Time for an update

Things have been crazy around here! A good kind of crazy though. We signed with our adoption agency and we put together a book all about our family. This book will be what birth mothers will look at when considering us as a potential family for their child. It is a very exciting feeling to be moving forward in this process. God has been so good and faithful to us during this journey. It's been a wonderful experience for our whole family so far!

We are really gearing up for our garage sale. We have been gathering donations like crazy. Terrance and I have been so blessed by the generosity we have experienced! Our garage is looking like something straight from a hoarders show but we could not be more thrilled. Check out this photo of our garage I took today. I think Terrance and I need to do some organizing this weekend!

Truthfully, it is impossible for us to have too many donations. The bigger our yard sale is the better. We are praying for great weather and lots of shoppers that day! We could still use more volunteers to help at the sale. Please let me know if you are interested in coming to help out (plus breakfast and coffee will be provided for those early morning helpers). And kids are invited to come hang out too.

Terrance and I were super shocked when we got an email from a sweet gal, Jamie, that we met at the Ramsey family's adoption fundraiser. Jamie has recently started up an adoption group here in Clarksville. It's goal is to provide information for those considering adoption and support for families who have adopted. Anyway, she emailed me to let us know that she was able to get a booth at the Rivers and Spires festival coming up in April. And get this, she wants to do a fundraiser for our family!!! How amazing is that?  If you are not familiar with Rivers and Spires it is a huge, free festival in downtown Clarksville. There are lots of family friendly activities and events. It's a lot of fun! The plan for the fundraiser at Rivers and Spires is to have a bake sale. All the proceeds made from this bake sale at the Clarksville Family Adoption Group's booth will go to support our adoption. Since Rivers and Spires is such a big event (over 3,000 people are expected this year) a ton of baked goods are going to be needed. If you have any interest in baking up some individually wrapped snacks or goodies for this event please let me know.

Like I said earlier, God has been so good to us. He has worked out so many details for us. It's amazing to me how much has come together so quickly. One more amazingly, wonderful thing the Lord has done: We met with a lawyer last week that was at the Ramsey's fundraiser. She has offered her services to us for free. Yes, FREE! We will be able to finalize the adoption in Tennessee and only pay the court fees. This has helped cut back on some of our expenses. Isn't God great?!?! We are on our way to being fully funded. I am excited to see what's around the next corner. Thank you for keeping us in your prayers.

-Mandy