China said YES!!
We received our referral acceptance letter on friday while we were out of town and given the best news ever. We were told to plan to travel to China mid August to PICK UP OUR SON!
So many emotions are flooding my brain these days. Excitement, relief, hope. Then on the other hand, fear, insecure and .....yep... just fear. Fear of having 3 kids. Fear of not loving them well. Fear of him not loving me/us. Fear ....fear...fear... EXCITEMENT.....fear...and more fear.
Then a good friend text me this:
"Those are total lies! The Lord is providing the child you need and also he is providing the PARENTS he needs!!!.... and the enemy is going crazy."
...and I'm over hear listening to him and believing him!
That little stinker! So I just tell that little stinker this.....
Psalm 56:3-4 When I am afraid,
I put my trust in you. In God, who's word I praise,
in God I trust; I shall not be afraid."
Romans 8:28 "And we know that for those
who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according
to His purpose."
Like I have written before, the SECOND I take my eyes off the Lord, I start to freak out. I need Him so much! He is so good to give us this child and He will provide me with the love that my children need as long as I keep looking at Him!! #noneofthisisfromme
ps. I finally got word from my agency that I can show you all this lovely, perfect little face. Are you ready? Your going to die....
The picture on the left was taken when he was a year old, I think, and the picture on the right was in april at 17 months :)
Its down to the wire now, y'all! God is so incredibly good to us by providing our needs right when we need them. He has given us second and third jobs, overtime shifts, ABUNDANTLY blessed our garage sales and moved in the hearts of friends and family all around us to partner with us in bringing him home!
Here is what we have left to do:
* $2,000 - final program fee
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* $900 - post adoption administrative fee
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TOTAL DUE - $2,900
TRAVEL
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* $750 - Visas
* $7,000 ish or less for plane tickets (2 adults 1 child)
* $5,000 - $7,000 in country travel Package
* $7,300 - International Program Fee
TOTAL DUE - $20,050 - 22,050
If you feel lead to partner with us in bringing Donnie home, there are a several ways for you to do that!
First, you can PRAY! Pray for providence for finances, for our hearts to bond quickly with one another, smooth transitions with the girls and Little D and for peace for little Donnie as he will soon leave all that he knows.
Second, speaking of second jobs, did you know that essential oils are literally bringing Donnie home!? Yep, I am beyond passionate about essential oils...and really, all things natural. (in case you didn't know that ;) These oils have literally changed the way we live and have in turn, blessed our journey of adoption through my job with Young Living. Every single bottle of essential oil brings my baby one step closer to home. To learn more about the power of essential oils, click here. or just ask me about them! I am happy to talk oils all day :)
And lastly you can purchase a piece on Little Donnies puzzle! (My favorite fundraiser so far!) Heres how:
Little D's PIECES
It works like this:
1. We had a 500 piece puzzle created by Venus Puzzle with Ephesians 1:4-5 written out on China and it looks like this! (I figured between the two of us we know 500 friends right!?! lol)
2. Sponsors can purchase puzzle pieces and we will write that person or familys name on the back of each piece purchased. Each piece is $20. You can choose to buy 1, 2, 3, or 10! There is no limit! You can even go half with your roommate!
3. Once a puzzle piece has a sponsor, we will write their name on the back of the puzzle piece/s and send them a picture.
4. Once every single piece has been sponsored, we will put the puzzle together and hang it in a double-sided glass frame for Little D's room so that he can always look back and be reminded of his story and how God brought all of those people together to have a little "piece" in helping bring him ONE STEP CLOSER TO HOME!
To Purchase a puzzle piece click here:
(I will receive an email with your paypal name once the order goes through) If you don't have a pay pal you can still use this button. It is very simple and safe. If you would rather send us a check, email me at tiffanymurray84@gmail.com and I will gladly send you our address :)
3. Once a puzzle piece has a sponsor, we will write their name on the back of the puzzle piece/s and send them a picture.
4. Once every single piece has been sponsored, we will put the puzzle together and hang it in a double-sided glass frame for Little D's room so that he can always look back and be reminded of his story and how God brought all of those people together to have a little "piece" in helping bring him ONE STEP CLOSER TO HOME!
So, our goal with this Puzzle Fundraiser is to sell all 500 pieces which will raise $10,000!!!! That will take care of our full referral process! How amazing would that be?!?! We would be honored and humbled to have you be a part of this story.
(I will receive an email with your paypal name once the order goes through) If you don't have a pay pal you can still use this button. It is very simple and safe. If you would rather send us a check, email me at tiffanymurray84@gmail.com and I will gladly send you our address :)
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