Thankful List for September
*Donations for our online auction! *Straight donations in the last month amounting to $1,775 *sooo many t-shirt orders * a new cabinet to house all the t-shirts *Krista, Kristin, Kelli, and Whitney who gave up a lot of their Saturday to help trace and cut appliqués for t-shirts *Students: Melissa, Kasi, and Ashley and their continuous help with our kids and offers to trace/cut things *Susanna Burford coming to spend a weekend sewing with me…what a sweet friend and generous gift *our revised homestudy coming back! *putting our revised homestudy in the mail with our I-600 form once again *overwhelming support and encouragement after we posted our news that we have a little girl in Africa *the amazing comfort that we find in knowing that people are praying with and for us *that Tuck always wants to pray for his baby sister in Africa (and specifically that “she has food in her tummy”) *September was the biggest painting party yet, made a little over $650 (and Kristin and Kelli’s yummy treats)!! *Mailed 12 shirts to Singapore *signing up for a FREE adoption conference And a few random things that have nothing to do with adoption: *Ben packs my lunches on Mondays and Fridays when I work *the way Libby says “tickle, tickle” when she tickles people *listening to students talk about their missions experiences *Tylenol works super fast on fevers *incredible late night conversation with Tucker about the gospel *cinnamon pretzels from Sam’s (and that they are so cheap) *real mail from Dianna in Africa *a great visit with Ben’s parents who overwhelmed us with their generosity of time and resources and all of their help with the kids *possibly some of the sweetest and most convicting words I’ve heard from my (now) 5 year old “Mommy, I got to spend A LOT of time with you today!” *celebrating 5 years with our sweet boy *Wal-Mart has new grocery carts and I got to shop without kids… it really is the simple things in life
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Kursten
10/1/2012 02:38:49 pm
Are you going to the tapestry conference in Irving!!??
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dianna
10/1/2012 08:17:37 pm
God is so good! I love all the gifts He's pouring out on you...you're receiving His gifts beautifully! :) Love you, friend. so much.
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AuthorWe are a family of five (Ben, Beth, Tucker, Libby, and Zane). We started this blog during our 7 year journey to bring home a child through adoption. This is our story of how God is faithful in the good, the bad, and all the in between. Archives
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