2 words… how can 2
words carry the weight of all the love and appreciation we have for YOU? It
just doesn’t seem like 2 words can wrap up all these emotions and properly
express them…
Nonetheless, I
will say them-
THANK YOU!!
THANK YOU for making our online auction a HUGE success. Have you
heard?... we raised OVER $4800 because of all your love and support. That’s
CRAZY, people!! We have the money, and plus some, to get our dossier to Poland.
That means that you helped us climb a mountain and get us a step closer to our
future child.
This experience
has been so amazingly humbling and there are times (well, many times) that I
find myself sitting here with tears streaming down my face asking myself, “Why
us, Lord?” Why is God using people like you to bless us through your giving,
prayers, and encouragement? I can’t tell
you how many instances I have choked trying to find the words when someone has
handed us money or an item to auction off from values of $1 to $1000. And the
excitement that I had everyday trying to get to Facebook and see what bids had
come through… (which by the way, y’all were hilarious to watch)… was out the
roof.
I have had several
times that someone has said to me “what a blessing you and Will are and will be
to a child” and I just want to grab that person’s face and say, “NO! What a
blessing YOU are to our child.” I can’t wait to hold my child and bring him/her
home to a community filled with people like you! Quoting one of my favorite
people…”It takes a village to raise a child but sometimes it takes a village to
BRING HOME A CHILD.” I wish I had the
time to personally add all of your names to this blog to personally give you a
chance to shine. I’m sure your name is on a puzzle piece! What a story we have
to tell our child about. And an even bigger story to tell him/her about how
this is all happening because of the LORD and HOW AWESOME HE IS.
I do have to give
a few shout outs though for all the people and businesses that donated an item
to the auction. Please please please check the list out at the end of this post.
If for any reason you are looking for a product that these people can provide
then I ask that you contact them! You will not only get great customer service
and products, you will be dealing with someone who has a huge heart and is very
generous and was willing to sacrifice to make there one less orphan in this
world. If you need more info on anything in the list then let me know! I will
make sure you get in contact with that person or find the product you want. J
Whew! I’m almost
done…With all this said, I have to call out my sister! I have absolutely no idea where I would be
without her. She has worked harder than
me throughout this adoption process… calling and emailing with ideas (usually
at the oddest hours in the night) J, helping me with paperwork and questions, riding the
emotional roller coaster with me so she can tell me that it’s all going to be
alright, and being the biggest prayer warrior I can have on my side. I can’t wait for her to be “Aunt Lindsey.” I
LOVE HER SO MUCH and I know her niece or nephew will too.
Ok, I will wrap
this up but I have one more thing you have to read… I stole this off another
adopting mom’s blog and it’s just too perfect so I couldn’t pass up sharing
this:
I feel so helpless to say "thank
you"..it's so measly. So worthless in the light of true sacrifice. But in
our weakness we realize that we can't say thank you enough. It would be like
trying to say thank you enough for our salvation. Both are going to fall short,
with salvation being much much weightier of course. We pray that God would use
the generosity of others to transform our hearts to be more like His. These are
the moments when we see His hands and feet at their best. These are the moments
when others point us to Jesus and we realize in a tangible way what God has
done for us.
ONLINE AUCTION
DONATIONS and DONATORS
Jessie Binkley-
AdvoCare
Pat Head Summitt
Lindsey Carney-
Treasure2Farm
Kristen Blankenship-
All Tied Up Hair Ties & Headbands
Tammy Walker Massage
Hope Flowers- Candles
Heather Roberson- Hair
bow holders/wipe cases/key fobs
Jeanna Newton-
Pampered Chef
Ashland City Times
Shelby Blake- Custom
Designs
Lindsey and David
Shores
Bambi Bandle- Chevron
Afghans
Hazel Head- Red Velvet
Cake
Joyce Attebery- Sour
Cream Bundt Cake
Alison Shores- Custom
Made Cakes
Kelsey Forsythe- Cakes
by Kelsey Gourmet Package
Amanda Durham
Melissa Lewis
Photography
Sycamore Golf Club
Highland Rim Golf Club
Eastland Green Golf
Club
Melissa Davis- Christmas
Done Bright
Janna Harris- Janna’s
Crafty Creations (pic frames and shirts)
Deandra Mitchell- All Things
Vinyl (personalized tiles)
Tracie Jones- Hair
stylist
Liz Wockey
Tiffany Bailey- Avon
Diane Lytle- Mary Kay
Maria Latham
Photography
Southern Gymnastics in
Pleasant View
Brown Sugar Cake Room in
Pleasant View
Jessica Arnold
Handmade Jewelry
BTM Fitness FIT Camp
with Brian Taylor
El Alteno Mexican
Restaurant
Pleasant View Mill
Candice Luna
Dunkin Donuts
Renee Betts- Hair
Stylist
Robert Head’s Barbeque
Cindy Hayes-
Longaberger
Ms. Judy’s Chocolate
Chip Cookies
Sheryl Carney
Sarah Sanford –
Scentsy
Wesley Attebery
Janie Dabney-
Tupperware
Lesli Oliver &
Ashley Armstrong- Blitzy Bands
Todd Ford
Donna Knox
Dziękuję
"Thank You" in Polish
