THANK YOU!!!

We were completely blown away by the generosity and love showered out on our family during our week on Give One Save One. We made HUGE progress toward covering our financial needs for our trip to return to pick up and bring Graham and Olivia home. Here is a short video of our little people saying thank you!

Remember how I thought my husband was crazy for setting a goal of $4500??? Well, I thought he was nuts. Turns out he's not quite as crazy as I thought. Our total for the week came to $4016. Seriously. How amazing is that?!?

We aren't sure how much longer we will have to wait which could mean extra foster care fees for our kids while they wait for us. And we are preparing for a long stay in country when the time does come to bring them. If it ends up being short that will just be a bonus but we want to be prepared emotionally and financially.

There are a couple more fundraisers in the works right now and we will share them when the time is right. One of them involves an article of clothing you are going to want to get your hands on. The other one involves getting some seriously awesome bags and totes at a killer price.  Both of these are so exciting and I can't wait to share them with you!!!

We are praying continously that God would see fit to make a way for our kids to come home soon. You see they should have come home with us when we travelled back in December/January. We are so glad we took that trip and got to know them just a tiny bit. Our little girl's birthday is quickly approaching and I am really, really struggling with the high likelihood of missing it. I've never not been with one of my children on their birthdays and the thought of missing it is so hard. We are not sure of when we will be able to bring our kids home. We are committed to doing so in an ethical and legal manner and since there is a suspension in place right now there is no way to accomplish this. It's very frustrating. And its heartbreaking to have spent time with children you call son and daughter and then say good-bye to for an unknown amount of time. It's just plain hard. But we know they are worth it. They are worth every tear I've cried, every prayer uttered, every frustrated scream, and all the pain of the wait. They are worth it. We call them our son and daughter because they are. We are their parents and we are committed to bringing them into a loving family.

So, a huge THANK YOU to everyone who shared our story and video, to those who so graciously gave to us and for everyone who has and continues to pray for us in this journey. It is our desire that you see hope through us. That even though this path is painful and hard and not rosy that you see we have HOPE. And we BELIEVE. We believe that God has always been with and has loved our kids since before they were born - since before we knew about them. It is our belief that adoption and orphans and widows are close to His heart. Is our belief that He will make a way for these kids. And because of what we believe we have HOPE.