When our best just isn't good enough....

In a past few weeks I have seen orphans pass away. 

I have watched with disbelief as their soon to be adoptive parents pursued them until the very end...unable to get there in time.

I have shook with anger at the injustice these little ones suffer.

I have cried over the fact that if these little angles were in the U.S., they would live.  A short plane ride away from the proper medical treatment....yet they die.

They die without a family.

They die without comfort.

They die without hope.

It rocks me to my core every time.

It frustrates me to no end that I can not do enough.  I can hardly do anything to make a different to the million of orphans. 

Have you heard the star fish story?

"It made a difference for that one."

What if thats not enough?

The good that I can do is NOT enough.

Thats why I share.

Its why I flood your facebook with non-stop adoption posts and fundraising events.

Its why I tell anyone and everyone who asks me about adoption that they should adopt no matter how rude or annoying they may think I am.

If only...

If only the church would stand up, climb out of their comfort zones, and be the hands and feet of Jesus.

I have accepted that the world is the way it is because of sin...it won't be right until Jesus comes back.

But can't a girl just be incredibly, irrationally, and consistently unsettled that she can't do more?

Yard Sale Complete!

Thank you all so much for making our Yard sale successful!

It turned out AMAZING.

Every one who donated played a huge role in making this thing successful.

Thank you to Elaine and all her family and friends who put in a lot of hard work for us.

It so humbling to watch people work so hard for a little girl they don't even know that they aren't even adopting.  Its truly a picture of Jesus in this world.

Without further delay....

We raised 2,000 towards our sweet girlies adoption fees.

Thats leaves just $19,000 to raise to by fully funded!

Wow!  

We have been blessed.

We are planning on doing another yard sale in the fall right before we leave to Europe.  

We had a lot of great stuff left over but will be collecting donations through the summer into fall so if you didn't get in on this last yard sale, let me know and we can make sure we pick up your stuff for the next one.

We will also being doing an online auction in a month or two.  If you make anything awesome or just have something that you think would do well at an auction that you would like to donate let me know. We are looking forward to collecting lots of unique items to make a really successful auction.

I will also be making necklaces!

Getting a little artsy with it to try and raise money for our girl.

I had an adoption friend give me a bunch of supplies so I am trying my hand at it.

Keep your eyes peeled for some original Rachel creations!

Prayer Requests

We have several grant applications out right now so be praying praying praying we get one or two of those.  The applications are a lot of work and I put a lot of time into them.  We are so hoping we might get at least one grant.