Today was a day to celebrate! Deborah had her visa interview and everything went through. I am beyond excited!
Karleigh and I are planning on leaving June 12 and coming home on June 20. The tickets are on hold so hopefully in the next day or two we will be able to pay for the tickets. I can't imagine what Deborah is thinking now. Her life is about to change in a way I know she has prayed for. She has been praying to be reunited with her twin sisters and to be apart of a family for 3 years. Every time I think about this journey, I get chills. I just can't comprehend the journey God has taken us on. This adoption was done completely in faith. You know it is in God's plan when literally every door opens and you feel the nudge to go through it. Unbelievable!Who knew we would be a family of 8??? Definitely not me! :)
Monday, May 23, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Ghana Put those Puzzle Pieces Together!
This is so amazing with how so many people have supported Karleigh's trip to Ghana. She has been getting so excited about this trip. She has so many things she would like to do with the children. We are going to try to get everything done.
We have some friends that have donated soccer jerseys. We have boys and girls. This will be so neat to watch Karleigh take this project on with passing them out to the children that are in the "neighborhoods". I know Deborah will totally get involved. She is a sweetheart and loves to help out children.
So far Karleigh has 53 puzzle pieces put together. This is AMAZING!
Here is a picture of her puzzle now. It's growing!!!! :)
Thank you to all the families that have donated so far! On the right side, I have created a spot to highlight the families that have helped Karleigh so far. I know these families aren't looking for recognition but it's nice to just let them know how appreciative we are for their donations. :)
We have some friends that have donated soccer jerseys. We have boys and girls. This will be so neat to watch Karleigh take this project on with passing them out to the children that are in the "neighborhoods". I know Deborah will totally get involved. She is a sweetheart and loves to help out children.
So far Karleigh has 53 puzzle pieces put together. This is AMAZING!
Here is a picture of her puzzle now. It's growing!!!! :)
Thank you to all the families that have donated so far! On the right side, I have created a spot to highlight the families that have helped Karleigh so far. I know these families aren't looking for recognition but it's nice to just let them know how appreciative we are for their donations. :)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Puzzle Keeps GROWING
Karleigh's puzzle is definitely growing. The "chip-in" button doesn't show the total amount that has been donated towards her Ghana trip. She actually has 20 pieces together. She has raised $200 so far. I am so proud of her. She only needs $800 more. We are hoping to leave sometime during June 2-6. It depends on the price of airline tickets.
Karleigh has come up with another part to her trip. She is going to teach the older children a dance and then take them to the children's hospital in Accra to preform the dance for the children. It is a great way for her to take the leadership role of this part of her trip. We are also collecting soccer jerseys to take with us. We are going to go out to the community and hand them out to the children. They love getting "American" jerseys. Just like how we love to get "Ghana" jerseys. We will be working with the nonprofit organization, Project Global Hope. This is a great organization and we are so excited we are going to be a part of it. :)
If you would like to donate towards Karleigh's trip to Ghana, you can use the "chip-in" button to the right of this post. If it isn't working, you can use our email address: jckbaxter5@aol.com with Paypal. Some people have used the email address and it seems to work. :)
Karleigh has come up with another part to her trip. She is going to teach the older children a dance and then take them to the children's hospital in Accra to preform the dance for the children. It is a great way for her to take the leadership role of this part of her trip. We are also collecting soccer jerseys to take with us. We are going to go out to the community and hand them out to the children. They love getting "American" jerseys. Just like how we love to get "Ghana" jerseys. We will be working with the nonprofit organization, Project Global Hope. This is a great organization and we are so excited we are going to be a part of it. :)
If you would like to donate towards Karleigh's trip to Ghana, you can use the "chip-in" button to the right of this post. If it isn't working, you can use our email address: jckbaxter5@aol.com with Paypal. Some people have used the email address and it seems to work. :)
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