We are tremendously grateful to all of the 20-some families who helped make last week's garage sale such a huge success. At the end of the day, we managed to bring in just over $900! This is such a blessing and the timing couldn't have been better because we learned that our home-study is complete and has been forwarded to our placing agency in Indianapolis.
The kids made a few extra bucks selling granola bars and apple cider.
One of the coolest moments of the day was when a woman from our neighborhood stopped by because she had heard we were adopting (and it turns out she has 5 adopted children as well) and she gave us the name of an adoption grant organization of which her friend is the founder. She insisted we contact her friend's organization and when we did we were to call her so she could recommend us. Now - this stranger did not know who we were or anything about us. Before this encounter, we were complete strangers. I guess it was one of those moments where you "just had to be there" to get the full weight of the conversation. Needless to say, we were deeply touched and tremendously grateful for the referral. All in all, it was a really good day!
