Dossier off for review

Well the paperwork on our end is (hopefully) done!   One original Dossier, one copy (no staples or paperclips) and some passport photos, Hague certificates and a lot of prayers are in the box to go in the mail tomorrow to America World.     The BIG day of DTE (Dossier to Ethiopia) is hopefully going to happen in the next 2 weeks and I know I'll be posting all over facebook and all over everywhere when that happens.

It's super quiet in the house right now..  Josh is on a field trip with Shay Shay to the shop to work on some tiles and I'm sitting here with the River with no distractions..    No music playing somewhere, no tv with some Food Network show on mute. For those of you who know me well  that's a rarity. I even gave River a chewy so he's surprisingly quiet.   It's a nice time to just reflect and praise the Lord for this journey.   It's not over yet.. and we have no idea when it will be over.

It was almost a year ago that we went to the AWAA seminar in Orlando.  We got up extremely early to drive 3 hours to a very small town outside Orlando.   We arrived early and walked through their Saturday morning farmers market.   It's funny what you remember... but I just had a flash back to goats and Chris Tomlin..    There was a small group of teenagers who were playing a praise songs as the "entertainment" for the farmers market and they started singing How Great is Our God..  I remember going.. oh cool a praise band and then I saw the GOATS.  Talk about product marketing.  This farmers market maybe had 20 vendors.  But one of them was a lady who sold goat milk products.  She brought about 3 or 4 goats with her and they were in this little pen.   I was sleepy drunk and I just was like so surprised.. (I have no idea why) to see Goats at a farmers market.  This story isn't going anywhere funny or spiritual.. but now all I can think about is that song " I don't want to be Goat, nope... I don't want to be a Goat, nope.. cause a Goat don't got no Hope, nope.. I don't want to be Goat, nope"  anyone who worked at High Point camp in the late 90's knows that song..

So anyways.. back to the seminar.   We walk into the basement of the church, sign the clip board, get the name tag and the binder and had our hearts broken.   Two couples came up and gave their stories.  Both unique and both were told with an amazing love for the Lord and the children they adopted.   They  introduced their beautiful children, a video was shown, a process was explained and we left with confirmation to our calling.

This weekend America World is holding another Adoption Seminar.   It is WORTH checking out.

FL Seminars

FL

First Baptist Church Orlando
3125 Bruton Blvd. - Suite B (The Center for Pregnancy)
Orlando, FL 32805

WEBSITE•REGISTER•DIRECTIONS

Saturday
October 29, 2011
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Seminar at 'The Center for Pregnancy'

If the Lord has placed even a curiosity in you heart  GO!!!!!   and then email or call me if you have any questions.  We love sharing about the journey.

Paracord Bracelets for Sale!

We FINALLY are able to offer our extremely  popular Paracord Survival  Bracelets for sale!  
Custom made just for you PLUS 100% goes towards bringing our children home!    Below is an order form.  If you go to our church, play at the softball fields or are just local friends.  Print it out and chase us down and we'll make sure to turn them around in 24 hours.   If you are our out of the area friends and family once you click on the Donate Now Button make sure to fill in the Comments box with the size, type, colors ect..  If in doubt shoot me an email at mimischaefer@gmail.com.   We'll mail them out priority mail again within 24 hours.

Post Yard Sale Report

First off a huge thank you to all who gave items for the yard sale and to all of those who help us with logistics, set up, the sale itself and for just coming to buy and support us this week!   We are still in awe over the whole event.   Over $2400 were raised towards the adoption!!!    It was an amazing blessing to Josh and I to see the generosity to those who gave of their wonderful stuff as well as their precious time.