Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

Dear Baby Blakely,

I cannot wait until you are old enough for me to tell you the story of how you came to be a part of our family.  I cannot wait until you will understand how many people loved you, prayed for you, and cared enough to want to be a part of your adoption.

I am praying for you tonight, thanking God for our amazing friends and family, and anxiously awaiting the day that we will bring you home.

Love forever,

Mommy

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Wow... how can I possibly express how grateful I am to each one of you that participated in this raffle? 

My cup runneth over today.

Now for the news that you are all waiting for.

First of all... how much we raised.

I believe that we need at least $3,000 to finish covering our adoption costs.

Because I want to be able to pass some money on to another family, I had a goal in my head of raising $5,000.

We raised $6,085!

Six thousand eighty five dollars!!!

I am absolutely, positively blown away.

God is so faithful.

And now for what you are all really waiting for... the winners.

Drum roll please {da, da, da, da...}

The winner of the For the Kids basket is Lisa Frattone.

I am so over-the-moon excited that my dear friend Lisa won this basket.

After six years of infertility and one amazing adopted son, Lisa is pregnant with a little girl.

Yay, Lisa!!!  This is just another confirmation that God is taking good care of that little baby in your belly.

The winner of the Locals Only basket is Chrissy Del Real.

 When Chrissy and I were babies I crawled up on top of her and bit her on the cheek.

She still was nice enough to be my best friend for many years.

Does this make up for that bite, Chrissy?

The winner of the All Grown Up basket is Bonnie Faris.

Bone!  I'm so happy that you are my winner.

As my friend-in-law you have always been so supportive and such a wonderful friend.

Thank you for once again championing my cause.

Thank you all again so very, very much for your support.

We had so much fun running this raffle.

I got a call this morning from our Social Worker and our Home Inspection is scheduled!

I promise to keep you updated on our journey, and I promise to let you know when we are ready to pass on our "leftovers" to the next family.