What's really cool is that I've had several very close friends starting to adopt or are adopting again. It's an incredible thing when I know more people adopting then actually having babies. As you know adoption is sadly expensive and God wrote an incredible story for us on how He provided every step of the way and I can't wait to hear how He does the same for my friends. He calls, He provides, Amen!
I wanted to take a minute and share about a couple of fundraisers that you can help out with if you feel led. So many neat ways to do things these days. Many are time sensitive so act quickly.
Susan Boylston, one of the oldest friends I can remember, back to 6th grade when our mom's met in a Bible Study. Our kids are close in age and have grown up together daily/weekly until our move over a year ago. Brooks and Susan Boylston are adopting 3....yes 3 boys from Democratic Republic of Congo! They currently have 3 biological children, 9,7, and 5 and are anxiously awaiting these 3 bundles of joy as soon as the government in the Congo decides to cooperate. She is selling some awesome T-shirts for $20 on Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/congoshop
She is also hosting a noonday collection show THIS WEEK where every item is made by artisans from all over the world, including refugees here in the U.S. As a buyer, you can shop with 100% confidence that the artisans creating these exceptional pieces are paid a just wage that is empowering them to make a difference amongst their families and communities.. 25% of your purchase goes towards their adoption and they have some awesome stuff, think Christmas gifts! - click this link to do it. http://brandimendenhall.noondaycollection.com/
Shannon Dingle - We met at church in Raleigh, both have Rheumatoid Arthritis, and dreamed of adoption together when we only had biological children. She and her husband Lee adopted a sweet girl from Taiwan a year ago and is now in the process of adopting a sibling set of 3 from Uganda. They have two biological children so this will also make for a family of 8! Thinking about a family of 8 makes my head spin sometimes, but I know God will equip these women in incredible ways. You can follow/donate here - http://www.dinglefest.com/
She is also currently selling t-shirts here for pre-order -http://dinglefest.storenvy.com/
Lisa Maxfield - http://www.justlove127.com/ - Went in to have Lisa hide my gray hairs one day, told her about our adoption who that very day hopped on the train with our agency YWAM to bring home little Caden a year ago. Started her 3rd adoption of a baby boy named Myles also from Ethiopia in May and is getting ready to bring him home hopefully soon. She is very creative making tons of neat items like t-shirts, jewelry, pictures on Etsy - http://www.etsy.com/shop/JustLove127?ref=search_shop_redirect
THIS WEEK you can also go here to donate a $1 (or more), that's it ONE DOLLAR towards their adoption at give 1 save 1 - http://give1save1africa.blogspot.com/
They also do this cool thing at https://purecharity.com/lisa-maxfields-adoption - you register your debit and credit cards securely and all of your purchases make a percentage that goes towards the adoption. So you are actually giving without having to give! How crazy is that! Tons of stores that you probably shop at all the time.
Hopefully you will benefit from all or at least one of these women while helping them bring their little ones home. Thanks for taking the time to stop by!
Laura
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