Double YOUR Donation!!

My dear sweet friends..... I have some AMAZING news to share!!! Yes AMAZING!!!!

I know that the general rule is to have a big "giveaway" for your final push, but I've always been know for my love of doing things just a little backwards :) This time I have good reason actually 5,000 good reasons!

A family business owner has offered me something truly AMAZING (yes that is my new favorite word)....

A $5000.00 donation IF (yes big IF, but I have AMAZING friends and an AMAZING God) we can raise $5000.00 by the end of the year.... We can do it friends!! 

If doubling your money isn't incentive enough let me dangle a few more things in front of you......

$10 gets you 1 Chance

$25 gets you 5 Chances

$50 gets you 15 Chances

$100 gets you 50 Chances

An IPad2

 We will be giving out an IPad2 if we reach our goal of $5000.00 otherwise it will be a $100 gift card of your choice for each $1000.00 raised ($1000.00 raised = $100 gift card $2000.00 raise = $200 gift card...) for the winner :)

This very cute plaque. I made this myself :)

Another awesome home decor plaque :)

 A $5 gift certificate to Socks R Fun... Feel free to visit her site and look around 

http://www.socksrfun.com/ Thank You Jennifer for this donation :)

10 different people will win a hair bow of their choice available at http://hairbowsbyjax.blogspot.com/

You may also visit there and place an order.... that money will also count toward our $5000.00 goal.

 A cute tutu for your daughter, grand daughter, neighbor or friend :) Just in time for Christmas.

Also available at http://hairbowsbyjax.blogspot.com/

Each Day I will choose 2 people to get a bracelet......

Plus more prizes will be added soon.... necklaces, a cute book of remembrance plus more :)

Please help us bring our son home!!

My first online giveaway?

So friends, I am thinking of doing a fun little online giveaway...

I was wondering if any of you might be interested in participating.....

My plan is to gather quite a few smaller items and have a Christmas gift giveaway....

Would you be willing to participate? Either by donating items or money when the time comes?

Please leave a comment.... I do not want to go through all the hassle of buying things for the giveaway unless people would be interested!! 

The plan is the end the giveaway on Dec 10th so I could have everyone's gifts to them by Christmas...

I can mail them to you or to the person you want to give the gifts to :)

Ramblings of a mom

My arms, they long to hold you, each and everyday.

I would love to tell you, you're special in each and every way!

I know you are MY son! It was meant to be!

Hang on a little longer son, and you'll have a family.

This Momma's heart is aching, for what you have go through

But then my hearts rejoicing thinking of amazing things you'll do.

This journey is a hard one, not one I'd planned to do.

That all changed in an instant. The instant I found you!

With one glimpse of a photo, my would turned upside down.

Now, I fight to raise the money to travel out of town.

I'll travel a long journey that will lead me straight to you.

You might not know it yet son, but we love you. Yes we do!

Written by Me

11/3/2011

Only 7 weeks in and it feels like forever. You are already a part of everything we do.

You are halfway around the world, yet you are here..... Here in our hearts.... FOREVER!!

Some days are harder than others.... The change in season... Approaching the Holidays.... Knowing it may be a whole year before I get to hold you...... Knowing that we might not be able to raise your ransom in time......

It is taking it's toll!!! 

If you are out there reading this.... Please know this is my heart. I am sharing it with you.

Also remember that you can be a part of our boy's miracle!!

Please donate (via the chip in at the top) and share (if you will)

Each dollar is one step closer to him.... OUR SON!!!

Only 22,283 more steps...... impossible right??

Not even close.... TOGETHER WE CAN make a difference!!!

You can buy bracelets here (http://adoptutah.blogspot.com/2011/10/together-we-can.html)

You can buy hair bows here (http://hairbowsbyjax.blogspot.com/)

100% of all the proceeds go straight to our adoption!

Also see here (http://adoptutah.blogspot.com/2011/11/7-weeks-of-waiting.html) to become our warrior/sponsor!!

7+ weeks of waiting

Well, There is not much more to share at this time.

I do have a few fundraisers brewing in my brain..... You are officially being warned.... my brain and using it can be a very dangerous combination!!!

We are getting very very close to having $3000.00 for our boy!!

Right now, I am looking for people to "sponsor" Our Family....

$0.50 a day (only $3.50 a week or $15.00 a month)

$1.00 a day (only $7.00 a week or $30.00 a month)

$5.00 a day (only $35.00 a week or $150.00 a month)

You decide the amount!!! Here is what you get..... You will get your name put on a very special keep sake we will be making for our boy (this is something I will post about by the end of this week with any luck).

I will send you updated pictures and info as I receive it.... This will be something only our sponsors will get the benefit of :) Plus I will send out a little thank you gift once your donation has totaled $100.00

Will you be a warrior for our sweet boy?!?

More to come!! Also please pray for that list to come out. Also pray for all the families waiting!!

Please email me or comment below if you would like to be our sponsor!

Another fundraiser

We have another fundraiser today..... This will be our 12th Day fundraising this month. Plus we still have 2 more days scheduled!!! We want our boy home badly!!!!

If you are in the Utah area please come and visit us at the Day Farms..

2516 W Gentile Layton, UT

We will be there doing a bake sale from 4-7 p.m.

They do hay rides for $5 a person.... It includes a huge pumpkin.....

Even if you don't do the hay ride you can still come and see us :)

We are trying so hard to bring our boy home.... If you are not in the area and would like to help, we have bracelets for sale plus hair bows, tutus or you can just donate and or share!

Thank You for everyone that has helped us so far.....

I have an awesome idea that I cannot wait to share next month!!

Still no news!!!

I have had many people ask.... WE still have not received any information on the list of Special Needs for our son's country. We are beyond frustrated!!!! 

We pray each and everyday to receive some information.... even if that information is similar to what we received last Sat.... We do not have any new info.... Stay tuned for Wednesday.... Well Wednesday has come and gone with no information yet.... Although the report we got on Saturday was supposed to be given on Tuesday..... Maybe that means we will hear something next week....

I know... I am just as confused as you are. This is one of the downfalls of working with a foreign Country.... 

Please keep praying!!! 

Also thanks to all who have donated and shared!!!

We have what we need for our first step..... next amount we need it $339.00... Passports here we come!!

Hard to watch

This video is hard to watch, but it is the reality for many children all over the world.

I do not know how to post it here directly, but please visit you tube and watch this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgxNgV5SrSk