I have been needing to write for months... MONTHS! But every time I thought about it, I would get this lump. I knew things needed to be updated, but so much has happened, it was kind of hard to know where to start... or end...
I prayed before I started typing, for God to give me the words. I only want Him to be glorified... In it all... that is our purpose anyway, right? I don't want to ramble, or give unnecessary accounts, but I also do not want to leave out ONE SINGLE DETAIL of how our miraculous, gracious, faithful and beautiful God has been working in our lives.
This adoption thing, y'all.... it is a TRIP!! In every sense of the word. A beautiful, scary, emotional, magical trip. One I am beyond thankful our family has had the privilege to journey. Thinking about how God has shown Himself time and time again to us, to our friends, to our family all traveling this same road, and how I wouldn't have seen ANY of it if He had not allowed us the privilege of this call... the call to adopt.
Now, here, in the thick of it, nearing the "end of the beginning" I feel so immersed in God's will that no power in Hell could ever pull me out of it. I am in now... there is no going back. My heart is completely sold to this call and my life, the life I knew before adoption, will never be again. And,
I. Am. Scared. To. Death.
But only when I am not trusting... ha
God is so beautiful in how He loves us so much that He desires to calm our fears. He desires to bring us comfort. It is amazing. He simply wants our trust. He wants us to run to Him and cling to Him with all we have, heart, mind, body and soul. Even in the thick of this, He allows fear to come to me, even when I am so far into the call, He allows me to be tested and tried. He allows me to tarry in my fear, to simply, remind me WHO is my comforter. Dare I ever begin to think I did any of this of my own accord.
I need constant reminding where my strength comes from.... Can I get a witness!! Ha
So where we are....
In Mobile! Ha
So in November, life as we knew it and thought we had planned... completely changed. (God is the master at changing OUR plans!!)
Sammy took an AMAZING job in Mobile, AL, and his awesome company paid us to move. In four weeks time, they listed our house, sold it, helped us find a new one, and moved us to it. I can't even put into words how God moved on our behalf in all of that. LITERALLY there are countless ways...
To name a few,
Sammy got a raise (more money for two more kids coming)
We were able to buy a bigger house without spending much more money (for two more kids coming)
We were able to buy an (older but) bigger car (for two more kids coming)
And THE BEST PART...
Sammy is home All. The. Time. (for two more kids WITH NEEDS coming)
The kids absolutely love it! McKain told Sammy he hopes he never gets a promotion so he doesn't have to change shifts!! (thanks son, I think!) haha
We really haven't known what to do with ourselves!! Adjusting to his new schedule has been interesting!! :))
The way God ordained all of this to prepare us for the boys coming home is more than Sammy and I can take. Whenever we question what we are doing, or when others question, we just recall all of that....
The boys were here for Christmas break. Y was here early Dec to early Jan and A was here late Dec to late Jan. This time with them was amazing. They were so comfortable with us. Trust has already started taking root with them. (even though one of them would NEVER admit it!! haha) It was like we were already a family... things just flowed! (I could write an entire blog about that visit!) It ended too quickly and we had to send them back.... to their orphanages. To be cold and alone and hungry. While we get to stay here in our warm comfortable home with warm showers, clean clothes and food WHENEVER we want it. Not a day goes by that I don't think about them and the little they have and the abundance we have. And how wasteful we are... :(
Because of the move we had to update our home study and reapply to the US Immigration department for approval. We received our re-approval mid February and then we submitted our dossier Feb 26. The dossier is the last packet of paperwork. It is now with the Ukrainian government and we are waiting an appointment to go request our boys. We will take two trips to Ukraine. The total time will be 6-8 weeks. Our first trip should be in about 6 weeks. Hopefully we will be home with the boys late May if all goes as it should... which it never does! But God is in control and again, I just have to trust Him! (this would also be an area I would ask for your prayers... traveling with our bio kids is an option, but we just don't know the best thing to do for everyone.... please pray God will make it plain and will prepare all of our kids for whatever He wills for us to do)
With this last leg of the adoption, we will need the additional $25,000. And we have about 4 weeks to raise it.
I know this looks like a ton.... but to God... it's chump change!!
Another way God has miraculous shown up is with an amazing fundraiser called "Both Hands".
visit our page at http://www.bothhands.org/tice-adoption
This is a beautiful project where we get to help a widow while raising funds for our adoption.
(watch a great video about the project here)
Both Hands Video
One of the great things about this project is you implore your family and friends to help you run the project... Well, as I said earlier, we just moved AWAY from all of our friends and family.... So in my feeble little doubting mind I said, "really God, now HOW are we going to do this project??... We don't HAVE any family or friends in Mobile!!"
But like He always does, He had a plan. And that plan was a beautiful church named Christ Fellowship Baptist!
This body of believers who do not even know us have rallied behind us like we have been lifetime members. Their response to this project is something that can only be described as God ordained!! Thanks to them, and their love for Christ, and desire to obey Him, we will be able to successfully carry out this project AND raise most if not all the funds we need for the rest of our adoptions!!
There is so much more I could say about this church and their people (but my sister says my blogs are too long) so I will leave you with this little nugget... the youth pastor and his wife... yeah, they know Suzette with Grace to Ukraine, because they did some volunteer activities with her group of orphans she brought over a couple of years ago. And the youth pastors wife, she actually traveled to Ukraine and held summer Bible camps for orphans!! Now chew on that..... I. Still. Am.
Oh that we ever doubt God.....
So, If you receive a sponsorship letter from, ahem, someone, in the next week or so... This is what it is about!
Our last ditch effort
To raise the rest of the money
To go to Ukraine and...
BRING OUR BOYS HOME!!!!
Monday, March 2, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
THE WINNER OF THE TWO NIGHT GET-A-WAY
And the winner is....
Joey Paganelli!!
Congratulations Joey and thank you again to everyone who entered, shared and/or prayed!!! None of this would be possible without you!!!
To God Be the Glory!!
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Congratulations Joey and thank you again to everyone who entered, shared and/or prayed!!! None of this would be possible without you!!!
To God Be the Glory!!
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Win a 2 Night Getaway at the Beautiful Orange Beach
***** THE GETAWAY GIVEAWAY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY, JAN 30 AT NOON *********
Well, it's that time again.... Fundraiser time that is! We will submit our dossier (our huge packet of information we send to the Ukrainian government asking if we can please adopt two children) in one week! With this we send $4700. We are about $2,000 short. Overall, we still need close to $22,000. We hope to travel by March so that's a big number to raise in just two short months. However, we have no doubts, God will do it.
I am going to just highjack a post from my sweet friend Prudence about this fundraiser, because, well, I couldn't have said it better myself...
"I’m going to be super transparent here… I really don’t like being a fundraising family. I dislike filling up your Facebook feed and asking for help over and over about as much as you hate it. However, I can’t stop. The thing is… there are two kids across the ocean from me now that I would do anything to bring here. While it would be super lovely if we could do that alone, it’s just not the way it is for us right now.
I listened to a YouTube video this week of Beth Guckenberger giving her testimony in a church. Some of her words rang deep in my soul.
God loves to put people who are uneducated, ill equipped, and weak in broken places so that he can do something through them. So that in the end, the glory and credit ALL goes to him.
I couldn’t agree more. I don’t know the first thing about parenting two teens. We weren’t equipped with the thousands of dollars this process has cost. Right now, there is no way unless he continues to move. I do know this… in the end, all the glory and credit goes to Him. Obviously. There is no way we could have done any of this on our own. He has used each and every one of you to write the story of our family.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank each and every one of you who have prayed for us, said words of encouragement, asked about our children, and supported us financially in this process. You have been amazing, and I’m completely humbled. One of my friends once told me… “To whom much is given, much is required.” I have been given more than I could ever imagine, so I know that I will be required of much in this life."
Read more about their story here... http://blissfulfrenzy.com
So, here are the details...
Condo is 3BD/3BA on the bay in Orange Beach (a half mile from AL/FL line). It has deeded beach access across the street. It has an indoor and outdoor pool. You will also have access to a fishing pier and a small workout facility with dry sauna and steam room.
Additional Notes: Availability begins in May. Cleaning fee is typically $150. However, if you prefer to clean up after yourself, the owner has agreed to that.
Value: $600
HOW TO WIN:
All donations made to our adoption fund through midnight on January 28th will be entered to win this 2 night stay at the beach! Every $10 donation will be 1 entry!! $20 will be 2 entries, $30 will be 3 entries, and so on. There is NO LIMIT to how many entries you can get!
To make a donation to our adoption fund, just click the YouCaring link below:
Here are the photo's of this amazing place...
If you would like to send a check rather than using paypal, just email me at mbtice22@yahoo.com
If you would like to be entered into the raffle without donating, email me.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
12 Days of Christmas Bid-A-Way
Enter here too :)
Beginning December 1, you will have the opportunity to "bid for a chance to win a "basketful" of goodies (10-12 items, winner gets them ALL!). It will contain items ranging in variety and price. Each $5 donation will give you a chance at winning. You can "bid" as many times as you like until midnight on December 12. The winner will be chosen at random and announced on the event page found here....https://www.facebook.com/events/470169893120918/ by noon on December 13. All items will be posted before 8:00 AM on December 1! You can bid from anywhere in the United States so all of our Facebook friends have the chance to WIN! ***basket not included*** Items are being posted daily...something for everyone! The link will be posted on November 30.
(You may enter to win at our You Caring link here.... 12 Days of Christmas Bid-A-Way
Thank you to all of you who continue to support and give towards our adoption and helping us bring our boys home forever! We will never be able to thank you all or enough so we pray for each of you often that God will bless you for your servants hearts and selfless giving!!
Praise God it appears both boys will be home for Christmas!! (only for 4 weeks as a part of the hosting program) We cannot wait to get our hands on them and to share the celebrating of Christ birth with them! He is, after all, the reason we are chasing after them trying so hard to make them a part of our family forever!!
Thank you again and happy bidding!!!
UPDATE!! Here are the 12 items available in this "basket"!! What an amazing gift to whomever wins this raffle!!!
(thank you to all the amazing donators and people working so hard to get donations for us!!!)
1. Epiphone Electric Guitar Hand Autographed by Country Music's Montgomery Gentry
2. Amazon Fire HD6
3. Rick and Bubba Gift Set and FOUR GOLDEN TICKETS!
4. Soft Cover Fiction Book Hand Autographed by America's Favorite Fiction Christian Writer, Karen Kingsbury.
5. Handmade Boutique Style Girls Outfit made to size.
6. 1 Set of Younique's 3D Lashes.
7. $25 Dairy Queen Gift Certificate
8. $25 Sephora Gift Certificate
9. ESV Bible
10. Handstamped Mixed Metals Necklace with inscription "love you more."
11. 1 Set of Childs PJ'S made to size and personalized.
12. Starbucks Breakfast Blend Whole Bean Coffee and Stainless Steel Travel Mug.
Beginning December 1, you will have the opportunity to "bid for a chance to win a "basketful" of goodies (10-12 items, winner gets them ALL!). It will contain items ranging in variety and price. Each $5 donation will give you a chance at winning. You can "bid" as many times as you like until midnight on December 12. The winner will be chosen at random and announced on the event page found here....https://www.facebook.com/events/470169893120918/ by noon on December 13. All items will be posted before 8:00 AM on December 1! You can bid from anywhere in the United States so all of our Facebook friends have the chance to WIN! ***basket not included*** Items are being posted daily...something for everyone! The link will be posted on November 30.
(You may enter to win at our You Caring link here.... 12 Days of Christmas Bid-A-Way
Thank you to all of you who continue to support and give towards our adoption and helping us bring our boys home forever! We will never be able to thank you all or enough so we pray for each of you often that God will bless you for your servants hearts and selfless giving!!
Praise God it appears both boys will be home for Christmas!! (only for 4 weeks as a part of the hosting program) We cannot wait to get our hands on them and to share the celebrating of Christ birth with them! He is, after all, the reason we are chasing after them trying so hard to make them a part of our family forever!!
Thank you again and happy bidding!!!
UPDATE!! Here are the 12 items available in this "basket"!! What an amazing gift to whomever wins this raffle!!!
(thank you to all the amazing donators and people working so hard to get donations for us!!!)
1. Epiphone Electric Guitar Hand Autographed by Country Music's Montgomery Gentry
2. Amazon Fire HD6
3. Rick and Bubba Gift Set and FOUR GOLDEN TICKETS!
4. Soft Cover Fiction Book Hand Autographed by America's Favorite Fiction Christian Writer, Karen Kingsbury.
5. Handmade Boutique Style Girls Outfit made to size.
6. 1 Set of Younique's 3D Lashes.
7. $25 Dairy Queen Gift Certificate
8. $25 Sephora Gift Certificate
9. ESV Bible
10. Handstamped Mixed Metals Necklace with inscription "love you more."
11. 1 Set of Childs PJ'S made to size and personalized.
12. Starbucks Breakfast Blend Whole Bean Coffee and Stainless Steel Travel Mug.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Ashley Warren Photo Session Raffle :)
Ashley Warren Photo Session Giveaway
We are excited to announce a photo session giveaway donated by Ashley Warren Studios! All proceeds will benefit the Tice family adoption. Ashley is an award winning and nationally published Birmingham, Alabama child, senior and family photographer. The giveaway is for a 30 minute session with up to 20 digital files($450 value). The session must be used between the months of January and March.
You may view her beautiful work at www.ashleywarrenstudios.com.
Purchase a chance to win for only $5. Feel free to purchase multiple chances to increase your odds of winning.
A winner will be chosen on Saturday, November 22nd at 3 p.m. during the Ridgecrest Baptist Church Christmas Boutique. All online entries must be purchased by Friday, November 21 at 8 p.m.
To enter, see the top of the blog above the picture of the T-shirt!! Enter now and help us get that much closer to bringing our boys home!! Every $5 entry helps!!!!
Thank you!!
We are excited to announce a photo session giveaway donated by Ashley Warren Studios! All proceeds will benefit the Tice family adoption. Ashley is an award winning and nationally published Birmingham, Alabama child, senior and family photographer. The giveaway is for a 30 minute session with up to 20 digital files($450 value). The session must be used between the months of January and March.
You may view her beautiful work at www.ashleywarrenstudios.com.
Purchase a chance to win for only $5. Feel free to purchase multiple chances to increase your odds of winning.
A winner will be chosen on Saturday, November 22nd at 3 p.m. during the Ridgecrest Baptist Church Christmas Boutique. All online entries must be purchased by Friday, November 21 at 8 p.m.
To enter, see the top of the blog above the picture of the T-shirt!! Enter now and help us get that much closer to bringing our boys home!! Every $5 entry helps!!!!
Thank you!!
Monday, September 29, 2014
So, You don't feel like you measure up....
(This has been weighing on me for some time to write about. Something I know we all struggle with.... all my precious friends who are fearfully and wonderfully made!!! I love you all!!!)
So...You know that lie.... the one Satan is constantly throwing at us? "You will never measure up to..." Fill in the blank with whatever your ______ is.... Maybe it's another mom, maybe its your own mom, maybe it's a someone at work, someone on tv, someone on a blog, someone you have just made up in your mind... but we have all heard the lie. It also takes on the form, "You aren't good enough." or "You can't do this" or "You don't have what it takes" and many others...
so here's the truth in that statement... ready for it.... YOU WILL NEVER MEASURE UP!
There I said it... Don't you feel better?? Haha...
But seriously... it is the truth. For me, for you, for all of us. Because what we are trying to measure up to isn't real. It is the "reality" we have made up in our minds of what we think "perfect" should be. And it is one of Satan's most powerful weapons... COMPARISON...
We see other mom's, other women, we read about them, or we hear about them, and then in our heads, we create this warp picture of what the perfect woman looks like and what she does. What her house looks like, what her dinner taste like, what her laundry smells like (because she has only had to wash and dry it once), what her kids act like (and I can guarantee you she never has to grit her teeth and talk in a slight demonic crazy voice just to be heard), what her husband thinks of her (along the lines of super model meets martha steward meets super nanny), etc.... We make up this LIE of what we "should" be and the truth is NO ONE measures up.... We can't!
We have to stop listening to the enemy and let go... Let go of the lie that we keep telling ourselves when we don't get the laundry done. Ever. Let go of the lie we tell ourselves when our kids ate cereal for dinner. (yeah, it happens) Let go of the lie we tell ourselves when all we can say we accomplished that day was that "no one died".... Let go of the lie we tell ourselves when we haven't had our "quiet time" for the 18th time in a row...(you know the lie that we must not really be a Christian if we can't even sit down for 15 minutes and spend quality time with the Lord.... God must really be aggravated with me.... Don't mis-read me... quiet time is vital... VITAL... but for OUR GOOD, not God's. He desires us to spend time with Him because He knows it is what is best for us. He's not keeping tally marks and every time we miss our quiet time giving us a "check" beside our name.... Our quiet time is for our benefit... It is not a "job" or a "duty"... It's literally food for your soul!! If you think of it more as a necessity to survive the day, you may be more likely to accomplish it.... you know, like drinking coffee!! Post scripture all over your house so you can read it even if you don't have time to sit down... Play it out loud on your phone while you are fixing breakfast... Have one of your kids read it out loud in the car... Be creative... Make reading God's word a part of your every day life... Make it matter!!)
Ladies, the truth is, we can't do it all. Let me say that again.... WE CANT DO IT ALL!!!!
It is not humanly possible.... If it was, we wouldn't need God. And he wants to be needed. He created us that way. To need Him. To not be able to do this life without Him. Sometimes, at the end of the day, if all you can say is "no one died", then you accomplished all you were suppose to accomplish that day.
Stop trying to measure up and just LIVE. Stop thinking about all the things you haven't done and concentrate on the things you are doing. Stop living for the next moment, the next list, and live in the moment.... Jesus told us not to even think about tomorrow (Matthew 6).... He knew what doing this would bring on us... more worry. And if we are focused on the next thing, then we are missing the VERY THING HE IS SHOWING US RIGHT NOW!! Each moment has something beautiful in it. There is joy in each day. We just have to be purposeful to look for it, not past it.
When you wake up in the morning, breathe. DEEP. Soak it in. Soak in the fact that you have awaken to another day in God's glorious creation and your salvation is still as real for you today as it was yesterday. Lay there for a minute and just bask in the goodness of a God who loved you so much He sent His son to die in your place. Soak it in... Even if there are kids screaming or babies crying or a husband demanding (because sometimes that's what we all wake up too).... even if for only a minute.... SOAK. IT. IN.... Let that be what you start you day out with.... The TRUTH! Thank Him for another day to glorify Him and then tell yourself "You will not measure up to the lie today, but you will measure up to the truth... which is that Jesus, yeah, He died for me, and that is enough to get me through this day...."
Then take your day one crazy, tragic, soap opera moment at a time. Whatever that looks like for you, dive into it fulling knowing that whatever you get done, will be enough. It will have to be. Because it is all you have.
One thing we have to remember is that God ordained our steps for us. He has us exactly where He wants us for His glory and His purpose. So whatever that looks like for you, stop, and think about it, think about where you are right now and how God, in his righteousness, is going to work it out for good because that is His promise. (Romans 8:28)
These days are for glorifying God in everything. In every moment. (I Cor 10:31, Colossians 3:17) Do not waste them worrying about what you AREN'T doing or CAN'T do or what someone else, you are certain, is doing better and more efficient. Focus on what you are doing. Focus on the joy He has given you for today.
And always remember....
Comparison is the thief of Joy!!
So...You know that lie.... the one Satan is constantly throwing at us? "You will never measure up to..." Fill in the blank with whatever your ______ is.... Maybe it's another mom, maybe its your own mom, maybe it's a someone at work, someone on tv, someone on a blog, someone you have just made up in your mind... but we have all heard the lie. It also takes on the form, "You aren't good enough." or "You can't do this" or "You don't have what it takes" and many others...
so here's the truth in that statement... ready for it.... YOU WILL NEVER MEASURE UP!
There I said it... Don't you feel better?? Haha...
But seriously... it is the truth. For me, for you, for all of us. Because what we are trying to measure up to isn't real. It is the "reality" we have made up in our minds of what we think "perfect" should be. And it is one of Satan's most powerful weapons... COMPARISON...
We see other mom's, other women, we read about them, or we hear about them, and then in our heads, we create this warp picture of what the perfect woman looks like and what she does. What her house looks like, what her dinner taste like, what her laundry smells like (because she has only had to wash and dry it once), what her kids act like (and I can guarantee you she never has to grit her teeth and talk in a slight demonic crazy voice just to be heard), what her husband thinks of her (along the lines of super model meets martha steward meets super nanny), etc.... We make up this LIE of what we "should" be and the truth is NO ONE measures up.... We can't!
We have to stop listening to the enemy and let go... Let go of the lie that we keep telling ourselves when we don't get the laundry done. Ever. Let go of the lie we tell ourselves when our kids ate cereal for dinner. (yeah, it happens) Let go of the lie we tell ourselves when all we can say we accomplished that day was that "no one died".... Let go of the lie we tell ourselves when we haven't had our "quiet time" for the 18th time in a row...(you know the lie that we must not really be a Christian if we can't even sit down for 15 minutes and spend quality time with the Lord.... God must really be aggravated with me.... Don't mis-read me... quiet time is vital... VITAL... but for OUR GOOD, not God's. He desires us to spend time with Him because He knows it is what is best for us. He's not keeping tally marks and every time we miss our quiet time giving us a "check" beside our name.... Our quiet time is for our benefit... It is not a "job" or a "duty"... It's literally food for your soul!! If you think of it more as a necessity to survive the day, you may be more likely to accomplish it.... you know, like drinking coffee!! Post scripture all over your house so you can read it even if you don't have time to sit down... Play it out loud on your phone while you are fixing breakfast... Have one of your kids read it out loud in the car... Be creative... Make reading God's word a part of your every day life... Make it matter!!)
Ladies, the truth is, we can't do it all. Let me say that again.... WE CANT DO IT ALL!!!!
It is not humanly possible.... If it was, we wouldn't need God. And he wants to be needed. He created us that way. To need Him. To not be able to do this life without Him. Sometimes, at the end of the day, if all you can say is "no one died", then you accomplished all you were suppose to accomplish that day.
Stop trying to measure up and just LIVE. Stop thinking about all the things you haven't done and concentrate on the things you are doing. Stop living for the next moment, the next list, and live in the moment.... Jesus told us not to even think about tomorrow (Matthew 6).... He knew what doing this would bring on us... more worry. And if we are focused on the next thing, then we are missing the VERY THING HE IS SHOWING US RIGHT NOW!! Each moment has something beautiful in it. There is joy in each day. We just have to be purposeful to look for it, not past it.
When you wake up in the morning, breathe. DEEP. Soak it in. Soak in the fact that you have awaken to another day in God's glorious creation and your salvation is still as real for you today as it was yesterday. Lay there for a minute and just bask in the goodness of a God who loved you so much He sent His son to die in your place. Soak it in... Even if there are kids screaming or babies crying or a husband demanding (because sometimes that's what we all wake up too).... even if for only a minute.... SOAK. IT. IN.... Let that be what you start you day out with.... The TRUTH! Thank Him for another day to glorify Him and then tell yourself "You will not measure up to the lie today, but you will measure up to the truth... which is that Jesus, yeah, He died for me, and that is enough to get me through this day...."
Then take your day one crazy, tragic, soap opera moment at a time. Whatever that looks like for you, dive into it fulling knowing that whatever you get done, will be enough. It will have to be. Because it is all you have.
One thing we have to remember is that God ordained our steps for us. He has us exactly where He wants us for His glory and His purpose. So whatever that looks like for you, stop, and think about it, think about where you are right now and how God, in his righteousness, is going to work it out for good because that is His promise. (Romans 8:28)
These days are for glorifying God in everything. In every moment. (I Cor 10:31, Colossians 3:17) Do not waste them worrying about what you AREN'T doing or CAN'T do or what someone else, you are certain, is doing better and more efficient. Focus on what you are doing. Focus on the joy He has given you for today.
And always remember....
Comparison is the thief of Joy!!
Thursday, September 25, 2014
It's a PUZZLE FUNDRAISER kinda day!!
Good morning friends!! What a beautiful day for a fundraiser don't you think??? We do too!! We got this idea from a sweet friend who is adopting from Ukraine for the second time and my sister just did this fundraiser to make her first payment toward her adoption!
We thought we would give it a try!
We have another payment due of $2200 in just a few days! We have $250 due NOW for Yuri's hosting and then another $1000 due in 7-10 days. Also, we need to file for our passports as soon as possible which will be roughly $250 (UPDATE: This was raised on our Youcaring.com site because we needed it quickly.. Now we are raising money for the rest of the hosting fee and our next payment we will be making in a few months!!)
.... Phew.... this adoption thing is CHEAP!! NOT!!! hahahaha
So, here's the deal... We have purchased a 100 piece puzzle of the world... (pictured below)
We thought we would give it a try!
We have another payment due of $2200 in just a few days! We have $250 due NOW for Yuri's hosting and then another $1000 due in 7-10 days. Also, we need to file for our passports as soon as possible which will be roughly $250 (UPDATE: This was raised on our Youcaring.com site because we needed it quickly.. Now we are raising money for the rest of the hosting fee and our next payment we will be making in a few months!!)
.... Phew.... this adoption thing is CHEAP!! NOT!!! hahahaha
So, here's the deal... We have purchased a 100 piece puzzle of the world... (pictured below)
We are asking you, our awesome friends and family, to purchase a piece for $25. (of course you can purchase more if you want!!) The goal is to sell all 100 pieces and raise $2500. :))
As the pieces are sold, we will write your name on the back of the puzzle and keep the list updated here so you can see how close we are. When the puzzle is complete, we will frame it and keep it in our house to remember how you all helped us get our boys home!!
Thank you in advance for helping!! We love you all more than words!!
Purchase your puzzle piece here....
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