Approved!

Last Friday, October 12th, we received our Immigration Approval Letter in the mail! It just so happened that Adam got off at 12:00 on Friday and had the opportunity to pull into our driveway as I was waving our approval envelope in the air and jumping up and down...and yes, I was doing this in the driveway!

Later that evening we had our Pampered Chef, Silpada, Thirty-One, Scentsy fundraising party and it was a hit! I do not know how much we made from the party yet because the parties have not been closed out yet but I will post as soon as I do know. We did have quite a few ladies there though and many people have ordered through the websites so I am excited to see what the grand total will be! I do want to say a HUGE thank you to the ladies who so willingly gave their entire profits to our adoption fund and to Alison Stultz' mission trip fund. Becky Crosswhite from Thirty-One, Amber Hubble from Silpada, Ann McDonald from Pampered Chef and Sonya Lucas from Scentsy are all giving their profits to us. Thank you very much!!!

I also want to give another HUGE thank you to everyone who continues to pray for us and for the adoption process and a HUGE thank you to God, who continues to amaze us! 

Lynsey

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,  to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.  Ephesians 3:20-21

 

Pamper Yourself Before the Holidays

So, as promised, we have a few fundraisers coming up!  The first one is this coming Friday night, October 12th at 6pm.  My dear friend Lauren has organized a Pampered Chef, Thirty-One bag, Scentsy candle, Silpada jewlery party and she is having it at my friend, Leigh's home (545 Hedgelawn Ave, Roanoke, VA 24019)  It is a come and go party.  There will be no "show" from each of the vendors.  You can just drop by whenever you would like, have a few snacks and look through the catalogs and see if there is anything you want or would like to give someone for Christmas.  Each vendor is giving between 15 and 25 percent of the proceeds to go towards our adoption expenses and Alison Stultz' mission trip (you can read about  her here http://alisonstultz.theworldrace.org/).  If you are not able to make the party but you would like to support us, you can order online.  

For Pampered Chef - www.pamperedchef.biz/annmcdonald then click on "Shop Online", type in "Lauren Crawford" as the Host/Organization

For Thirty-One - www.Mythirtyone.com/Rebeccacrosswhite and click on the "my parties" tab at the top.  Find "Stultz Fundraising" and click on "Shop Now".

For Silpada Jewelry - www.mysilpada.com/amber.hubble

For Scentsy - http://sonyalucas.scentsy.us then look under "My Open Parties", "Lauren Reynolds-Crawford" and click on "buy from party"

Thank you for your support and happy shopping!

"CALL ME BACK!"

So I went into a store yesterday by myself and I left my cell phone in the car...for those of you who know me well, I am sure you are shocked at this!  When I got back out to the car I realized there were two missed calls from Adam and a text that read, "CALL ME BACK!".  So at this point I am a little worried that something has gone terribly wrong and I call him and he says, "Guess what?" which I took to mean the house wasn't on fire and he wasn't on the way to the ER with one of our kids so I took a deep breath and said, "What?" and he began to read the e-mail to me that we had just received from our international adoption consultant...

Hi, Adam and Lynsey,
Congratulations, you are officially placed on the wait list to receive your referral!!

Your dossier has shipped from Ohio direct to Ghana via Fed Ex by EAC. It is expected to arrive and reach our in country staff in Kumasi, GH on or before Tuesday, October 9th.

It is time to celebrate this amazing milestone in your Ghana adoption!!!

***Referral***
At present, the estimated wait time for a referral from Ghana is 4-6 months. I understand ‘waiting’ is one of the most difficult steps parents take on their adoption journey. And, I will be in touch with you as soon as a referral is ready for you.

I cannot explain to you in words how excited I was to hear this!  Let's just say yesterday was a GREAT day at our house! 

Please continue to pray for this process, for the money to complete the adoption, and most of all, for the newest member of our family! 

Lynsey