Overwhelmed

This adoption thing has been very overwhelming...in a good way.

Everyone has been so supportive and encouraging.  We had a yard sale a few weekends ago to raise money for the adoption expenses.  I sent out an email a few weeks before and announced on facebook. 

We had about 25 families contribute items.  And I'm not talking junk they didn't know what to do with.  I'm talking furniture, electronics, expensive purses, clothes, toys, strollers, carseats, skis, etc., etc.

The yard sale was scheduled for Friday and Saturday.  On Wednesday, Jessica came over and helped me pull everything out of the garage (except the furniture) and get it organized by categories.  Blessing!

Could you just eat them up?
Two of the boys were MIA.

My friend, Courtney, told me I could borrow a couple of tables and she would bake some goodies for the kids to sell.  She showed up at 7am Friday morning from the other side of town not with a bunch of cookies on a plate, but with individually wrapped packages of cookies and these cool brownie pops with sprinkles wrapped and tied with ribbon.  I could kick myself for not getting a picture!  Blessing!



The garage Friday morning before the sale!

Denise showed up to drop off a few items a little later and asked if I needed any help.  I said, "Are you sure?"  She made the tables pretty and helped me with pricing and ended up staying until just before lunch time!  Blessing!

Kim came by to donate and shop and ended up staying until the afternoon.  She helped negotiate when people wanted to pay nothing for something by reminding them it was for a good cause.  And when my mom went inside to heat up leftover soup for lunch, Kim said, "Oh no, I'm buying you lunch."  So off she went and brought back pizza!  Blessing!

Mom was here both days organizing the tables.  When it got too hot, she'd go inside and clean up the kitchen or work on laundry for me!  Our feet were killing us but even at the end of the day Saturday when I thought mine were going to fall off, she was in the kitchen washing dishes and cleaning up.  You should have seen this house!  It was a disaster.  I can't imagine what it would have been like without her! Blessing!

Papa brought Chick-Fil-A for lunch!  My absolute favorite!  Blessing!

And Jessica and Nick came Saturday afternoon to help clean everything up.  Blessing!

The blessings really have been endless. God is so good!