Thursday, October 30, 2014

2014 Angel Tree - DON'T MISS OUT!!!!


As a family we have decided to participate in Reece's Rainbow 2014 Angel Tree.  We will be sponsoring a child between November 1st and December 31st in an effort to not only raise funds for her, but to also raise awareness for special needs children in an effort to help them find their forever families.  The child we have chosen is EMMALYN.  She is a beautiful girl, born in May 2001 with Down Syndrome.  She is such a beautiful child yearning to have a family to call her own!


Please consider donating towards her grant.  For any donation of $35 or more by December 1st you will receive a beautiful photo ornament of her to hang on your tree.  What a great way to celebrate Christmas and to bless this beautiful girl!!!  

I know everyone is now ready to donate today, but please hold on and wait until November 1st!  I have placed a donate button for EMMALYN here on this blog.  If you need further assistance in donating towards this years Angel Tree please contact me at lisabowling@me.com.  THANKS!!!

Thanks for everyone's support and prayers during our adoption!  We hope to be announcing our travel date soon, so stay tuned!!!

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

My Greatest Treasure

     As I reflect on all that I have, the one thing I treasure the most is my ever growing relationship with Jesus Christ.  My God is my strength and my stability!  I can say that personally my relationship with God, my prayer life, and my faith has increased tremendously over these past months.  The more you are stretched the more you realize what's important in life.  
     The path of adoption is difficult!  It has its ups and downs; its highs and lows.  Yes, it requires an enormous financial commitment.  It's an amount that most families can only dream of having someday.  The amount required can be very difficult to come up with, at one time, in only a few short months.  Then there is the intimidating paperwork.  The home study, just one part of the paperwork, is a large report on you and your families entire life.  You feel like your life is being placed under a microscope.  You are being judged on your parenting skills and your ability to provide a stable home for a child.  You must rely on someone else's opinion of you and your family.  It can be very stressful!  Once you get all of the paperwork done and redone over and over again then you must wait on further approval.  You wait and wait and wait and wait!!!
     You have time to think back on how you got to this point in the first place.  That tug on your heart and that still small voice inside that said, "this is the way, walk in it and trust me!"  You remember the first time you saw the pictures of the two children God placed on your heart to be a part of your family.  The  tears you've shed for these two children you have yet to meet.  Every step God has been at our side!  We have seen His hand on this entire process!  How do we know this is God?  Because these are things we could not have done on our own!   Our God is faithful and His love is never-ending!!!
     We are traveling very soon and we will be receiving our exact travel date within the next four weeks.  We are still in need of funds to complete this process, but most of all we need everyones continued prayers!  We are not at the end of this journey yet and there are still some small details that need to be worked out.  We will need God's wisdom, guidance and favor!!!  Our God is faithful!!!
     Thanks to everyone for your continued prayers and support!!! 

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Submission Day!!!


We have now passed another marker in our adoption process.  We officially submitted our dossier in our children’s country today.  We will now anxiously wait for our invitation to travel.  We are very excited!  This invitation could come within the next 4-5 weeks and we should be able to travel within the next 8 weeks.  Currently, we are still in need of additional funds to complete our adoption.  Please make this a matter of prayer.  This has been a long journey, but we are almost there!!!

Please continue to keep our family in your prayers as we make preparations to travel to another country.   We will need to work out all of the details concerning our children's well being while we are out of country.  Please continue to pray that all of the paperwork for our children will be in order when we are ready to travel and that we will find favor during this entire process.   We need His wisdom and insight as we continue to proceed.  We know our God is faithful, His timing is always perfect and His plans will prevail in our lives!!!


Wednesday, October 8, 2014

YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!

For the month of October until November 5th we have been invited to participate in the 5/5/5 on the Reece's Rainbow site.  We are still in need of finances to be fully funded for our travel and adoption.  This is an opportunity to bless not only our family but other families as well.  All of these families featured in the 5/5/5 are not fully funded and will be traveling very soon.

Helping is easy!  Donors are asked to donate $5, $25 or any other amount monthly for a period of five months or longer.  If you are unable to make the monthly commitment you can also make a one-time gift.  These donations really add up when they are added together with other monthly donors.  All of the selected families are very close to traveling and in need of your support!

When you commit to making a monthly donation for up to 5 months to the 5/5/5 for families on the Reece's Rainbow site you are helping as many as 25 orphans become a part of a forever family.  These orphans are from all over the world!!!  Your donation, whatever the amount, CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the life of many children!!!

I encourage you to participate because we can ALL make a difference.  Please click the 5/5/5 button on this page or use the link below!!!!

Once again, thanks for all of your prayers and support!!!