Humbled Hearts and Thank You’s

Yesterday was our fundraiser with our Crossfit box. I want to thank everyone who participated, I really cannot thank you all enough for your generosity. Between the t-shirt sales, our current GoFundMe amount, and donations from yesterday we have raised $1338.30! I truly thank God for the community He has brought us to.

It’s difficult to put this into words, though it has been rolling around in my heart for some time. I think of all of the people we have met at our gym, church, work, Bible studies, and other groups and am just floored by all of the support we have received. On top of thousands of dollars in donations we’ve also received encouragement and prayers that have touched our hearts. Not once have we spoken to anyone who was negative about our decision or who questioned the fact that it’s expensive or that we already have kids. Everyone has been so happy for us and has wanted to take part in this journey with us (and yes, I’m crying as I write this). I know that God has placed us in this location for this time and it’s so that each and everyone of you can be involved in our journey somehow. It fills my heart with joy to know how loved our family is and how loved our child is already.

There is loss and grief in adoption, and I know there will be times when our child will struggle to understand why he was placed with our family instead of kept with his mother. But I think it will be so amazing and beautiful to share with him the story of all of the people who helped our family get ready for him because they loved him before ever knowing him.

God has been using this process to humble me and I am thankful for it. To be quite honest, it’s difficult to ask people for money. It’s difficult to admit that we need help and that we can’t simply take out a loan for the cost. But because God has humbled me and brought my husband and I before our friends asking for support I have been able to see a huge outpouring that has strengthened my faith and has given me a deeper appreciation for obedience to Christ.

Financially we still have a long way to go, but we have already fundraised and saved almost $4500 which is half of our next fee! After our home study is completed and we pay the $9000 fee, we will be almost half way through the expected fees of the entire adoption.* And while the amount of money left seems almost insurmountable, I know that it is not. I have seen God at work and gotten to know God personally as Jehovah Jireh “The Lord Will Provide”.

Thank you for being part of this journey with us.

*Unless something big comes up like an interstate adoption which would tack on a few thousand extra with additional state fees, legal processing, travel, etc.

P.S. T-shirts are still available for a couple more days, so please place your order now if you want one, and share with your friends. Because these print and ship directly to you, there’s nothing I can do about adding orders after the campaign has ended. (As of Sunday, May 15, we are 29 T-Shirts from our goal, but I would love to see us surpass that! Only 3 days left!)  https://www.bonfirefunds.com/robertson-adoption-fund