Just keep trusting

On Saturday Oct 12th my friend Holly and I pulled off the biggest fundraiser yet. A home based business trade show.

We sold the tables for $20 each.

I had two of them. One for my etsy store and another for my

Usborne books.

We sold chili and a bun.

We had a bake table.

There was a raffle with prizes donated from the vendors who bought tables.

One of the tables had her own raffle going and donated the proceeds of that.

The Janzen sisters entertained us with their fiddling and had their fiddle cases open with a sign asking for donations.

It was a crazy, busy day and I'm so thankful for everyone who

donated baking or chili.

For everyone who came to help, including all my siblings who just happened to

be in town for Thanksgiving weekend.

For Holly who thought of this idea and who planned the majority of it.

For Febe and Jody in the kitchen serving chili and scrubbing pots.

For mom helping out where she could even though her feet hurt.

For Michelle, manning the raffle table.

For Janelle who played accountant and kept track of the money.

For Ester, Hannah and Trinity and what they did at their own tables.

And for everyone who came and checked it out and bought chili.

 

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!

 

We sold 63 bowls of chili!

 

And we raised a grand total of $1379!

 

We're getting so close to that $30000 mark now. 

Less than 10% of the total to go!

Less than $3000.

 

I have been doing some number crunching as I get closer to travel.

It looks like $30000 might come a little under the final total

but so much depends on what season I travel and where the Euro is in

comparison to the Canadian dollar.

So don't be surprised if my thermometer gets a little bigger.  It shouldn't

be by much though.

 

There are big, exciting things happening with the adoption progress right now.

Sometimes it's hard to breath when I think about it.

I have moments where I can't believe that God has trusted me with this task.
How can I be so blessed to be the mommy of such a special boy?

 

There are times when I'm certain something bad will happen and

it will all fall apart.

But I'm still trusting that if God wants this to happen it will.

Sometimes I feel a bit like Dori the fish.
Only instead of swimming I'm trusting.
"Just keep trusting. Just keep trusting."

 

It's alright
Everything will be okay.
Just hold tight
I'll be with you the whole way
When you're week I'll be strong
Keep going we're almost home.
It's alright
Everything will be okay 

 

 And it will be alright, no matter what happens.


Here's a picture of all the "men" in my family.
There's just one little boy missing.

 

And I'm trusting that he'll be here soon.