Garage Sale

While we fully believe that God will provide the financial need for our adoption we also believe He does not want us sitting on our rears waiting for the windfall. So we decided to have a garage sale.

And what a garage sale this will be! Throughout the short time we've been on this journey, God has shown how wonderful he is by providing us with amazing and supportive friends and family. Never in our wildest dreams did we think we would be getting such support. So far we have an entire garage full of things donated to us to sell. And there is still more to come! Our garage is packed and I mean PACKED full of clothes and furniture and knick-knacks and electronics and anything you can imagine.

So on May 3 & 4th we will be holding our garage sale. If your in the area stop on by, even if it's just to say hi, we'd love to see you. For obvious reasons I will not be posting our address here, so if you want to stop by but don't' know where to go e-mail me and I'll give you directions.

Our goal for the sale is $1000, but anything we make will be more than welcomed (and appreciated!). God has been very faithful so far - blessing us with things we've needed for free! We've just got to be faithful ourselves and not worry about the things He is in control of, which of course is easier said than done.

It's easy to get caught up in the worry and fear that somehow the money won't be there. It's daunting adding up all the expenses of the adoption, let alone all the other things we need as well! We have the same dreams of the "perfect nursery" and the brand new things as every parent does. We want things to be just so for our first child. Just because we aren't giving birth to this baby doesn't mean we don't have the same first time parent wants and desires. We just have to remember that God provides in ways that aren't necessarily the way we were thinking He would, or should. Even though it's not what we may have wanted, at the time He is giving it to us, it is exactly what we need. And I have to remember that. Every little thing is a blessing, everything we DON'T have to pay for (even if it isn't the "one" we wanted) is a HUGE blessing.

So far God has made it abundantly clear that He will provide everything we need. We just need to let it go.

So stop on by, or keep us in your prayers that weekend and we'll watch a miracle take place - adding more money to our fund!

If you are of the praying persuasion - here is a major item we need in order for our home study to be completed: a gun safe.
These things can be very expensive, usually between $300 and $700 dollars. This is an expense we will HAVE to come up with and before the end of next month, which means that amount gets taken away from the actual goal. So pray that God will provide for one that meets our needs (must be able to hold a shotgun and a rifle at the least) and that it becomes available before the end of next month! It must be in our home, installed and in use before May 30th.