Drum roll please… $650! That’s right friends. Between our goodie fundraiser and new t-shirts, we have raised an additional $650 to help cover our adoption costs, which brings our grand total up to $2,290. Hallelujah! Glory to God! He continues to amaze us and we are so incredibly grateful to all of you that have stepped up to help us bring our kiddos home!
So what’s next? Good question! It has been a crazy year for us and I think we need a little break from all of this fundraising, but we have some Africa shirts left that we’ll be selling over the next couple of months. Beyond that, a dear friend from church has offered to host a fundraiser for us this coming spring. We’re thinking of having all of our friends come together that sell various products like Jamberry Nails, 31, and maybe a few others. Along with that, I think it would be fun to have a bake and craft sale too! I love baking and my mom has already offered to make some of her beautiful creations for us! If everything comes together as planned, it will be an event that you don’t want to miss!
I also wanted to provide a little update on the adoption. As far as the home study is concerned, we are still on hold since we must have health insurance that will cover our future children before we can complete that stage of the process, but we’re using this period of waiting to get ourselves ready for whatever is next. Michael is actively searching for a new job every day, which can be overwhelming at times since he works full time. He has a job on hold for him, but we have no idea when it will come available. So, we keep searching and interviewing until something pops. We’re also using this time to fundraise like crazy and read as many books as we can too. Michael and I just want to be as prepared as we can be when our little ones are finally here! We’ve had the privilege of seeing some of our friends’ families grow through adoption this past year and it’s such a beautiful experience! We cannot wait to experience that day for ourselves! We know it’s coming! All in God’s perfect timing!
Well, it is getting late, so I should probably close. If we don’t get a chance to post another blog before Christmas, we pray that you will all have a blessed holiday season!
Merry Christmas!
Michael and Carey
