Kindle and MORE GiveAway Ends TODAY!!!!!

We're leaving on a jet plane TOMORROW to travel halfway across the world.
Following the path God placed us on just seven months ago.
A journey we never imagined we would be on.
To Bring Little One HOME.

Our friends have a "Love Takes You In" Giveaway going to help us with airfare which is SKY HIGH!
Sorry, couldn't resist. I am giddy with being excited and nervous.

The giveaway ENDS TONIGHT at MIDNIGHT!!

Go HERE to donate and be entered in the giveaway! For each $10 donation you get a chance to win! Be sure to leave a comment on Michelle's blog so she will know how many times to enter your name!

Not everyone is in a position to adopt but there are still ways to help.
Every $10 donation gets us a little closer to Little One!

Up for grabs:
 

All-New, High-Contrast E Ink Screen – 50% better contrast with latest E Ink Pearl technology

Read in Bright Sunlight – No glare
New and Improved Fonts – New crisper, darker fonts
New Sleek Design – 21% smaller body while keeping the same 6" size reading area
17% Lighter – Only 8.5 ounces, weighs less than a paperback
Battery Life of Up to Two Months – A single charge lasts up to two months with wireless off
Double the Storage – Up to 3,500 books
Built-In Wi-Fi – Shop and download books in less than 60 seconds
20% Faster Page Turns – Seamless reading
Enhanced PDF Reader – With dictionary lookup, notes, and highlights
WebKit-Based Browser – Browse the web over Wi-Fi

Custom Outfit #1

Becky creates such beautiful outfits...She will create your princess one of these beautiful, one of a kind party ensembles...complete with matching hairbow.  You will be seeing the Enskat cuties rockin these little party gowns later this month as we celebrate their first American birthdays...but here is a sneak peak...

                                                          Alina in the flower shirt and Nina in the cake shirt...

too cute girls!

A custom doll

Becky will create a custom doll that your little princess is sure to love...

Check them out...they are precious!

Custom outfit #2

Becky is one insanely talented and generous person...she is offering a second custom outfit

for one of you lucky readers.



Alina is getting good at the modeling thing...she's a natural!

Wait...there's more

A collection of hair pretties

Becky will create a collection of hair accessories for your little lady.  Really, no outfit is

complete without a hairbow

White Chocolate Toffee

If you have not indulged in Renee Tam's toffee...you are missing out.  It is sinfully delicious and Renee is going to send not one...but two lucky people some of her mouth watering toffee straight from Paisley's Pantry

Yum...

Nope...not done yet

Up next...

A $50 Target Gift Card

It's Target...Need I say more?

And last but not least...

A $25 Gift Card from Olive Garden

Yay...you can take your sweetie out to dinner and no...a babysitter is not included

Here's how you can get in on all these awesome goodies...

1. For every $10 donated...you will be entered in the giveaway

2.  Purchase a t-shirt or car decal and you will also be entered in the giveaway 1 time

3.  Post on your blog, facebook, or twitter and you will be entered into the giveaway 1 time per day

YOU MUST GO TO MICHELLE's BLOG AND LEAVE A COMMENT SO SHE KNOWS HOW MANY TIMES TO ENTER YOU INTO THE GIVEAWAY!!!

Go HERE to donate and remember to leave a comment!!!

The Love Takes You In Giveaway starts today and ends Friday, June 10th at midnight.

Becky's daughter, Alina will draw the winners on Saturday, June 11th

All donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE through Circle of Hope.

And just in case you haven't seen it enough...

Click HERE to donate/enter through the Chip In Button on Michelle's blog !!

Everyone Wants A Mama and A Papa

I awoke this morning thinking I need to remind everyone the giveaway some of my incredible friends have set up ends tomorrow. I wanted to scream for joy that we leave in two days.

Then I checked the blogs...you know which ones...the adoption blogs.

The ones we follow from beginning to end. The ones where we see God's handiwork unfolding in living color.

There is one family I have been following which is very important to me because their little boy is so closely connected to our Little One...

You see...last winter God placed us on the beginning of a journey to Little One and through a series of events we were led to a video, a short 20 second clip of two little children singing. The little boy, blonde, blue eyed, the little girl dark hair and big blue eyes. Both bundled as if they were in a blizzard. The little boy sang and sang..to someone. Who we didn't know at the time. What he was saying we had no idea. But there was sadness in his voice. The little girl in the tiny red car sang along quietly, curious about what was going on. She gently beeped the little horn on the red car as the little boy finished singing.

She was our Little One. The one God had been preparing us for.

But who was he? Was he ours too? We prayed over it and heard No. We prayed for his family to find him. I would cry asking God to lead his family to him. He had waited so, so long.

Danil has the sweetest spirit - you can tell from just 20 seconds of video. We found out he was singing a goodbye song to someone. And that soon after that video, he was transferred out of his safe baby house. We learned details about his life which were heartbreaking. About his desperate longing for a mama and papa.

One day we got great news! His family had found him!!! And without a doubt we knew THEY were the family the Lord was preparing to envelop Danil with love. Yesterday, half way across the world their family came full circle - they met Danil.

When he met them he said "everyone wants to have a mama and a papa"

Danil's Family

Reading the account of them meeting Danil had me in tears. Tears of joy and tears of sorrow. There are so many children who desperately need a mama and papa. Who dream of a mama and a papa. Watching the doors everyday wondering if their mama and papa are coming.

Needing to be held, rocked and sang to, wrapped up in love.

So many are little boys just like Danil.

Praising God for bringing one more little boy into the fold of a family here on earth.

Thankful one more family said YES to God's command.

"Do not be afraid, for I am with you;

I will bring your children from the east

and gather you from the west.

I will say to the north, 'Give them up!'

and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.'

Bring my sons from afar

and my daughters from the ends of the earth-

everyone who is called by my name,

whom I created for my glory,

whom I formed and made."

We Leave in Five Days! Love Takes You In Giveaway!

Please click HERE to donate and be entered in the giveaway! The chip in button on my blog is not showing up for some people!

 

We leave in FIVE days!!

 

The Love Takes You In Giveaway...

Up for grabs:

 

All-New, High-Contrast E Ink Screen – 50% better contrast with latest E Ink Pearl technology

Read in Bright Sunlight – No glare
New and Improved Fonts – New crisper, darker fonts
New Sleek Design – 21% smaller body while keeping the same 6" size reading area
17% Lighter – Only 8.5 ounces, weighs less than a paperback
Battery Life of Up to Two Months – A single charge lasts up to two months with wireless off
Double the Storage – Up to 3,500 books
Built-In Wi-Fi – Shop and download books in less than 60 seconds
20% Faster Page Turns – Seamless reading
Enhanced PDF Reader – With dictionary lookup, notes, and highlights
WebKit-Based Browser – Browse the web over Wi-Fi

Custom Outfit #1

 

Becky creates such beautiful outfits...She will create your princess one of these beautiful, one of a kind party ensembles...complete with matching hairbow.  You will be seeing the Enskat cuties rockin these little party gowns later this month as we celebrate their first American birthdays...but here is a sneak peak...

                                                          Alina in the flower shirt and Nina in the cake shirt...

too cute girls!

 

A custom doll

Becky will create a custom doll that your little princess is sure to love...

Check them out...they are precious!

 

Custom outfit #2

Becky is one insanely talented and generous person...she is offering a second custom outfit

for one of you lucky readers.



Alina is getting good at the modeling thing...she's a natural!

 

Wait...there's more

A collection of hair pretties

Becky will create a collection of hair accessories for your little lady.  Really, no outfit is

complete without a hairbow

White Chocolate Toffee

If you have not indulged in Renee Tam's toffee...you are missing out.  It is sinfully delicious and Renee is going to send not one...but two lucky people some of her mouth watering toffee straight from Paisley's Pantry

Yum...

Nope...not done yet

Up next...

A $50 Target Gift Card

It's Target...Need I say more?

And last but not least...

A $25 Gift Card from Olive Garden

Yay...you can take your sweetie out to dinner and no...a babysitter is not included

Here's how you can get in on all these awesome goodies...

1. For every $10 donated...you will be entered in the giveaway

2.  Purchase a t-shirt or car decal and you will also be entered in the giveaway 1 time

3.  Post on your blog, facebook, or twitter and you will be entered into the giveaway 1 time per day

The Love Takes You In Giveaway starts today and ends Friday, June 10th at midnight.

Alina will draw the winners on Saturday, June 11th

All donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE through Circle of Hope.

Click HERE to donate/enter through the Chip In Button on Michelle's blog !!

When Love Takes You In Giveaway!!!

Friends...I am beyond words, can't stop the tears of emotion. My faith has always been like a seed and over the years has been nourished by both pain and joy.

ADOPTION has grown my faith in ways I can't explain with human language. Why the Lord created all these events to take place at this time I will never know. I honestly don't feel worthy of the pouring out of Love. But I know this much...I am on my knees in prayer to Him. Thanking Him for loving me when I am unlovable. For opening my eyes, OUR eyes when we are so SELFISH. For opening our hearts to saying YES to an insane situation. And for realizing it's not about US.

When Emma passed away we became a different family.

To say now...six years later we are okay...seems unfathomable.But we are. Because of Faith.

Emma. Her name meant One Who Heals.

She helped us to see the Lord Heals All. Through Emma we have seen His glory in all things, even a short life.

We have been brought to this new journey through an exceptional series of events...led to people named Michelle, Becky, Renee, Heidi, Brandy and more...people we never knew before. 

And now..some of these are banding together to help us out. We are beyond humbled. Without words.

How could people care so much?

But They DO.  The Lord has placed ADOPTION in their hearts and they walk along side anyone on the same journey. Hands and Feet they become....I have seen it so many times.

My friends have orchestrated a big ole giveaway to help us out with airfare. And yes we need help....we were pummeled by tornadoes last month and two of our fundraisers had to be cancelled. OUR needs felt ridiculous and we gave back to those who had nothing knowing we would have nothing to bring Sveta home.

But now here we are...we leave in a week. A month ago...tornadoes. Devastation all around us.

And then..the anniversary of our Emma girl passing away, celebrating her life on earth with balloons released into the sky, her birthday coming in a month...and prayerfully hoping to soon wrap Sveta in our arms.

Our God is so worthy of our praise. Sveta..the sister Paige says she will get to "keep" . Try hearing that out of your little girls mouth and not sob in front of her. We know the Lord has it all in His hands.

Sveta..this is for you. We loved you before we knew you even existed. We love you with arms wide open, with hearts full of joy for the child you are...for the part of our family we have been waiting for but never knew until last fall. You are perfect..created in His image.

Now for the news I read on Michelle's blog tonight!....Try keeping a secret from me!! HA! Ummm I actually want to donate to have a chance at winning...!

Go to Michelle's Blog HERE to donate for chances to win and be Entered in the give away. Please leave comments to enter.

Love Takes You In GiveAway...

Love Takes You In giveaway...

Yesterday, I introduced you to a sweet, little, blue-eyed beauty who is sitting in an orphanage this very minute waiting for her family. Sweet Sveta is not even aware that her world is about to be forever changed. The Houser family...Eli, Kim, Peyton, and Paige are busy preparing...Eli and Kim are heading to eastern Europe...and Peyton and Paige are preparing their little selves to be without their parents.  The Housers have faced many difficult times over the years.  Just 6 short years ago...they gave their daughter, Emma, back to her creator.  I can't imagine the pain of losing a child...or the empty place in their hearts...but I am certain that if Emma were here to tell her mama and daddy one last thing...Emma would tell them how proud she was that they said yes to God...yes to rescuing her sister, Sveta. 

For six years now...the Housers have been missing a piece of their family...but God has comforted them and filled them with the peace that surpasses all understanding.  Over the past six years, He has guided them and molded them into loving, compassionate, and such giving people as He prepared their family for the little girl He has chosen to fill their missing piece...

So now...it is our job as followers of Christ and the voice for the fatherless to get this sweet girl home.  Some really awesome gals have joined forces with me to get this sweet princess home...and all because we love Sveta.  The best part is...the Housers have NO CLUE what's going on!  Here we go...

The Love Takes You In Giveaway...

Up for grabs:

 

All-New, High-Contrast E Ink Screen – 50% better contrast with latest E Ink Pearl technology

Read in Bright Sunlight – No glare
New and Improved Fonts – New crisper, darker fonts
New Sleek Design – 21% smaller body while keeping the same 6" size reading area
17% Lighter – Only 8.5 ounces, weighs less than a paperback
Battery Life of Up to Two Months – A single charge lasts up to two months with wireless off
Double the Storage – Up to 3,500 books
Built-In Wi-Fi – Shop and download books in less than 60 seconds
20% Faster Page Turns – Seamless reading
Enhanced PDF Reader – With dictionary lookup, notes, and highlights
WebKit-Based Browser – Browse the web over Wi-Fi

Custom Outfit #1

Becky creates such beautiful outfits...She will create your princess one of these beautiful, one of a kind party ensembles...complete with matching hairbow.  You will be seeing the Enskat cuties rockin these little party gowns later this month as we celebrate their first American birthdays...but here is a sneak peak...

                                                          Alina in the flower shirt and Nina in the cake shirt...

too cute girls!

A custom doll

Becky will create a custom doll that your little princess is sure to love...

Check them out...they are precious!

Custom outfit #2

Becky is one insanely talented and generous person...she is offering a second custom outfit

for one of you lucky readers.



Alina is getting good at the modeling thing...she's a natural!

Wait...there's more

A collection of hair pretties

Becky will create a collection of hair accessories for your little lady.  Really, no outfit is

complete without a hairbow

White Chocolate Toffee

If you have not indulged in Renee Tam's toffee...you are missing out.  It is sinfully delicious and Renee is going to send not one...but two lucky people some of her mouth watering toffee straight from Paisley's Pantry

Yum...

Nope...not done yet

Up next...

A $50 Target Gift Card

It's Target...Need I say more?

And last but not least...

A $25 Gift Card from Olive Garden

Yay...you can take your sweetie out to dinner and no...a babysitter is not included

So there you have it!

Here's how you can get in on all these awesome goodies...

1. For every $10 donated...you will be entered in the giveaway

2.  Purchase a t-shirt or car decal and you will also be entered in the giveaway 1 time

3.  Post on your blog, facebook, or twitter and you will be entered into the giveaway 1 time per day

The Love Takes You In Giveaway starts today and ends Friday, June 10th at midnight.

Alina will draw the winners on Saturday, June 11th

If you donate or post...please leave a comment so I can be sure you are entered the

correct number of times. 

The Housers are trying to raise the funds needed for airfare...

approximately $4000 for Eli, Kim, and Sveta's tickets.

There is a chip-in button at the top, right hand corner of this post...donate there!

All donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE through Circle of Hope.

Click HERE to Leave Your COMMENTS on Michelle's blog !!

Our Little One...Waiting How Long?? TOO long.

WHOO HOO!!! And OH MY!

We have great news - our appointment is in two weeks! We have literally a week 1/2 to prepare and to raise the remaining funds which will go towards our plane tickets. I've never been one to throw a pity party but funds for plane tickets would be a blessing. To say we are stretched thin would be an understatement. And I hate asking for help, and especially money. There are other things we are having to pay for (here) while we are out of the country and the money pit is looking kind of low! It's been a long road but so worth it.

Saying YES to adoption means saying NO to so many worldy things, saying YES when the rest of the world asks WHY. Saying YES to God when nothing seems to make sense. Saying YES when God asked us to go...EVEN though the MONEY was no where in sight.

We are walking by faith, not by sight...a beautiful sweet lady reminded me of that this morning.

We continue to walk by faith...even when we can't see. God is doing wonderful things and working on a story of redemption.

Little One...we are coming.

The other great news is that an awesome organization Hope To Home has designed a shirt for our adoption! Please click the link and consider buying a shirt or passing on the link. Once you get to our site there is a code to paste onto blogs,etc. THANK YOU for your prayers, and support.

http://www.hopetohome.com/houser.html