Giveaway Continues! Be a walking billboard for adoption! Just leave a comment!

Hey guys!  Okay, so I'm feeling kind of unpopular right now.  I'm giving free stuff away and I've only got 4 comments (and one of those is my mom, one already has a t-shirt, one is a friend, and one is my OWN comment!)?  Wow.  I'm kind of feeling like the loser blog on the block.  Oh well.  I decided I would extend it through Saturday night.  I'm HOPING there might be a little more action.  And I'm making it really easy. Just leave any comment at all, and we'll throw your name into a drawing.  Okay!?  Again, we are giving away a T-shirt and a hand knit hat.  You can have your choice of the black Simply Love shirt (in Large Unisex or Medium Slim fit), or the green Man Up shirt (my favorite! in a Large, XL, or 2XL).  Happy commenting!

Our Very First Giveaway!!!

Okay, so we just sent out all the t-shirts from our first fundraiser. We made a grand total profit of $1289! Woohoo!!!! That filled up our first thermometer! That means that all agency and foreign fees are raised! Yeehaw! (yup, that's right. I said, "yeehaw"!) And we even have $9 in our travel expense thermometer. Hey, it's better than nothing! Anyways, once again I would like to thank Kari from My Crazy Adoption who provided the design and rights to sell these wonderful t-shirts.  She is AWEsome, and you should pretty much read her blog daily!

My version of organization.  This is how I had them laid out in order to package them in an "orderly" way.

The card we attached to the shirts.

Me sporting one of our shirts.  Although, part of me only wanted to post this because the distortion of the lens at this angle makes me look nice and skinny.  

So, in celebration of such a joyous occasion, and in celebration of the upcoming Mother's Day, I thought a giveaway was appropriate.  We ordered a few extras for giveaways and gifts, so here we go!  We are giving away a Large (unisex fit), Simply Love shirt, as seen below.  They are super soft, and simply beautiful!

And then, just because I can, I am throwing in a hand-knit Norwegian baby's hat.  Yeah, I know summer is almost upon us, but I know some of you adoptive parents are going to be new parents in the winter!  My mother born and raised in Norway, and therefore is a serious whiz with needles and yarn.  Isn't this hat adorable?!!!

So, what do I have to do to win these wonderful and luxurious prizes?

Well, since mother's day is coming up, I thought something related to motherhood would be nice.  So, with that said, just leave a comment on this post about your funniest mom moment.  It can be a moment you had with your own mother some time in your life, or a moment you've had with your own children.    Laughter is just so darn good for us, and that's why I love hearing funny stories.  So start commenting and story-telling away!  And if you can't think of a funny story, give me your best mom advice!  Men are also welcome to comment.  Even though the giveaway is a bit girly, you can always give them to your wife or daughter!   You have until the end of Thursday to post your comments!  And instead of picking our favorite, we're just going to put all your names into a little drawing!

Saw this on another blogger's site.  Yes.  Pretty awesome song, and I think it will speak to many of us who are waiting to bring our babies home.  The waiting and longing are overwhelming at times.  We go to lengths we never thought we would have to go to, in order to bring our children home.  I hope this song ministers to your heart today.  It is SO hard right now.  The waiting hurts.  Discouragement lurks by our doors every day, but they WILL be home some day soon.


The song is by Aaron Ivey.

Lyrics to Amos Story

Another photograph to wrestle in my head
Another sleepless night on concrete featherbed
These thoughts of you like bullets to my soul
We’ve got to find a way to get you home

I’ll find a way to get you here
If it takes my fleeting breath
Another sunrise hits the ground
And it’s a dark lonely sight
Lightyears away I hope you know
There is somebody searching
For the way to get you here

I will get you here

Throw the clocks away and run out to the street

We’ll fly to distant clouds where it’s just you and me
A day will come when all of this is gone

You’ve got to find a way to believe

I’ll find a way to get you here
If it takes my fleeting breath
Another sunrise hits the ground
And it’s a dark lonely sight
Lightyears away I hope you know
There is somebody searching
For the way to get you here
I will get you here

Close your eyes and dream of a better day with me
As angels hold you tight, may you sleep in peace tonight

So dream, dream, dream my child
Hear the whisperings of hope

It’s a song that you can sing, as you sleep in peace tonight

Back in the States, but remembering Haiti....

Well, we are back in the States and getting back into the swing of things.  I don't think we will get to rest until Christmas now!  Wedding season is upon us!  But I'm taking a few minutes to share a few more images from Haiti.  We had a fantastic time, and were treated SO well.  Here are a few pics from the last couple of days there.  

     

Precious.

Tent cities are EVERYwhere in Haiti right now.

No, I didn't pose for this one.  They just crushed me when I kneeled down!  lol!  So beautiful!

They were straightening out the twisted rebar to use again.  

No school under concrete ceilings right now.  So school takes place under tents.

When Wes stuck his hand out for a high five, they just stared at him.  When he and I demonstrated it for them, they all wanted in on the action!