Wow. This happened WAY faster than we (or our agency) thought it would! Another small victory and another step towards our sweet little girl.
YES!!!!!! Praise God.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Mail from Homeland Security
We got our I-171H today!!!!!!! This means the US Department of Homeland Security has determined us fit to give proper care to an orphan. Good thing too, since we are already caring for FOUR children and nobody needed to do such background checks on us for them! ;) I find this funny, but respect all procedures of this journey to bring her home.
Wow. This happened WAY faster than we (or our agency) thought it would! Another small victory and another step towards our sweet little girl.
YES!!!!!! Praise God.
Wow. This happened WAY faster than we (or our agency) thought it would! Another small victory and another step towards our sweet little girl.
YES!!!!!! Praise God.
How sweet it is...
...To have such amazing people in our lives to make our next fundraiser possible!!!
First, I would like to thank Stacy and Erin (Lindsey's sisters) for putting this whole thing together! They are the sweethearts behind the idea. I never had a sister, so to be a part of your sisterly love is a huge blessing!
Next, to all the great people who stepped up with their talents and resources! The hearts of these people are EXPLODING with love and generosity!! Such a cool thing to witness!
We've had everything from eggs and pancakes to coffee and orange juice donated. We have a "staff" of helpers ,with true servant's hearts, ready to scoop eggs onto plates or clean up at quitting time. We've been given the most adorable cookies to help bring in funds at our bake sale table from an extremely talented gal. Check out her blog-she is so good!
http://fromsweetcorntopeaches.blogspot.com/
Now, we are hoping to feel the same love and support Saturday morning by getting to put faces with all the ones who have been praying for and supporting us all along the way! Please stop by for a quick delicious breakfast before you start your busy Saturday. It would mean the world to us!
Thank you!!!
Prayer requests:
*Protect our sweet little one a world away from her family
*Guide and protect the amazing Ugandan people who are loving on her until we can
*Bring us our referral
*Let the funds begin to flow
*Help us to remember this is all in His timing and we need to surrender it all to Him
First, I would like to thank Stacy and Erin (Lindsey's sisters) for putting this whole thing together! They are the sweethearts behind the idea. I never had a sister, so to be a part of your sisterly love is a huge blessing!
Next, to all the great people who stepped up with their talents and resources! The hearts of these people are EXPLODING with love and generosity!! Such a cool thing to witness!
We've had everything from eggs and pancakes to coffee and orange juice donated. We have a "staff" of helpers ,with true servant's hearts, ready to scoop eggs onto plates or clean up at quitting time. We've been given the most adorable cookies to help bring in funds at our bake sale table from an extremely talented gal. Check out her blog-she is so good!
http://fromsweetcorntopeaches.blogspot.com/
Now, we are hoping to feel the same love and support Saturday morning by getting to put faces with all the ones who have been praying for and supporting us all along the way! Please stop by for a quick delicious breakfast before you start your busy Saturday. It would mean the world to us!
Thank you!!!
Prayer requests:
*Protect our sweet little one a world away from her family
*Guide and protect the amazing Ugandan people who are loving on her until we can
*Bring us our referral
*Let the funds begin to flow
*Help us to remember this is all in His timing and we need to surrender it all to Him
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
T-shirts Anyone???
We have t-shirts for sale! Only $15 each!! All proceeds go to bring our little girls home!
There are currently over 2 MILLION (!!!!) orphans in Uganda alone! Our family is adopting one of them and the Veach Family is adopting one, hence the "minus 2".
We love seeing our shirts being proudly worn by all our friends and family all over town! Such a great reminder of our supporters!!
Thank you to those who have already bought shirts, and to those who would like shirts, email me and I will get one out to you!! Our email is Kileys5@yahoo.com or come to our Pancake Breakfast March 2nd (see previous post) and pick one up!!
There are currently over 2 MILLION (!!!!) orphans in Uganda alone! Our family is adopting one of them and the Veach Family is adopting one, hence the "minus 2".
We love seeing our shirts being proudly worn by all our friends and family all over town! Such a great reminder of our supporters!!
Thank you to those who have already bought shirts, and to those who would like shirts, email me and I will get one out to you!! Our email is Kileys5@yahoo.com or come to our Pancake Breakfast March 2nd (see previous post) and pick one up!!
Short stack for a TALL cause
Lindsey, our friend who is also adopting a little girl from Uganda, has some pretty amazing sisters that are hosting a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for our families. All proceeds from (FREE WILL DONATION) breakfast will go towards bringing both little sweeties home.
The event is Saturday, March 2nd from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Grimes United Methodist Church 801 W 1st Street Grimes Iowa. It's a free will donation. There will be plenty of pancakes, eggs, sausages, orange juice and coffee. So, come hungry!!!
We would appreciate it if you'd stop by for a quick breakfast before your busy Saturday begins! We are excited to share our stories with the amazing group of people who have supported our families along this exciting journey!
Can't make it...
We've set up an account at Wells Fargo Bank. Please make checks payable to Brianne Kiley or Lindsey Veach, include Pancake Breakfast in the memo line. Please send checks to: Wells Fargo Bank 1414 Walnut Street, Dallas Center, IA 50063
Thank you all for all your love and support!!! We hope to see you there!!!
The event is Saturday, March 2nd from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Grimes United Methodist Church 801 W 1st Street Grimes Iowa. It's a free will donation. There will be plenty of pancakes, eggs, sausages, orange juice and coffee. So, come hungry!!!
We would appreciate it if you'd stop by for a quick breakfast before your busy Saturday begins! We are excited to share our stories with the amazing group of people who have supported our families along this exciting journey!
Can't make it...
We've set up an account at Wells Fargo Bank. Please make checks payable to Brianne Kiley or Lindsey Veach, include Pancake Breakfast in the memo line. Please send checks to: Wells Fargo Bank 1414 Walnut Street, Dallas Center, IA 50063
Thank you all for all your love and support!!! We hope to see you there!!!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
It's (finally) DONE!!!
Yes, our Home Study is complete!! Did I mention we were approved?! The process was a bit longer than we thought it would be, but this is usually the theme in most adoption processes. It's also a great reminder that God's timing is perfect, we are just along for the ride.
So, with a completed Home Study what does that mean for our timeline, you may be wondering? Well.... it means
We are soooooo close to getting our referral!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very soon we will have a picture, a story, a miracle to show off proudly to all of you. There aren't words for how we feel right now as we wait for the call ,very different from an ultrasound to find out the gender/health of the little life safe and sound in your tummy. This moment will be the ULTIMATE ULTRASOUND! We will see her beautiful face, fall in love and pray and trust that the same great God who watches over my little guys here in Dallas Center, Iowa will watch over our little lady in Uganda, Africa. Although we will be a half a world away for a while longer, we pray for the people that have been placed in her life to kiss boo boo's, wipe tears, sing songs and love her until we come. They are truly doing God's work.
Jeremiah 1:5 says,"I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb..."
Yes, my daughter was formed in another woman's womb, but God knew that exact baby girl was going to be my daughter. He knew the plans He had for her. He knew the plans He had for me. Only the creator of the heavens and the earth could orchestrate that.
When we gave birth to our 4th son ,Cooper, I gave up the fact (or what I thought was the fact) that I was not suppose to have a daughter. I was overjoyed with my 4 perfect handsome guys so it made my coming to terms with that pretty easy.
Then God filled up my heart for adoption and told me He had a daughter for me. I feel like the luckiest mama in the whole world! Lots of daughters have their mama's pretty eyes or straight blonde hair, not us. But you know what? God picked her special for me, little old me in Dallas Center, Iowa.
Please continue to pray for our beautiful brown eyed girl!!!
So, with a completed Home Study what does that mean for our timeline, you may be wondering? Well.... it means
We are soooooo close to getting our referral!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very soon we will have a picture, a story, a miracle to show off proudly to all of you. There aren't words for how we feel right now as we wait for the call ,very different from an ultrasound to find out the gender/health of the little life safe and sound in your tummy. This moment will be the ULTIMATE ULTRASOUND! We will see her beautiful face, fall in love and pray and trust that the same great God who watches over my little guys here in Dallas Center, Iowa will watch over our little lady in Uganda, Africa. Although we will be a half a world away for a while longer, we pray for the people that have been placed in her life to kiss boo boo's, wipe tears, sing songs and love her until we come. They are truly doing God's work.
Jeremiah 1:5 says,"I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb..."
Yes, my daughter was formed in another woman's womb, but God knew that exact baby girl was going to be my daughter. He knew the plans He had for her. He knew the plans He had for me. Only the creator of the heavens and the earth could orchestrate that.
When we gave birth to our 4th son ,Cooper, I gave up the fact (or what I thought was the fact) that I was not suppose to have a daughter. I was overjoyed with my 4 perfect handsome guys so it made my coming to terms with that pretty easy.
Then God filled up my heart for adoption and told me He had a daughter for me. I feel like the luckiest mama in the whole world! Lots of daughters have their mama's pretty eyes or straight blonde hair, not us. But you know what? God picked her special for me, little old me in Dallas Center, Iowa.
Please continue to pray for our beautiful brown eyed girl!!!
Monday, December 10, 2012
Silent Auction Total
We have our official total...
Total amount raised at our Silent Auction Fundraiser was $1439.00!!!
Wow.
So, needless to say it was a HUGE success! A BIG "Thank You" to all who donated, all who helped with the set-up, and all who participated! We couldn't have asked for a nicer day. It was a lot of fun! Enjoy your goodies winners!!
Total amount raised at our Silent Auction Fundraiser was $1439.00!!!
Wow.
So, needless to say it was a HUGE success! A BIG "Thank You" to all who donated, all who helped with the set-up, and all who participated! We couldn't have asked for a nicer day. It was a lot of fun! Enjoy your goodies winners!!
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
An overflowing heart
I've received a couple of emails today that filled my heart, and I felt the need to blog about it.
I find it CRAZY that throughout this journey the Lord has meticulously placed certain people in our lives. Absolutely crazy. They come to us at just the right time, the times we are desperately praying for peace in our hearts that the money WILL show up, that our paperwork WILL come to an end, that He DOES have our little girl already chosen for us.
When we first decided (after a whole lot of praying!!) this was what God wanted us to do, we made an appointment to talk with an agency here in Des Moines. After that appointment I couldn't help but be discouraged in our decision to adopt. It would have been easy to walk away and choose not to adopt after talking with this agency...however, we are adopting because it was what God called us to do. He wrote it in our family's story long ago and we were NOT willing to "choose" what we had planned for our lives. So, we continued to pray. Pray. Pray. And more praying!
Then one day God put one of those people in our lives...She told us not to be discouraged and not to give up. You just haven't found the right agency yet. So, we began interviewing agencies all around the United States. It took some time, but was worth it in the end as we found a great agency full of great people to guide us along our adoption! Thank you Lord for Susan.
Today he put another one of those people in our lives...He listened last night as my husband told him all about our adventure, it was just the thing his small group at church was looking for! He was up praying for us early this morning....praying for us. Wow. His heart and ears were open to God and this morning he sent out a touching email to a TON of people asking them to help us bring this little girl home! It just so happened one of the people he sent it to knows us very well and forwarded it on to us. I was brought to tears by the raw thoughtfulness of this man. His heart is on fire for Jesus! It is awesome! Thank you Lord for Shawn.
We have had so many people blessing us already! Everything from donating baskets for our silent auction to "awesome endeavor!" in the memo line on a check to the one's who may not be able to give finacially but are our pray warriors.
God is alive today. I am certain of it! I have seen Him in so many people along the way!
I find it CRAZY that throughout this journey the Lord has meticulously placed certain people in our lives. Absolutely crazy. They come to us at just the right time, the times we are desperately praying for peace in our hearts that the money WILL show up, that our paperwork WILL come to an end, that He DOES have our little girl already chosen for us.
When we first decided (after a whole lot of praying!!) this was what God wanted us to do, we made an appointment to talk with an agency here in Des Moines. After that appointment I couldn't help but be discouraged in our decision to adopt. It would have been easy to walk away and choose not to adopt after talking with this agency...however, we are adopting because it was what God called us to do. He wrote it in our family's story long ago and we were NOT willing to "choose" what we had planned for our lives. So, we continued to pray. Pray. Pray. And more praying!
Then one day God put one of those people in our lives...She told us not to be discouraged and not to give up. You just haven't found the right agency yet. So, we began interviewing agencies all around the United States. It took some time, but was worth it in the end as we found a great agency full of great people to guide us along our adoption! Thank you Lord for Susan.
Today he put another one of those people in our lives...He listened last night as my husband told him all about our adventure, it was just the thing his small group at church was looking for! He was up praying for us early this morning....praying for us. Wow. His heart and ears were open to God and this morning he sent out a touching email to a TON of people asking them to help us bring this little girl home! It just so happened one of the people he sent it to knows us very well and forwarded it on to us. I was brought to tears by the raw thoughtfulness of this man. His heart is on fire for Jesus! It is awesome! Thank you Lord for Shawn.
We have had so many people blessing us already! Everything from donating baskets for our silent auction to "awesome endeavor!" in the memo line on a check to the one's who may not be able to give finacially but are our pray warriors.
God is alive today. I am certain of it! I have seen Him in so many people along the way!
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