Worries

I am getting mentally and physically tired. This adoption is constantly on my mind. I feel like I eat, sleep and breath this adoption. There is SO much to do and so little time to do it in. I am trying to constantly find ways to raise this money.

We have 11 weeks left to raise $7,000, complete 32 hours of training, which is like every weekend in May (that will be fun trying to find babysitters), and complete a homestudy which I think those can take forever. I am so scared that we wont get this done in time and we wont be able to take Elana home with us. We have a fire Inspection tomorrow, and still need to get finger printed.

So now that all my fears and anxieties are out in the open I am saying Lord this is your burden. I am no longer going to take it or worry about it. You will provide for us. Elana will come home to us when the time is perfect.

World Down Syndrome day!

Happy World Down Syndrome Day! I love you Brianna, Ella, Elana, Alissa, and Noah (team B.E.E.A.N.)!!!!!

God is providing

God is so good, He's so good to us! We received 3 donations this weekend that totally blew us away. They equalled $1500. Which brings our total to $1650 raised so far. We were beyond excited and were able to send in half of our homestudy money so that we can get that started. God WILL provide if we just trust in him. I cannot wait for the day that I get to testify what my God has done for us! And I cant wait to see how many lives He will touch through our story and through Elana's life.

I have a FB friend who gave me a great idea to fundraise $ and to also have a great memory of our adoption journey. We are going to make Elana's Ultrasound picture into a puzzle. Sell each puzzle piece for $10 and write that persons name on the back of the piece. When we sell every piece we will put the puzzle together and frame it. What a great memory! I will begin work on that tomorrow.

The date of MARCH 21ST was selected by Down Syndrome International (DSI) to signify the uniqueness of Down syndrome because if you have Down syndrome, you have 3 number 21 chromosomes. The original idea was proposed by Stylianos E. Antonarakis, a medical geneticist of the University of Geneva Medical School. The first events were organized on 21 March 2006 in Geneva and the inaugural WDSD was launched on 21 March 2006 in Singapore, with events organized by the Down Syndrome Association.
And together, the world has celebrated "WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY on MARCH 21ST ever since. ;-)

adoption creed

Not flesh of my flesh
Nor bone of my bone,
but still miraculously
my own;

Never forget
for a single minute
You didn't grow under my heart
but in it.

We Love you Elana and we will bring you home!

Please help us!

This is happening very soon and we have to raise this money by the beginning of June or eariler(if she arrives earlier)! Will you spare $5, $10 or more to help us bring Elana into our family.

faith is being tested

Today I can really feel a battle going on inside. Satan is feeding me lies and I am trying so hard not to believe them. It is so hard. Satan is telling me that I will not raise the money we need to bring home Elana and I will not be sucessful so don't even try. He is also telling me that my fundraising efforts are insignificant compared to those who are trying to bring home children from orphanages overseas. I am so frustrated that I even want to believe him.
Guess what Satan, You will not win! You will not defeat me. God is on my side and he's got my back. We will raise the money. Elana will join our family. I will get to hold, love and kiss on her in 3 months! TAKE THAT!