But first, an update:
The last document that needs to be secured before our dossier can be sent to Ethiopia for a referral is the I-600A. This is basically how the US government identifies prospective parents as qualified to continue in the adoption process. Our appointment is a few days away, and we were excited to see that we got an appointment so quickly!
Other than finishing up our paper chase, we are now in the part of the journey where we can qualify for grants, since we have an approved home study. Since Christmas, we have sent several grant applications out, and we will let you know if we hear any good news from them!
But this blog post is about another provision from God. He just keeps amazing us!
The last document that needs to be secured before our dossier can be sent to Ethiopia for a referral is the I-600A. This is basically how the US government identifies prospective parents as qualified to continue in the adoption process. Our appointment is a few days away, and we were excited to see that we got an appointment so quickly!
Other than finishing up our paper chase, we are now in the part of the journey where we can qualify for grants, since we have an approved home study. Since Christmas, we have sent several grant applications out, and we will let you know if we hear any good news from them!
But this blog post is about another provision from God. He just keeps amazing us!
God dropped a wonderful fundraising opportunity in our laps just before Christmas. A like-minded friend on Facebook offered to supply a beautiful pencil portrait for a raffle to support our adoption!
Doesn't she do beautiful work?? Bethany Kerr is a mom of 5, soon to be 6! She is a passionate pro-life voice. Bethany has also written a book about her miscarriage experience that I recommend to all who have gone through that, or need information to help others. Bethany has an amazing talent and has offered to donate a pencil portrait for our raffle to help us raise money for our adoption expenses!
If you keep up with the Duggars, you will even see the portraits of all their kids that she made for them! How cool is that? Yes, those are Bethany's handiwork in the background!
Here's how it will work. For each $5 donated toward our adoption, your name will be entered once in the raffle. We have a paypal donate button on the top of the blog. Donate there, then leave a comment below letting us know how many entries you need. Then, share, share, share this raffle with your friends and family! The more the better, obviously :) We will use a random generator to pick the winner, who will get such a wonderful heirloom keepsake portrait!! I wish I could win this prize!
Just think of all the holidays coming up where you could gift a custom pencil portrait -- Mother's Day, Father's Day, or just because!! What about new baby, or in memory of a loved one?
What about capturing multiple generations? I just love this one. She said that this was done using two separate photographs. So, if you want a pencil portrait of more than one person, but you don't have a good one of both of them, she can work from multiple photographs!
She had so many lovely portraits on her Facebook page, that I had such a hard time not putting them all on this blog post! Thanks, Bethany, for being willing to help our adoption in this way! **And guess what? Bethany has thrown in a second portrait for an extra prize!! So there will be two lucky winners!**
Get the word out about this raffle... and if you'd like a chance to win an amazing custom pencil portrait, then ready, set.... go! Donate in $5 increments ($5=1 entry) via the paypal button on the top of this blog, then leave a comment with how many entries you need. The raffle will close on Saturday, January 19th, at noon. We will post the winner on Monday, the 21st, so check back here to see if you're a winner!
Get the word out about this raffle... and if you'd like a chance to win an amazing custom pencil portrait, then ready, set.... go! Donate in $5 increments ($5=1 entry) via the paypal button on the top of this blog, then leave a comment with how many entries you need. The raffle will close on Saturday, January 19th, at noon. We will post the winner on Monday, the 21st, so check back here to see if you're a winner!
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