Thank you Jim and Carol for your generous gift to Ellery's adoption. We look forward to meeting you in September!

We are almost to the $3000.00 mark, I am so happy about that. Today I am going to try very hard to work on that puzzle so we can see all those pieces put together. Just wish the puzzle wasn't so hard. ;0)

Once in a while you find that special friend who you know will be a part of your life forever. I met Lynne a few years ago but we became close buds when we started doing a Bible Study together and then started working our together at our church gym this past year. We have grown very close to their family and they are quite possibly the only family brave enough to host our crew for dinner or take us on a boat ride. Thank you so much Lynne and Family for you donation to Ellery's orphanage, so generous and I know given in love!

Thank you to N. Cupps, my sweet, sweet co-worker and her husband for donating very generously to Ellery's orphanage. You guys have the biggest most generous hearts, how can we ever say thank you enough???

This week I am going to try and find time to actually write on the pieces of the puzzle and start once again to try and put it together.

We still have a lot of pieces to go, help us help them.

A special thanks to my special adoption friend Sharon. Another selfless family working hard to bring home their third blessing from China, John Wesley. And yet she donated to Miss Ellery's adoption.
Thank you my friend! Check out Sharon's business on Facebook named Child Bloom Child for the cutest things!! Kids Brick Oven Tees, bookbags, lunch boxes and more!

Thank you to Reggie E. for another donation. His family recently moved and John showed up to help them unpack after asking for help. When he wanted to pay John and John refused ( we are supposed to help our neighbor) he said take it and put it towards the adoption. What a kind thing to do!
Thank you!

No news...sigh. I am trying hard not to let the longing to go to China and bring Ellery home consume too many of my thoughts. We have now been waiting for our LOA 64 days. After talking with our agency today I am fully expecting it to take about 30 more days. That will put us traveling possible in December, I cannot tell you how that stresses me out.  I still have a lot of hope for November though at this point. We have raised a little more money towards the adoption donation. We are cleaning out and having some fun selling things on ebay. We still plan on having a huge garage sale and we have two surprise fundraisers possibly!