We have been so blessed through out this whole adoption. When we first started this adoption God used unexpected and for the most part new relationships to provide for our adoption. Friends that had just adopted jump started us with money they had provided for our Church Adoption Fund. There was a time when I found a couple THOUSAND dollars rolled up in my purse. Another time we invited over for a small party and afterwards were blessed with $3,000.00. Another time friends hired me to clean there house and paid me 1000% more than I had earned. Another time friends blessed us sitting around there kitchen table. Another friend blessed us with $500.00. Our church passed a can around called "Change for Change" which really added up!! While in Maryland this last September we found out that $4,500.00 was put into our adoption fund, for a full 3 months before we found out. We also recieved a $3,100 grant from Show Hope, Steven Curtis Chapmans Orphan Ministry. Even this past weekend we found money rolled up in a note on our windshield after church saying " For your Family, Love Your friend". As you can tell we have been blessed beyond measure. I am sure I am missing some blessings too. I share all of these amounts with you because they are all miracles.... We don't deserve any of it, yet God still provided for it.
These pictures of all the blessings that God provided....within only a couple days of finding out that Asher and Emma would become our children. Our good friends who also adopted,(the cutest kid who always smells of coconut!!!!) called friends and asked for help for our family. They blessed us with so much!! We were given a stroller, 2 infant car seats, bedding, 2 boppies, bottles, enough clothes to fill up 12 bins, enough baby blankets to fill up 2 plastic bins. Enough bibs and burp clothes for 10 kiddos. We recieved the coolest winter bunting for each kiddo as well as a safe warm sleeper for each. Our other good friends who have 3 little boys blessed us with most of the boy clothes and blankets and mobiles and anything you could think of. My sister got us the best diaper bag ever, which is wonderful for the babies, will hold all their stuff and be perfect for Ukraine. Other friends let me come over and go through all of their baby stuff and proceeded to fill my car! Another wonderful friend blessed us with a portacrib for Asher and a beautiful changing table!! We have friends who are throwing us a baby shower before we go to Ukraine!! Again, I know I am leaving so many things out. We really are just overcome with all the blessings. Thanks to all of these blessings our little nursery is all set up...even if only temporary.
So the next post will have the after pics....All the blessings put neatly together!!
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