Becoming Aware: AGAIN



I've told you before about the Ankerich family (here). They're such sweet friends. And now that their oldest daughter has married my brother-in-law - well, they're pretty much family, too!

Last year, they completed their second adoption from China, bringing home ShayleeJoy. I remember talking with Sharon not long after they got home. And I remember her telling me that unless God hit them with a lightning bolt, that was their last time to go to China.

Well, would you like to see pictures of their lightning bolt? :)

Meet Will!
God made it very clear to Scott & Sharon that they were to have a son, and that this little guy was the one. And so they said Yes.

Two adoptions so close together are never easy - and especially from a financial standpoint. But the family is stepping out in faith, believing that when God leads, He also provides.

Sharon has re-opened the auction blog (http://ajoyfulheartshay.blogspot.com/). She has lots of really cute items on there, so go check it out. All items are donated, so all proceeds go directly to bringing Will home.

They have a fundraiser going with Wild Olive Tees (here). When you go to the website, you can choose from 11 different tees. Then use the family code Ankerich0611, and they get credit for your purchase!

And Savannah, my sister-in-law, is also doing a fun giveaway on her blog - check it out HERE.

This is an easy way for you to live out James 1:27! First, please pray for the Ankerich family. And then, consider participating in at least one of the 3 options above to help them bring Will home!

Welcome, visitors!

I feel honored to have had our blog linked on one of my favorite adoptive mommy blogs - thanks Adeye! She wrote a beautiful entry about the Ukraine moratorium issue. You can read her post here. Adeye has such a sweet heart and is quite the eloquent writer, and I'm so thankful for her passion for the fatherless.

If you're visiting from Adeye's blog, thanks for stopping by! We are the very proud parents of 2 Ukie Cuties, both born in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.

I'd like to give credit to another bloggy friend, Debra for being the original source of the letter I used when talking about the moratorium vote. She's awesome and I've had a lot of fun getting to know her through her blog and lots of emails. I'm praying that she & her hubby will not be affected by the moratorium situation as they seek to adopt their daughter very soon.

If you have not already done so, please take a minute to write to your senators and congressmen. You can find out how to do it HERE. There's a form letter you can copy and paste, so it will only take a couple of minutes to do this.