Here we GOOOOOO!

I have waited a couple of days to post this because I have been answering so many questions on Facebook and such. It has given me more direction for posting  in the blog and has given me time to come up with the best way to express my feelings!! Everyone now knows, WE. HAVE. TRAVEL. DATES. The plane tickets are purchased, the hotel room is reserved, some gifts for the orphanage are bought. This is happening! OMG, it is so real now. There really is a little girl, and she really does need us to come save her and we really are going to do just that! And our lives really are going to totally change. For the better. We have a great God and He has not led us here to forsake us. This is for real! 

On a more somber note. I have talked about Uncle Bobby when I first started this blog. He has shown me I can do this. I can handle this. Grandma did it for 64 years and I can do it to! Grandma will still be here to help me get started. However, the possibility of Bobby being here is looking dimmer all the time. Because of Bobby I know there is a light in Down Syndrome kids that no other human being possesses. I know there is a faith in Down Syndrome kids that never questions our great God and His great plan to bring us to His side. I am not negligent of the temper or the potential for hard times. But I am hopeful to find a strength I didn't know we had. I am hopeful that, even if Bobby doesn't ever meet Natalie, he will surely be just as much her angel as he will be ours. He promised and he said Jeaus verified this to him. Who am I to doubt? 

We have most of the things we need. And we have resources that we are very grateful for. The total cost for this adoption is going to be around $35,000.00. We got about $1000 from our garage sale and Amy Mansur did a fundraiser for us and we got about $300! Jenny Voigt did a fundraiser for us and I was able to get some Christmas presents so that we could save some money! We have gotten a couple of random donations that we have been so thankful for. And we still have a ton of shoes to get rid of and collect money for!

I want you to know that we also have a link. It is https://www.youcaring.com/adoption-fundraiser/help-us-go-get-natalie/118494

This is for traveling and supplies! There are several things we will need for Natalie. Medical costs, a bed, a stroller, clothes, etc. the list is long! I am excited to provide more for her than she could have dreamed of in an orphanage. And if you are moved to help in any way I just want to give you that opportunity. For Amy, Jenny, Heather, Susan, and anyone else that has provided support or will provide support I am going to make a blanket that has everyone's name sewn into it. Pictures to come:) But I want Natalie to know that bringing her home isn't something that just Matt and I did, but rather something we did as God's family, together. To make one less orphan!!