Hi all, If you are following along with us in this puzzle fundraiser, I’m excited to announce that we have reached the halfway point!! Yay! Last night when I went to bed we were literally one piece away, and this morning I woke up to six more. Thank you. So, here we are at 51% […]
Hi friends, Just a week and a half in, and we’ve been so encouraged by the gifts, sweet notes, and outpouring of love from this puzzle fundraiser. Honestly, this has been a blessing to our souls. Since returning back from overseas, at times we have struggled with feeling lonely/disconnected, but ever since starting this, it […]
So, since starting the adoption process, we’ve gotten this question a lot, “Why does it cost so much?!” And, well, I wanted to address this question. A lot of people don’t like talking money. And it is a bit humbling, but we see real value in being transparent. According to AbbaFund, “33% of Americans consider […]
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Here it is… This week we are excited to launch our puzzle fundraiser to help raise funds for our adoption from South Korea! In case you haven’t heard, we are in the process of adopting from South Korea! We could really use your prayers and support as we start this new journey. Here’s one way […]
A year ago on Mother’s Day, Josh and I decided to move forward with adoption. We had always talked about it, but both agreed this was the time. One year in and it’s been quite the journey, and we’ve barely started. We started by emailing everyone we knew who had ever adopted. We picked their […]
So, we had not just one, but TWO days of taking pictures at the park (due to popular demand), and I have to say that we really enjoyed this fundraiser. Not only did we raise above our goal, but it was nice to have so much encouragement and support. So many people shared our event […]
One of the strongest statements that you can make against a culture of abortion, or a culture of death, or a culture that uses birth control and says “these kids are just in the way” is to go out of your way to add children to your life. Powerful words from John Piper about adoption. […]
Kim and I attended our first official adoption training in Chicago this weekend. My aunt was gracious enough to let us stay the weekend with her, and my mom came down to help with the kids, so it was really quite convenient. Thanks for all the help! So what is adoption training anyway? Well, I […]
Guess what? We have our first adoption fundraiser coming up in a couple weeks! I had fun making these postcards the other day, and thought I’d mostly just post these to get the information out. We will be doing a brief photo shoot at a nearby park to start raising funds for our Homestudy. If […]
Hi friends, It’s been a little bit since perhaps you’ve heard an update from us. There’s a reason for that. Here’s the story. A few weeks ago, we went in for our second official interview with our adoption agent. We absolutely love her. She’s wonderful & has such an incredible heart for adoption. She sat […]