Yard Sale...

Quick post-

We are having a yard sale May 25th. All the money made will go to... you guessed it! Our adoption. lol
If you have some stuff laying around your house that you want to get rid of and just haven't had the time to do it then PLEASE let me know! I'll be glad to come take it off your hands for our yard sale. Whatever doesn't sell at the yard sell will be donated. Thanks!
Oh, you can contact me through comments here, facebook, or email (caseydavis20@hotmail.com).

No Morning Sickness...Just Paper Cuts

Ha! I love this title but I totally stole it from another girl’s blog. But IT’S SO TRUE! Luckily, the majority of the paper work is behind us for a bit. I’ve gathered paper work, printed paper work, signed paper work, gathered more paperwork… it’s crazy! And thankfully I have an awesome friend at Bethel who is willing to sacrifice her time to notarize EVERYTHING! Thanks, Brandy. J

We’ve completed our 3 home study meetings but we do have a problem that we could use major prayers for… we had to be fingerprinted for FBI clearance, including my dad since we lived with him. We all did this and sent it the beginning of March. Will and I received our clearance a little over a week ago and we found out then that they want Dad’s redone because his prints were too “low of characteristic” and quality. I called and spoke to a guy who said if people have callused hands they usually don’t accept them if they aren’t printed well. Plus, my dad had a skill saw accident many years ago that affected 3 fingers on his right hand.  My dad went immediately and was re-printed however his is a 6 week process after it is received AND our home study can’t be completed without this document. So it’s our 1^st set back… and it’s 6 weeks IF they take this 2^nd set. Ugh!! My co-worker was very encouraging the other day and reminded me that every set back will be worth it because it will lead us exactly to our child. I’m trying to remember this.

So while we wait, my awesome sister has been working extra hard to get us started on another fund raiser. It’s an online auction. This is how it goes—

“I'm enthusiastically waiting on my niece/nephew from Poland! Will and Casey need $4,000 to complete their dossier (big set of papers), they are just waiting on USCIS and then the dossier will be complete & ready for Poland. I am wanting to do an online auction for them to help raise these funds and you popped into my head as someone who might could help. If you have a service or items that you make or sell, would you consider donating something for the online auction? I am going to really push this to be a big event so my hopes is that it helps Will & Casey out as well as get business for those donating, we can definitely link your site/product into the online auction if you'd like. 
I'm going to say thank you in advance, I know God will use this to provide in a huge way and I cannot wait to watch Him work! I know you guys are prayer warriors, too, so please pray for them and this journey.”

-Lindsey 

It was much easier to just copy and paste her request. If you want to get involved PLEASE let us know. We’ve already had many people commit to this including jewelry, Signed copy of “Sum It Up” by Pat Summitt, hair accessories, candles, cakes, gift cards, custom canvas prints, etc. We will take anything… any crafts or services including haircuts, manicure/pedicures,  massage, photography session, avon, pampered chef, scentsy, MaryKay, gift cards to restaurants, personal trainer or exercise classes. This will also give you a chance to promote your business or hobby as well.

We also still have our puzzle piece fundraiser still going.  So far we’ve sold 81 pieces and raised over $840!! Guess what… we still have 432 pieces left to sell! Don’t you want your name on one of those pieces. J

We have added a PayPal button to the right of our blog so now you can donate online.  Just click the “donate” button. You can pay using PayPal or if you don’t have an account you can donate with your bank account or credit card. This was one of the best options we found. It is free to have an account however 3% of each donation is taken out for the process fee.

Coming soon is another fundraiser… mini picture sessions with you and your family. I will post soon on times, days, prices, etc. Let me know if you are interested in this. It would be a great time to get some good pictures at a great deal while also supporting adoption.

Thanks for wading through this journey with us. I can’t even begin to tell you all how encouraged Will and I are because of people like you!