Collecting Garage Sale Donations!

We really were trying to avoid having to do this type of fundraiser but we are to the point that after weighing the pros & cons, it seems like the best option. People always have stuff that they could get rid of & it doesn't cost a lot of money. We will be accepting donations from now until our garage sale that will most likely be held from Sept 9-11. This is a ways off but it will give us plenty of time to prepare & for people to drop stuff off. It is also when our town has city wide garage sales. We are also thinking of doing a bake sale at the same time but that will be decided later. Depending on weather, I thought maybe our kids could do either a lemonade stand or hot chocolate stand because we all know that Iowa weather can be fairly unpredictable. We will be making plenty of room in our garage & if anyone has any larger items that could wait til closer to the date, that would be great but if there is no other options, we can make room now. We hope & pray that God will bless this effort.

In other news, we heard from 1 of our agencies that we are now 2nd on the list for any "stork drops" for African American babies. This means that if they have any last minute placements where the birthmom doesn't want to pick the family, it goes in order of who's been waiting the longest & has requested that race & gender. This has made it all seem very real to us. We know that it might still be a while longer but this gives us an idea of where we stand as far as how many couples they have waiting at this agency & know this is where God wants us right now. We thank Him for giving us that reassurance that we were looking for!