Monday, October 18, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
EMOTIONS
Well I took a week off from the bloggy world and really felt like I was supposed to post this today. This weekend was an amazing time spent in Branson with the family and enjoying SDC and the Dixie Stampede but for some reason I just feel like a part of our family is missing. Yes I know that part in thousands of miles away living in a wonderful environment and I know he is safe and happy but I just am having one of those days where I really I mean really really miss him!! God is definately teaching me some major patience thru this adoption journey.
If you know me very well at all you know that I am a rather impatient person. I know it's all going to happen in God's perfect timing but he never said it would be easy. I keep having these dreams of flying into the airport with all the families who are adopting from SL with our children and just seeing our family and friends faces the first time they get to meet Kevin. Yes I am crying as I type this, this whole journey has brought out the crying side of me (Just ask the ladies who I got to spend 10 of the most amazing days of my life with in May). There is nothing harder in this world than waiting, BUT we serve a wonderful magnificant God who can help us thru these times and well I guess that is why I am blogging today. I am asking for your prayers in the "waiting" period of our adoption and journey to bring our sweet Kevin home.
I know this is just a season of our "Story" and hopefully we can have the complete story finished soon. I think this part is definately the hardest because in the first 6-9 months of this journey we have been working on our homestudy, raising funds, traveling to SL and now we are in the "Still" part of our journey where we just wait patiently for the next step to be revealed. We have nothing to keep us busy, no trips to be planning. Many people have asked us "When will you bring him home?" Honestly, we have no idea, this is not your normal by the book adoption.
We knew this coming into this journey but never imagined in my wildest dreams it would be this hard, with that being said I would ABSOLUTELY 100% do it all over again :) We are currently waiting for the SL government to lift the adoption ban which we anticipate to happen the end of this month, then there court shuts down in November and December so we are hoping and praying to get a court date in Jan or Feb. BUT as you all know things could change at the drop of a hat.
These are my thoughts for today.........
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6 & 7
If you know me very well at all you know that I am a rather impatient person. I know it's all going to happen in God's perfect timing but he never said it would be easy. I keep having these dreams of flying into the airport with all the families who are adopting from SL with our children and just seeing our family and friends faces the first time they get to meet Kevin. Yes I am crying as I type this, this whole journey has brought out the crying side of me (Just ask the ladies who I got to spend 10 of the most amazing days of my life with in May). There is nothing harder in this world than waiting, BUT we serve a wonderful magnificant God who can help us thru these times and well I guess that is why I am blogging today. I am asking for your prayers in the "waiting" period of our adoption and journey to bring our sweet Kevin home.
I know this is just a season of our "Story" and hopefully we can have the complete story finished soon. I think this part is definately the hardest because in the first 6-9 months of this journey we have been working on our homestudy, raising funds, traveling to SL and now we are in the "Still" part of our journey where we just wait patiently for the next step to be revealed. We have nothing to keep us busy, no trips to be planning. Many people have asked us "When will you bring him home?" Honestly, we have no idea, this is not your normal by the book adoption.
We knew this coming into this journey but never imagined in my wildest dreams it would be this hard, with that being said I would ABSOLUTELY 100% do it all over again :) We are currently waiting for the SL government to lift the adoption ban which we anticipate to happen the end of this month, then there court shuts down in November and December so we are hoping and praying to get a court date in Jan or Feb. BUT as you all know things could change at the drop of a hat.
These are my thoughts for today.........
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6 & 7
Monday, October 11, 2010
THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 24 hr Facebook/Blog shoutout fundraiser over the weekend. It ended up being 36 hours and we raised $545 for our adoption! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for showing your support and love towards our family in this time!
Also, if you donated over $25 please email me at tiff.johnson85@gmail.com with which shirt you would like a mens or womens shirt, size, and address so I can get those out this week.
Last week we got to Skype with our precious Kevin and William (a little boy my parents sponsor) it was so great being able to see him again. I haven't seen him since May and it's getting harder as the months go by, wanting to go back very soon. Jayden asked me this morning if his baby brother would be home soon, and it was hard to answer that question. As much as I would love to say "Oh yes honey, very soon" it's just an unknown situation right now. Although, we are closer than we have ever been before. We knew coming into this that this would be a long road and definately not an easy one, I guess I (tiffany) and not so patient when my child is half way across the world. Anyways, I will get off the soap box.
We are going to be taking a couple weeks away from Facebook/Blog and the computer to just take that time to really fast and pray for our family and the adoption. So don't worry we will be back soon. I will be checking the email for the next couple of days so I can get everyone's shirts ordered and in the mail so please email us if you donated more than $25 in our fundraiser this weekend.
Thank you and God Bless!!
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Also, if you donated over $25 please email me at tiff.johnson85@gmail.com with which shirt you would like a mens or womens shirt, size, and address so I can get those out this week.
Last week we got to Skype with our precious Kevin and William (a little boy my parents sponsor) it was so great being able to see him again. I haven't seen him since May and it's getting harder as the months go by, wanting to go back very soon. Jayden asked me this morning if his baby brother would be home soon, and it was hard to answer that question. As much as I would love to say "Oh yes honey, very soon" it's just an unknown situation right now. Although, we are closer than we have ever been before. We knew coming into this that this would be a long road and definately not an easy one, I guess I (tiffany) and not so patient when my child is half way across the world. Anyways, I will get off the soap box.
We are going to be taking a couple weeks away from Facebook/Blog and the computer to just take that time to really fast and pray for our family and the adoption. So don't worry we will be back soon. I will be checking the email for the next couple of days so I can get everyone's shirts ordered and in the mail so please email us if you donated more than $25 in our fundraiser this weekend.
Thank you and God Bless!!
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Friday, October 8, 2010
MATCHING DONATIONS???
Well I got an email from a great friend that said we should ask for matching donations, so you guessed it here we are! Here is how a matching donation works, we have a donor that pledges a certain amount of money they will match (example: The Jones family says, we will donate $500 and match it if you can receive $500 in matching funds before a certain amout of time, there fore raising $1000 for our adoptioin). Make sense? If you would like to be a matching donor or any amount please email me at tiff.johnson85@gmail.com
We have raised $300 so far and I know we are $4700 from our goal of $5000 but one thing we have learned this year is it's in God's timing not ours and we serve a God of miracles. So anything could happen at this point :)
Thank you soooooooooo much for all your prayers, posts, status updates, blogs, etc...... We can't explain how thankful we are for all the support we are receiving. Love you all!!! God Bless!
We have raised $300 so far and I know we are $4700 from our goal of $5000 but one thing we have learned this year is it's in God's timing not ours and we serve a God of miracles. So anything could happen at this point :)
Thank you soooooooooo much for all your prayers, posts, status updates, blogs, etc...... We can't explain how thankful we are for all the support we are receiving. Love you all!!! God Bless!
FUNDRAISER UPDATE!
Well we are only 1 hour into our FB/Blog world fundraiser and have $175 in donations! God is so good. We are praying for the full $5,000 before tomorrow afternoon. Check out the Give Forward website HERE or you can donate directly thru our Blog under the donate tab HERE
If you donate more than $25 you will receive one of our Simply Love Sierra Leone t-shirts.
Spread the word please!! Thank you and God Bless!
If you donate more than $25 you will receive one of our Simply Love Sierra Leone t-shirts.
Spread the word please!! Thank you and God Bless!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
2 DAYS UNTIL OUR NEXT FUNDRAISER!
So we have exciting news!! Can't share all the details BUT we can tell you things are moving right along with the adoption and we are now in the homestretch. Our next fundraisers will go towards a trip in January or February for our COURT DATE!!!! We need to raise approximately $5,000 before this can happen so...............
We need YOUR help! We have set up a fundraiser page on GiveForward.org to raise money to bring him home. On Oct. 8th we are holding “BRING HOME KEVIN DAY” on Facebook to raise money for our adoption costs. Starting at 1:00 PM on Oct 8th and lasting until 1:00 PM on Oct 9th we’re asking everyone to update their status message to BRING KEVIN HOME @ http://www.giveforward.com/Bring-Home-Kevin IMPORTANT!! Our if they would like to just donate on our blog click the donate button thru paypal.
We need as many people updating their status message as possible to make this work, so PLEASE invite your friends to join this event. Even if your friends might not know us personally, please encourage them to ‘donate’ their status message for 24 hours. Thanks in advance. This will make a HUGE difference in our efforts to bring our Son home. (You can also copy and paste this message into a blog post if you are not on Facebook) The event on Facebook is http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148741498495030&index=1
Our goal is $5,000 and if 333 friends gave $15 each we would meet that goal. How easy is that!! Also, if you donate $25 or more you will receive one of our adoption t-shirts!!
We need YOUR help! We have set up a fundraiser page on GiveForward.org to raise money to bring him home. On Oct. 8th we are holding “BRING HOME KEVIN DAY” on Facebook to raise money for our adoption costs. Starting at 1:00 PM on Oct 8th and lasting until 1:00 PM on Oct 9th we’re asking everyone to update their status message to BRING KEVIN HOME @ http://www.giveforward.com/Bring-Home-Kevin IMPORTANT!! Our if they would like to just donate on our blog click the donate button thru paypal.
We need as many people updating their status message as possible to make this work, so PLEASE invite your friends to join this event. Even if your friends might not know us personally, please encourage them to ‘donate’ their status message for 24 hours. Thanks in advance. This will make a HUGE difference in our efforts to bring our Son home. (You can also copy and paste this message into a blog post if you are not on Facebook) The event on Facebook is http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148741498495030&index=1
Our goal is $5,000 and if 333 friends gave $15 each we would meet that goal. How easy is that!! Also, if you donate $25 or more you will receive one of our adoption t-shirts!!
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