The Garage Sale

Our first adoption fundraiser was last Saturday!  We had a garage sale to help raise funds and it was so exciting.  My very good friends spent Wednesday and Thursday at my mother-in-laws house tagging/organizing/sorting all in preparation for Friday afternoon and Saturday.  And my mother-in-law deserves a medal of honor for watching my kids AND my friends' kids all day Wednesday and Thursday!!

There were so many generous friends who donated so much to this sale!  There is no way we would have done so well without all of you!  We had a full garage and full driveway with everything from nearly every size of children's clothing, to toys, to maternity clothes, to housewares, to a huge toolbox and fencing!

It was amazing.  

Everything did not sell :( but we are going to pack everything back up and try again for the spring city-wide!  We might have a baby by then (who knows?) but even if we do, we will still be paying for this adoption, so all the funds will still go towards our adoption fund.  

International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day

October 15 is International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day.

Tonight at 7 pm a candle will be lit in our home remembering our 7 babies, as well as those who have been lost too early throughout the world.

When you lose a baby a piece of your heart goes with them.

There is so much going on in our lives right now, but I cannot forget our littlest ones.

This morning I woke up and didn't even realize it was October 15.  To be honest I'd forgotten about Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness day.  But I had this deep desire to wear my new shirt.  It says "I'll hold you in my heart, until I can hold you in my arms"  I love how God did that for me today.

I'm holding each baby securely in my heart until I can hold them in my arms.

Remember these sweet babies by lighting a candle at 7pm tonight.