Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Sheets Fundraiser

We have a new fundraiser that will be ongoing until we raise all of the funds needed for our adoption.

We are offering JS Sanders 1200 thread count sheets for only $35 each set. These sheets are 100%microfiber and they are wrinkle free with a silky soft and luxurious touch. They are available in Twin, Full, Queen, King and California King. Each set includes a flat sheet, fitted sheet and two pillowcases (one with twin).
Available in the following 12 colors 

Any size sheet set is only $35!! Including california king!

To order sheets email me at PannellAdoption@gmail.com, please include a phone number where I can call or text you. If you know me personally, you can call me or place an order in person. If you would like the sheets mailed to you, there will be an additional charge of $10 per set for shipping.

I will place an order once we have 12 or more sets ordered and it takes approximately one week to receive them.

As an incentive to help us sell a ton of sheets, if you can gather 11 or more orders from you family, friends or coworkers, the 12th set of sheets will be free! You will need to collect $35 for each order and contact me with you order. I can have the order of 12 or more sets shipped directly to you at no additional charge if you are not local.

Monday, April 22, 2013

A couple of updates

I wanted to give some updates of what is going on.  We had tons of items left from the first yard sale so we decided to have a second one at our house and we raised $367!  The total from the two yard sales was $4 over the amount we needed to pay an agency payment.  I prayed that we would raise enough to pay an agency payment and that is what God provided!  How awesome is that?!  I want to share something that happened at our second yard sale.  A man who bought a few things wanted to talk about the adoption so I shared a little of our story and answered his questions.  Then, as he walked to his truck to leave, he turned and came back to me and said he wanted to pray for us so he reached out for my hand.  As he prayed, he clenched my hand several times and during his prayer I was really touched by him asking God for the perfect match for our family.  This probably seems like nothing to everyone, but it meant so much to me that he really thought about how he should pray for us.  I don't know who the man was, but feel so blessed to have met him.  Thank you to everyone who helped in some way.  We were very blessed by your donations and your help with our sale and we have now been able to bless another family.  We donated the left over items to a friend for another adoption yard sale.

Now, where we are in the process.  The most common question I get these days is where are you now?"  Well, we have done everything we need to do and we are just waiting to be matched with our daughter.  We don't know how long this will take, we have been waiting for exactly one month since LID (Log in date).  We were told to expect to wait up to 3-6 months but it could be less.  So I could be announcing we have been matched this month or it could be a few months from now.  We should travel to get our daughter approximately five months after we are matched.  The wait isn't fun but we have been so busy with fundraising that this last month has flown by!  I'm so happy we already have one month of the wait behind us. :)

Please continue to pray for us, we really have had such a smooth journey and I hope it will continue this way.  I'm very anxious to see our daughter's face.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Yard Sale

The yard sale was a huge success!  We had tons of donations and tons of help!  In addition to all of the items donated to sell, we also had friends grilling hot dogs, drinks, nail painting, bracelets that we made, baked goods that were all donated by friends and a lemonde stand.  We are so blessed to have so many people who care about us and our daughter.  We never could have pulled this off without everyone's help.  We raised $2,216 for our adoption!!!  This is almost enough to pay an agency payment!  Thank you for your support! 

We were super busy but I was able to get a few pictures at the sale. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                              



         My adorable nephew enjoying some of the baked goods
 
                          The cutest lemonade salesman I know!