I mailed the last “In love” ornament this week!
Several months ago I never would’ve imagined the response to our adoption journey from our friends, family, coworkers, and strangers. At the time, I was just tossing around an idea for Christmas ornaments and working on some prototypes. There were many obstacles to the ornaments at first: charred clay (I kept one of these just for fun), our oven catching fire (while preheating to bake the ornaments of all things), and a broken arm (which makes rolling out clay next to impossible). Finally, we took the chance and shared the “In love” ornaments with the world.
Craig thought we’d have some interest and maybe make a couple dozen. I thought it would be a miracle if they brought in close to $2,000 in donations. The actual response was incredible!
Several months ago I never would’ve imagined the response to our adoption journey from our friends, family, coworkers, and strangers. At the time, I was just tossing around an idea for Christmas ornaments and working on some prototypes. There were many obstacles to the ornaments at first: charred clay (I kept one of these just for fun), our oven catching fire (while preheating to bake the ornaments of all things), and a broken arm (which makes rolling out clay next to impossible). Finally, we took the chance and shared the “In love” ornaments with the world.
Craig thought we’d have some interest and maybe make a couple dozen. I thought it would be a miracle if they brought in close to $2,000 in donations. The actual response was incredible!
With 230 ornaments later and still without all the donations collected, we’ve received $8,880.07 towards the adoption expenses!!! So much love has been poured out on our family and we are so excited to be able to share this with Baby Burge. We get to tell our little guy or gal how this same ornament that hangs on our Christmas tree is hanging on 229 other trees in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. Oh, the love we’ll get to share!
I have to pause just writing this with my jaw dropped. Craig and I knew entering this journey that God would not call us to grow our family through adoption without providing. He has provided! We are just in awe and pray throughout this journey that His glory would be demonstrated, and I know it has and will continue. Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV) explains it perfectly. “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Amen, indeed.
In awe,
Beth
I have to pause just writing this with my jaw dropped. Craig and I knew entering this journey that God would not call us to grow our family through adoption without providing. He has provided! We are just in awe and pray throughout this journey that His glory would be demonstrated, and I know it has and will continue. Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV) explains it perfectly. “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Amen, indeed.
In awe,
Beth
