All I can say is...
THANK YOU!!!
I so wish we knew who was sowing seed into our Reece's Rainbow fund because I want to thank you personally... ALL OF YOU!!!
You know who you are and so does the Lord. You have given so that someone else may have. I'm in tears... so incredibly grateful this morning. Thank you so very, very much. Just know that we will be honorable with your sacrifice. We live a debt-free life and we weigh out each and every penny we spend. We want our lives to count for something and we want to stand before the Lord one day knowing that we did our very best to share what the Lord has given to us with others. It is hard to ask for financial support, but we woudn't do it if we we didn't have to. We have cut back every which way we can in order to not have to. But we are getting down to the wire here. We know that many do not feel the calling to adopt, but do care about helping those who do. Your generosity is doing just that.
I woke up to a snarky comment on my blog this morning. That was a first for me. I know it's going to happen because I share my heart and soul on this little blog of mine.
One more big THANK YOU to those of you who follow along and sincerely do care about our family and the lives of our 2 soon-to-be daughters. I am always happy to answer any sincere questions you may have. I can not thank my bloggy friends enough. You have meant the world to me. Those of you who are on my side bar... YOU have no idea how thankful I am for each and every last one of you!!! I am so incredibly honored to be on your team!
Oh! Please do go over to "Ni Hao Y'all" and pray for sweet Ivy Joy. She is in desperate need of healing. My heart is heavy for this family today.
Blessings,
Rebecca
Thursday, November 1, 2012
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I love feedback from my bloggy friends, so comment away and I'll visit your blog too! However, if you're just lurking anonymously and leaving snarky remarks, this isn't the blog for you. My heart is always to reflect the love of Jesus and be a source of encouragement to others. If anything you read here gives you a check in your spirit, please feel free to lovingly disagree with me in grace:)
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Oh Rebecca, I am so so sorry! That is never a fun thing to wake up to! I will say a little prayer for JoyT as well!!
ReplyDeletekeep your eyes on psalm 30...You turned my wailing into dancing;
ReplyDeleteyou removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.
basha told me today that when Ling Ling(Abby Joy) hears music-she immediately starts dancing.
that is why we do God's will. he causes us to dance and sing! don't let the negative stuff make you mourn(except for their brokenness).
Good morning Rebecca - dang don't we all know someone like "JoyT" - and it really sucks that someone would have to vent their bitterness at a happy place - just unbelievable! In particular it sucks when you treat them with kindness and compassion, and like you give and give, only to be repaid with angst...in our case some of the people are even family...yeah...
ReplyDeletego and do - keep the good and discard the rest - and keep on "walking the Walk" - because most folks have "got your back"!
hugs - and yeah - a prayer for "JoyT" too!
aus and co.
Praying for you and your sweet family! Very excited for you all in adding these 2 sweet girls to your family!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for your two girls to come home!!! We serve a mighty big God, much larger than the one Joy T serves!!! Unfortunately serving Him often makes others angry and spiteful. Keep your eyes on Him!!!
ReplyDeleteHello again,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that my comment upset you, that wasn't my intent. I am a Christian - we serve the same mighty God - and a mom who has adopted. I check on your blog periodically because I'm excited to see how God blesses your family through this adoption. As for being anonymous, I don't have a blog to follow and so I just sign my name. I only wish for good things for you and your family.
Thank you for that. I was shocked by your accusations that if I just checked my priorities, then I'd get to my girls faster. There is nothing WE can do to get to them any faster than we will. We are waiting on China. Matt and I just recently started openly fundraising. We paid off an enormous amount of debt just before we started our first adoption, which means we didn't have the money in the bank to adopt. We took our kids out of private school, we have paid-for vehicles, we got a loan modification on our only debt- our home mortgage, we rarely eat out or even go out on dates. Our trip to NYC was planned and paid for before we set out to adopt a second and we stayed with my bother for free. I buy makeup like once a year... These are luxuries, yes, but not something that we feel
DeleteConvicted of WHATSOEVER. We needed this getaway, just the 2 of us. It was a blessing to us in so many ways. Just because we are scrapping to save for this adoption, does not mean that we can't enjoy some nlessings along the way. That mentality Is flat out wrong Joy, and one of the reasons my husband was hesitant to ask for help initially. You said nothing in your post to make me feel like you were an understanding btdt parent. You've never commented here before. I just found it hurtful that you chose your time to speak up in such a negative comment. I just had a birthday last month. My mom gave me some money. I used my birthday money to buy the makeup. I also used my birthday money to sow seed into another family's adoption. These are all things that I do not need to share with the blog world. I share so much of my heart here. I guess I just expect that someone who regularly follows my blog, like you said you do, should give me the benefit of the doubt. This journey is not for the faint of heart. Lets have each others backs, ok?
Blessings to you...