HoopsFest Fundraiser

HoopsFest 2011

HoopsFest is the largest 3 on 3 tournament in Central PA

Jim Bob and I had another opportunity to have a fundraiser for our adoption. We were able to set up a booth to sell food at HoopsFest in Tyrone. It turned out to be a gorgeous day!! The turnout was amazing...people were everywhere.

Menu: BBQ Pulled Pok

           Hot dog

           Cheese steak sub

           Fruit Salad

           Macaroni Salad

           Potato Salad

           Chocolate Covered Strawberries

           Water

Our friend Kenny helped make this event possible! I can't thank him enough for all of his hard work to make this event happen. He and Jim Bob spent lots of time cooking and slaving over the grill to make everything taste great!!! Once again, God has given us special people in our lives to help us out. We were blessed with donations of food and a crew to help get things ready for the big day. 

Anslee our little work horse! She took orders and ran circles around Jim Bob..lol He couldn't keep up with her :)

A big Thank You to Kenny and Shannon for spending their entire Saturday with us making this fundraiser a great one :)

Anthony, who we had just met that day, was a big help taking orders for us! He and his family are long time friends with Shannon and they came out to our fundraiser to help. Anthony's mom made the chocolate covered strawberries, which were a huge hit! I couldn't believe that complete strangers would feel so compelled to give up a day and help us out. What a blessing!!!! 

                               

                                 Vika was my photographer! 

Jim Bob and I have been so blessed through this journey! God has given us such wonderful people in our lives and a great community who will come out to show us their support. Thank you to everyone who helped us make this special day a great success! We couldn't have done it without you all!

Help in Numbers

      Our belief in Luke 1:37 "For nothing is impossible with God" is what motivates us to keep the faith in this adoption process. Last summer, God placed the desire into our hearts to adopt and has been opening doors ever since. We are excited to have been chosen for this calling; to love two beautiful girls as our own and to encourage them to grow in their faith.

     We recently held a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to help off set the cost of the adoption. I have never felt so blessed as I did that day. So many of our friends and family came out to help and support us. 

                                         Awesome Kitchen Crew

 I felt so humbled that so many of our family and friends wanted to take time out of their busy day to help us with something so special. We were blessed with donations toward the dinner such as delicious desserts and awesome door prizes. There were so many people that gave without even thing about it. God has truly blessed us.

These are the gift baskets that were donated to raffle off.

 Hunter and Ethan had a blast setting up for the spaghetti dinner. They got to play while Nanny placed the dinner settings on the table :)

The final touches were added by placing kisses on the tables. Thanks Harry and Karen for that special added touch!!

 

Mouth watering desserts that my friends and family donated for the dinner.

My heart was just so over joyed by the amount of support that was shown that day. Friends, family, and strangers all came together for one very special cause. This adoption process has been truly amazing and a journey that has taught me so much about myself and has given me a deeper faith. We had prayed that God would give us a specific amount from the spaghetti dinner. The dinner was a great success and what was even more amazing is that our church (Community Worship Center) matched the total amount made from the dinner. God had answered our prayers exactly. Nothing is impossible with God!!! This process is long and not without obstacles, but we are ready for the challenge. We are excited to see what God is going to do in our lives through these girls.

      

 God is Good!!!