To belong, to be loved...our journey through adoption!: March 2016

Thursday, March 31, 2016

But God!

As I reflect on the events of today and these past few weeks and months, I'm drawn to a phrase in Ephesians 2: "BUT GOD, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved--..." (vs. 4-5). "But God"... Our dossier was submitted today! It was an unlikely feat--apostilling the last document in Raleigh on Tuesday morning and mailing it out 2-day...the team in country received it just in time to do what they needed to do in order to submit--before the governmental break from accepting new dossiers 4/1-4/10! Now, we just wait for a travel date!

Thankful tonight and praising God!

Sunday, March 20, 2016

After a week-long debacle with the NC Secretary of State, emotions flaring, 2 day trips to Raleigh, checking and re-checking paperwork and checklists, some quality time with God, and a deep breath...

Our entire dossier, with the exception of immigration approval (which hopefully will come in the next few weeks), is en-route or has already arrived in Ukraine! We were blessed to meet a new friend, Roman, through our mentors, who took our "paper baby" and will deliver it to our facilitation agency in Kiev!!! They will begin translating documents and once they receive immigration and finish translation...they can submit and we just wait for a travel date to go get our Levi!!!

A fundraising update...

The auction went really well!! We are so encouraged by the response of those who donated items and/or bid on them!
Local LNBC peeps/friends/family...our Sunday School class at LNBC is hosting a spaghetti lunch fundraiser for our adoption. As soon as I get details, I'll post them! Looking at one Sunday at the end of April/beginning of May. You can eat at church after service or get a plate to go!

Sunday, March 6, 2016

AUCTION!!!

Graham Adoption Auction!!!

1) Scroll through each item and decide what you’d like to bid on…reference the minimum bid for each item.

2) Email Phil and Celeste at tobelongtobeloved@gmail.com with

1) your name

2) what item(s) you’d like to bid on

3) bid amount

3) Current bid updates will be posted daily. (see end of this post)

4) The auction will close Friday, March 11^th at 8pm.

5) We will notify all of the winning bids by Saturday at 12pm with instructions on how to make your bid amount donation on our Reece’s Rainbow Family Support Page (Tax-Deductible!!!).

NOTE: If you local, we will deliver your item(s). If you are not local, $5 will be added to your bid for shipping costs.