OK, I GIVE IN.................
Our Pastor preached a sermon series in January, called "Monopoly Money". The focus was that it is all God's money, like in Monopoly, it isn't our money. In the series, our church handed out $50 bills to 50 people and they were to use it to further God's kingdom. Well, I didn't take $50. But God dealt with me in that week, and there were many things that pointed to me helping a friend start a blog to help them adopt their 2nd daughter from China. She will be Heidy's friend, Maci's sister!!! One thing that was that week was a broadcast on Focus on the Family. There was a comment made in the broadcast, Even if you aren't called to adopt yourselves , pick a family that is and help them. Well, we have been called to adopt, we adopted Heidy, but we also feel that we can still help those that are still adopting. There are many scriptures and one is Mark 9:37 " Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me.... "
So many people can afford the day to day care of a child, but the initial cost of the adoption is a struggle at times for them.
So, we started a fundraising blog for Donnie and Gina, called The Thread to Mylee. It will have hair bows that we make and stamped cards and maybe eventually scrapbook pages for sale and whatever we else we might think of along the way. We will ask opinions of what the readers want. We will ask friends to have a link to it on your blogs, if they want to. ( I have to learn how to do links) I make a lot of Heidy's bows and am teaching Gina how. I love stamping cards and we have several made. Several more are ready to make too. I love making scrapbooks too. Made one yesterday (More on that another time)!!
The blog is open, but no posts yet. We will post soon and take pictures of card sets and bows!!
I hope you enjoy helping them, as much as I do!!!
Can you tell this is the red hint????
Cleaned up now!
