Break our Hearts

I have been pretty blown away so far with how God is bringing everything together for our benefit dinner. So many people have been generous of their time, resources and money. I am so thankful for all the help and prayers.
The more I learn about the orphan situation around the world,  I am feeling more and more drawn to raise awareness on their behalf. I don't believe that God is calling me to only adopt, I truly feel like  he wants me to do more for orphans. So I will wait on his  timing to reveal the rest of the plan.
As we are making final plans and getting details worked out for our benefit dinner, please be praying that God will really speak to people. Our desire for this dinner is not to just raise money for OUR adoption but to raise awareness about orphans all around the world. I hope that people's hearts will be broken for them. Only God can do this so please pray that God will show up, pack the house and open people's hearts for his orphans.
Oh and don't forget to get your tickets, you are not going to want to miss out!

Out of Our Comfort Zone

Since it is a new year I always think of things I would like to change or do better. This year is different because I have really been asking God to take me and our family out of our comfort zone. I don't want to be a "casual christian"" I want to be his hands and feet, and this year I want Jesus to take me just a little further than he did last year. Which might be hard to beat cause he did call us to adopt a child from a foreign country! Even as I pray daily that God will please use me and please take me out of my comfort zone, I am very terrified for that time when he is going to do it. Will I have the passion to follow through with what I am asking God to do, or will I chicken out. I am excited for God to use me but I am scared to be uncomfortable. It feels nice to be comfortable and secure, but I also know that is right where Satan wants all Christian's to be, nice and warm in our homes where we cant really do much for Christ. I look for opportunities in my daily life where I can step out just a little further than I did last year, little ways I can show my kids what it means to be a "his hands and feet" I want this year to be filled with less of us and more of Jesus, and I am willing to do whatever it takes!
 As I am sitting here I am thinking about all the things I need to do to get ready for out benefit dinner, I need to get things for our silent auction. That means I have to call friends and strangers and ask them to give me stuff, which means I am having to go way out of my comfort zone so we can go through with our adoption. I really  hate this part of the process but I realize it must be done, and I will grow because of it.

Drum Roll.......

After much prayer and having a very mumbled jumbled brain for a couple weeks, I am happy to announce our next fundraiser will be a benefit dinner! I am thankful that I have already had a few people offer to help. This will be a huge undertaking, but I also hope it will help get us closer to the $4,000 we need to get our application moving! I am praying about a location and menu, please pray with us and if you have any suggestions and ideas feel free to chime in!