Little Blessings

Today I just wanted to express gratitude for a few little blessings we've experienced lately:

1) Remember our stolen tires? Well, they are still MIA, but our homeowner's insurance has decided to cover them at full replacement value! This means that with Daniel's awesome bargain-hunting skills, we actually could come out with a few hundred extra dollars from the insurance than it is going to cost to replace the tires. I suppose we should never underestimate the Lord's provision in the midst of bad circumstances :-).

2) Some awesome friends are loaning us ALL of their little girl's baby clothes for each size we need, as their little one will finish up sizes in perfect time for our little girl. What a blessing to have brothers and sisters in Christ like this, allowing us to set aside a bit more into our adoption fund.

3) Some other awesome friends have donated items for us to sell at a local kids' consignment sale this weekend (If you live in the Grant County area and have never been to Kidsignments, check it out here. You won't want to miss this sale!). According to the electronic tagging system, you've donated over $400 in item value! We'll keep you posted on the earnings.

4) The new Embrace adoption and foster care support group meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at Brookhaven: what an encouragement it was to meet with others who have adopted or fostered or are just beginning their journeys as well. We felt so refreshed and renewed in purpose after this first meeting and can't wait for next month!

Thanks so much for all your prayers and encouragement! We are nearing 30 weeks of pregnancy and can't believe our little girl will be here before we know it! We are thanking the Lord for this little gift of life He has decided to bless us with and can't wait to meet her :-).

Praying you experience the Lord's greatness today!

Help bring a little one home!

Today I wanted to take a quick second to give you an opportunity to help bring a sweet little girl home to her family. This is Andrea, a young lady waiting to be adopted by Dale and Carrie Bradford.

We know the Lord is about the business of setting the lonely in families, and He gives us the awesome blessing of participating in what He's already doing! Would you consider joining with the Bradfords to meet their first $2,000 goal? Starting today, if you make a small donation of just $5, $10, or $25, you will be entered to win a Kindle Fire, Build-a-Bear gift card, or a gorgeous jewelry set from The Paper Rose. Your small donation will make a big difference to Andrea as you help give her a mommy and daddy (and two sweet siblings!) who will also help her learn about her heavenly Father who loves her so deeply!

Visit the Bradfords' blog post here to donate today or to read more about how you can be involved in their adoption journey.