It was supposed to be two separate weekend fundraisers, but it turned out differently.
Here's a re-cap:
Last Saturday, we had a car wash that raised $820. (blogged about it here )
Then, Sunday a friend pledged $800 to us for our adoption fund!
Next, on Monday, my sister handed us $100!!
THEN, we received an extra $500 from another friend!!!!!
(The same day, we got updated finance info. Read about it here)
That led up to our Yard Sale we just had.
We had lots of donations which were all great!
A friend of ours helped price the items, put up signs, and donated a bunch of cool stuff!
By the end of Saturday, we had an extra $615 JUST from the yard sale!
WOW!
We honestly were hoping for more like $300! The Lord keeps surprising us :)
Oh yea, and Friday a friend donated an ADDITIONAL $130!!!!
SO, here's a breakdown of the last 8 days:
Car Wash: $820
Friend Donation: $800
Sister Donation: $100
Friend Donation: $500
Yard Sale: $615
Friend Donation: $130
Week's Total: $2,965
So excited, so blessed, so reminded of His faithfulness.
Please continue to pray with us. We are looking at about $3,000 left to raise.
I feel like we always need $3,000!
But prayerfully this will be the last time we say that and the need will continue to dwindle until we are fully funded!!
Does $3,000 seem like alot to you? It IS alot to our family.
However...look at the total above.
God has given almost $3,000 in EIGHT DAYS!
Who knows what He has in store for us in the NEXT 8 days!
He knows and He will choose how to provide for us.
In the meantime, we will wait, work our hardest, and praise Him for it.
Remember, you can donate anytime at our donation site at adopttogether.org/teaglefam or just click here.
You can also read my post from yesterday called "Raising Hope."
A friend of mine is doing what she can to help us bring Tobias home as well! You can take part in a unique way and have a beautiful token in return.
Below I've added some photos of our car wash. Sometimes I post too many words and not enough smiles :)
***BTW, all these were taken by my sisters-in-law! I may have a blog, but I'm a TERRIBLE photographer!***
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| Getting ready for the Car Wash! |
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| The girls enjoying the treats their Auntie brought |
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| Watching daddy put up the "flailing guy"...sadly we had to take him down :( |
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| Family and friends taking a breather...and my husband...being himself. |
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