Our Daily Bread

Gotta get this out first! Our first home study meeting is scheduled! May 20th :)

So our auction was a GREAT success! At the advice of a friend who did the same kind of auction for her adoption, we extended the auction to be three days instead of one. The first day we raised $1800! The Husband and I were COMPLETELY floored. But by the end of day 3 though, we had raised just over

$2700!!!! We cannot express our gratitude to everyone who donated and bid and our awe at what a mighty God can do when you are obedient to His call. We have also been getting more wreath orders from people seeing them for the first time during the auction (we auctioned off 8 wreaths). We have raised enough money through the wreath fundraiser, the clutch fundraiser and the auction (as well as our personal savings) to pay these fees:

Initial Consultation Fee: $350
Application Fee: $375
Home Study Fee: $2550
Program Fee: $4400
Match Fee (when we're matched with a birthmom): We have $2600 of this $4000 fee

What's left to be delivered

With The Husband working extra hours over the summer we will be able to pay the Match Fee and a small chunk of our FINAL payment! This is the payment we need to make after within a week after bringing the baby home and it's our biggest fee. BUT, this means we only have about $6000 (or if the child is African American, $4125) plus attorney's fees and birthmother expenses to pay. This is INCREDIBLE news! I know it still sounds like a lot of money to come up with. But from where we started? With NOTHING (and I mean NOTHING) to put toward this adoption, God is providing in leaps and bounds. The funny thing is, He has been perfectly consistent in his provision financially throughout this whole thing. We have had enough to pay the current fee plus just a bit extra toward the next fee. Every. Stinking. Time. I'm attributing the little bit extra to what we've contributed from our own savings which just tells me that even if we were not able to pay for any of the adoption out of our own pocket, He would still be providing. Exactly what we need. Exactly when we need it. No more and no less.

Thanking Him for giving us our daily bread :)


Our amazing donators to the auction (many of these people or businesses donated MORE than 1 item):
Jennifer Morley
Nicole Bittermann
Jason Domingo
Erica Sandeno
Whimsey (shop in Morris)
Sara Moodie
Sue Kies
Kristina Gorsch

This is about 1/3 of what I began with!

Stacee Doyle
Jennifer's cookies
Jill Kopin
Amy Kargol
Crest Hill Animal Hospital
Minooka Animal Hospital
Caton Crossing Animal Hospital
Amy Domingo
Danielle Beck
Christie Sweeley
Cassandra Vuscko
Elyse Sanneman
Amy Manning
Jen Lennington
Jamie Adams
Stephanie Thompson
Lisa Guardiola
Courtney Hammang
Julia Bucey
Barb Pearson
Juniper + Lulu
Katie Rabenda
Jillianne Renee
Michelle Heap