Cyber Monday

It is Cyber Monday..there are some major deals out there.  Well, if you are going to take advantage of those deals, could you please use this link when shopping on Amazon. 

http://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=livinaccortoh-20

It cost nothing extra for you to use.  It does give us a small percentage of your purchase.  No matter how big or small, those percentages add up.  Ever penny means we are closer to bring out little one home.  Thank you for using this link and for supporting us.

Happy Turkey Day

Over this past year I have come to the conclusion, stuff is only that..stuff.  And you are not taking that stuff with you when you die.  More is not always best.  It is better to having a few things that you use instead of having alot of things you dont use.  So, remember on this day of thanksgiving, it is not about what you can get tomorrow on sale...but thankful for what you have today.

 

By next week

By the end of next week, our paperwork should be in country/region.  Which means the next week, we should receive a referral.  This means we will be traveling next month. Hopefully by next week we can start working on our visas.

Just wanted to give a small update to let my readers know things are moving.

Thankful for God's Goodness

Just another step

We have now been added to the child referral list of country.  Our agency says they hope to see us traveling next month.  Can this not get anymore real?  Well, I know it will get way more real next month. 

So, now it has come to crunch time. We need our FSP to reach a minimum of $5,000.  We had hoped not to use this money until the second trip but circumstance have caused us to need this money sooner.  So, if you are looking for an end of the year tax deduction, please consider a donation to our Reece's Rainbow grant. And if you are doing Christmas shopping, please consider one of our fundraisers (links located on the left side of blog) or even using our Amazon link, it helps us and has no additional cost to you.  Thank you :)

What a mom wants for Thanksgiving

First leg

Our documents are on their first leg of the trip to country.  It was a major amount of sweat and tears but they are finally done and on their way to the agency. 

We are finished

Well, with the first part of the dossier.  We got all the paperwork done this past week and then headed to the capital to get everything apostilled. It seemed like it took forever..but it was a huge relief knowing it was done.  So, on Monday, it will make its way to our agency, via FedEx, and then hopefully on it way to country.

Your Thanksgiving Inventor

And yet we still wait...

Well, we got a finalized home study...and that was it.  Not good since the country requires more then that from the home study agency. So, we still wait.  The plus for the week, we sent off our USCIS paperwork.  We pray this will move fast. We hope to have the supporting paperwork this week from the agency so we can get it to the placing agency super fast. This is just getting frustrating because we had hoped to have this done a month ago.

Need some simple Christmas gifts?

Are you looking for a Christmas gift? I nice stocking stuffer? Here is a great opportunity to get a gift for one and help give a little girl a forever family.

These are handmade pieces by Rebekah Blocher Designs. There is a wonderful lady by the name of Rebekah Blocher who has hand-made each necklace. Thank you Rebekah!! These are one of a kind pieces. And each necklace has a Bible verse reference on the back, as stated in each photo. With each purchase 50% of each sale benefits our adoption fund. Thank you so much for your support!! (second picture is the reverse side of one piece to show as an example) **Price set by the designer**

PURCHASE HERE AT MAMA'S BUG A BOO

 

 

 

Orphan Sunday

“We learned that orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It is easier to pretend they’re not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes…” – David Platt, “Radical”

Did you hear?

We have a completed home study.  We are so moving now.  Monday will be filled with getting things certified and apostolled.  How great is this?  Well, let me tell you, it is FANTASTIC!! We should have everything in the agency's hands by Thursday.