your fabric to 15905 Countrybrook St. Tampa, Fl. 33624.

or...

2. Donate $10 and just comment letting me know you want me to choose from my stash of fabrics (or you are welcome to let me know a color, theme, or style of fabric that you would like me to use).

***For both options, we would love for you to write a note and attach a small piece of the fabric you chose (so that we can match your square to your note) for us to put into a scrap book for our little man.

Feel free to share this blog post so we get enough squares to complete our quilt!
I will be posting pictures as the quilt begins and keeping you updated on the process.

Who Won the iPad?!

Congratulations to our winner! Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for all of your donations, sweet thoughts and prayers!

Who Wants The Bling?!

Congrats to our two Silpada $100 gift certificate winners!  Your gift certificates will be in the mail!

New Ipad 3 FUNdraiser! Great Chances to win.

Would you like to get your hands on a brand new Ipad 3 16GB?

How about TWO chances to win a $100 gift certificate to the beautiful Silpada?

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As if that isn't enough, your donations will help us raise funds for our adoption! Win, win!

*******It's on folks! It's on! Thank you so much, we have just 110 entries left! Share the word and don't forget to comment letting me know you did!*******

Each donation of $15 will give you 1 chance at the Ipad. A maximum of 150 chances to win will be available, so each person has a great chance of winning. At the end of the FUNdraiser we will have a random drawing to choose our Ipad winner. Ipad winner may choose from a white or black model.


How do you get a chance to win one of the two $100 Silpada gift certificates? Each time you share this FUNdraiser, comment and let us know and you will be entered to win one of two Silpada gift certificate of $100! You can share by posting to Facebook, blogging, tweeting, or Pinning! Just make sure to comment below for a chance at the gift certificates.

To make a donation, please click the donate button located at the top of right side bar --------->

When we have reached the maximum, we will post the winners.

The fine print disclaimer. In order for this FUNdraiser to happen we must raise at least $550 for it to be ON! If we do not we'll refund everyone and there will be no giveaway. We will announce when we hit that point and once we do the giveaway will end 7 days later. This is NOT a r-a-f-f-l-e, please do not mention that it is. This IS helping to bring a child into his forever family!

A special thank you to Tanya with Silpada jewelry for her donations and support!

Stop and Shop Raffle

We have a beautiful home full of beautiful things made by and for very beautiful people:-) Please come by and shop our Stop and Shop! 4202 West Watrous Ave. Tampa 33629 (minutes from Westshore Mall). We are here from 1-5 today.

Can't come? Want to contribute to the 6 adoptive families and 2 missions families?

You can!

We have a raffle with so many wonderful items. You are able to buy tickets online- $1 per ticket.

All of these lovely items can be yours! Plus, all proceeds go to help us fundraising families to adopt or finance missions.

Items include:

• Love tee size S
• Bow holder
• Sparrow ornament
• Premier Jewelry bracelet
• Premier Jewelry jewelry roll up
• At Home America- candle and pillar
• Stained glass ornament
• Banana bread
• Cheese board, knife and cocktail napkins
• Tote with note cards, recipe cards, pencils and clip board
• Leather belt with beaded buckle
• Uganda beaded necklace

Simply click the link to donate, $1 per ticket.

Quick Update

We are now on the waiting list for HoA. We have almost all of our documents in for our homestudy (waiting on a few referrence letters and our fingerprinting)  to complete our homestudy.
Because we have no idea when our match will be, we are pushing forward to make some of the funds that we will need to pay once we have a match. Please join us for our Stop and Shop, December 10th. I have some awesome items to sell. If you would like more information comment with your e-mail and I will send you the information. You can also support us by giving a holiday gift of coffee, just click the button on the sidebar to go right to the shop. This coffee is amazing and it makes a great, quick, easy gift that everyone appreciates! We also have a Thirty-One party going now.
We thank you for your prayers, positive thoughts and encouragements as we enter the waiting phase.

Many blessings this holiday week! May you and yours find many new things to be thankful for!
Love,
Sarah