Wednesday, May 23, 2012

And This One Matters......: Let The Countdown Begin! **UPDATE**

And This One Matters......: Let The Countdown Begin! **UPDATE**:

Precious Taylor!





As of Friday at 5:45PM our dossier update officially took off to Eastern Europe to meet up at with our already submitted dossier.  So by golly it is now an official countdown on when we can travel.  Although we sit here still fundraising for her adoption and yet being so close to leaving we still feel God telling us to push on and prepare basically the nest and our hearts to bring her home now and have everything ready to go.  Our dining table is full and ready for take off of everything we need.  As long as the Lord keeps opening the doors we will keep moving through them.  We are thankful they have been opened wide! 

We cling to these verses in our time of waiting to bring her home and also trusting in God that he can meet our financial needs.  We are still in need of raising $26,000.00 to bring her home.  If you would like to donate to her adoption fund for a Tax-Deductible donation please click on Project Hopeful Link, Reece's Rainbow Link or Eli Project on the right side of the main body of this blog.  Thank you for all your PRAYERS it is so appreciated and much welcomed!:  
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.  -Galatians 6:9 

Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up. - 2 Corinthians 4:1

"If ye shall ask any thing in My name, I will do it." - John 14:14


UPDATE 5/23/12: 
Our dossier just arrived into Eastern Europe for translation and will be submitted with our already turned in dossier.  We are told to expect to travel between June 7th thru June 11th for Taylor.  So folks here we go!  We have a long way to go in a short amount of time to raise the funds needed to get back to Taylor.  But once again I keep hearing the Lord say to me "prepare" and remember John 14:14 "If ya shall ask anything in My name, I will do it".  Joe, Kolya and I have been in prayer and are laying everything down at God's feet and surrendering to him, honestly we were too stubborn to do this before and leaned on our own understanding and funding with both Kolya and Sergiy. This time God is telling us.....not this time.  We are learning to trust that God will meet this need and we have let go.  As a dog trainer for so many years and Joe in the military we have learned to fight and never give up.  Do everything you can then let go...so were letting go and letting God we have no choice.  We believe this is right where God wants us.  A place we have not been before.
 
Our family would be so grateful for prayer in this time for Taylor and again her health with having HIV that she will remain strong and healed.  That she will not be re-located or moved until we can get there to her because of her HIV, she is of age to be moved (technically she should have been already).  For our family to continue to grow in our faith together in the Lord and for us to be molded and changed in this process into what the Lord is calling us to be and do.  For protection for Taylor is any discouragement she may feel at times not knowing she has a family on her way for her.  That the Lord gives Joe and I the wisdom and skill to be the parents she needs medically, emotionally and physically.  We feel very blessed God has chosen us for her.  Then lastly that the Lord provides the funding needed to bring her home ($26,000.00).   The Lord is in the miracle business and he is good at it.  We have faith in that! 

LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN!!!


Precious Taylor!





As of Friday at 5:45PM our dossier update officially took off to Eastern Europe to meet up at with our already submitted dossier.  So by golly it is now an official countdown on when we can travel.  Although we sit here still fundraising for her adoption and yet being so close to leaving we still feel God telling us to push on and prepare basically the nest and our hearts to bring her home now and have everything ready to go.  Our dining table is full and ready for take off of everything we need.  As long as the Lord keeps opening the doors we will keep moving through them.  We are thankful they have been opened wide! 

We cling to these verses in our time of waiting to bring her home and also trusting in God that he can meet our financial needs.  We are still in need of raising $24,000.00 to bring her home.  If you would like to donate to her adoption fund for a Tax-Deductible donation please click on Project Hopeful Link, Reece's Rainbow Link or Eli Project on the right side of the main body of this blog.  Thank you for all your PRAYERS it is so appreciated and much welcomed!:  
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.  -Galatians 6:9 

Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up. - 2 Corinthians 4:1

"If ye shall ask any thing in My name, I will do it." - John 14:14


UPDATE 5/23/12: 
Our dossier just arrived into Eastern Europe for translation and will be submitted with our already turned in dossier.  We are told to expect to travel between June 7th thru June 11th for Taylor.  So folks here we go!  We have a long way to go in a short amount of time to raise the funds needed to get back to Taylor.  But once again I keep hearing the Lord say to me "prepare" and remember John 14:14 "If ya shall ask anything in My name, I will do it".  Joe, Kolya and I have been in prayer and are laying everything down at God's feet and surrendering to him, honestly we were too stubborn to do this before and leaned on our own understanding and funding with both Kolya and Sergiy. This time God is telling us.....not this time.  We are learning to trust that God will meet this need and we have let go.  As a dog trainer for so many years and Joe in the military we have learned to fight and never give up.  Do everything you can then let go...so were letting go and letting God we have no choice.  We believe this is right where God wants us.  A place we have not been before.
 
Our family would be so grateful for prayer in this time for Taylor and again her health with having HIV that she will remain strong and healed.  That she will not be re-located or moved until we can get there to her because of her HIV, she is of age to be moved (technically she should have been already).  For our family to continue to grow in our faith together in the Lord and for us to be molded and changed in this process into what the Lord is calling us to be and do.  For protection for Taylor is any discouragement she may feel at times not knowing she has a family on her way for her.  That the Lord gives Joe and I the wisdom and skill to be the parents she needs medically, emotionally and physically.  We feel very blessed God has chosen us for her.  Then lastly that the Lord provides the funding needed to bring her home ($24,000.00).   The Lord is in the miracle business and he is good at it.  We have faith in that! 

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Does Your Child Boy Or Girl Love To Skate Board? Want A Custom Skateboard For $5 BUCKS!

DOES YOUR CHILD, BOY OR GIRL LOVE TO SKATEBOARD?? THEN WE HAVE A DEAL FOR YOU!!!!!  KEEP READING!

Folks were are coming down the wire here to head to Eastern Europe for Taylor! Found out today our USCIS update is in the mail and on it's way to us NOW.  Our homestudy update is complete and in the mail to us NOW.  All will be submitted with our dossier next week!  So this means we can be flying ANYTIME because our dossier is already submitted, we are just updating it! 

So what does our family know how to do besides have fun and goof off with kids.....WE KNOW HOW TO SKATEBOARD AND BUILD BOARDS.....
Sample Board We've Made
SO WE HAVE A DEAL FOR YOU TO SAVE ON BUYING YOUR KIDDO A SKATEBOARD!   Don't spend over a $100.00 bucks at a store, come to us!!! For a $5.00 TAX- DEDUCTIBLE donation it will get you one entry giveaway chance to win one of our custom/personalized designed skateboards we make as a family.  CHECK OUT OUR MINISTRY AND BOARDS AT: www.fallenbutsaved.com.
Another Sample Board We've Made
YOU CAN BUY AS MANY ENTRY GIVEAWAY CHANCES AS YOU WOULD LIKE FOR A $5.00 DONATION EACH!!!!!!

Joe and I have been skateboarding for 13 years and the graphics on boards these days seem to be getting more inappropriate by the day....this is your chance to get your kiddo a one of a kind personalized boards with a design or graphic they would like (we will not design anything that is deemed inappropriate, sex, drugs, alcohol, etc.  This is a family ministry and my son designs them.)  
Another Sample Board We've Made
The mission it is to raise funds as fast as possible to bring our girl Taylor home!  We need to sell a minimum of 20 entry giveaway chances to break even on our costs to make a board.  SO PLEASE HELP US TUMBLE OVER THE 20 ENTRY GIVEAWAY CHANCES so we can raise extra funds towards Taylors adoption!   

REMEMBER YOUR DONATION IS TAX-DEDUCTLE WHEN YOU DONATE FOR AN ENTRY GIVEAWAY CHANCE!  YOU CANNOT BEAT THAT!  
Another Sample Board We've Made
Please donate to Project Hopeful (see below) on the "Donate" button and the funds will go right into Taylors account.  Please contact us letting us know you made a donation for the skateboard and the amount you donated and we will enter you into the drawling for each entry giveaway chance you donate to!  Just email us a copy of your donation receipt!  Contact us on the tab above that says just that "Contact Us".


What if you live out of state can you donate for a entry giveaway chance?  YES, we just ask that you pay for shipping.   THAT'S IT!








 


 

Yeah We Passed The "PINK" Test!

We are very grateful to know a gal in country right now adopting from Taylor's orphanage.  She is so wonderful in sending us updates when she see's her.  I asked Janice a couple days ago if she can see if Taylor seems to like a specific color.  Although most of the time clothes are chosen or just assigned and given to them sometimes they are able to wear a specific color they like. Today I got this news:

Got to see your sweet little one again today. Pink shirt, light pink pants. And hair in a double ponytail-- you know where they pull the top back and ponytail it then do the bottom and put them together with a scrunchie? She was spinning, backwards, on the merry go round. Seeming to be having a blast.

So it appears we passed the official "PINK" test!  She likes PINK by golly!  Take a look at her bedroom Joe and Kolya designed before we even found her!  I think we may have done OK!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

A Wonderful Gift From A Dear Friend And Sister!


A wonderful gift from a dear friend from my sister I believe I was separated from at birth.  I want to thank you Deanna for taking the time and energy to do this selfless act to help us bring home our girl!  LOVE YOU GIRL!
Please visit this link to visit her blog and ministry.....incredible ministry I pray the Lord expands for her.  Mother The World.


 
 

Our Weekly Adoption Goal! Can You Help Us Meet This Weeks Goal To Help Bring Our Girl Home?

THIS WEEKS GOAL FROM 5/8/12 THRU 5/15/12 IS A TOTAL OF $4550.00 OR AIRLINE MILES FOR JOE, KOLYA & NICOLE'S FLIGHT AND TAYLORS RETURN FLIGHT HOME.  YES KOLYA IS GOING WITH! HE HAS WAITING SO LONG FOR A SISTER AND HE AIN'T MISSING THIS! 

We are breaking it down to weekly goals to meet in order to tackle one area at a time of the adoption.  Will you help us meet that weekly goal? Kolya's birthday is May 15th and he asked  us to adopt "Taylor" and bring her home for his birthday! Can you help us make this happen?

 We want to share with you the remaining expenses we have left to fund Taylor's adoption.  We want everyone that helps us and her by being in prayer and/or makes a tax-deductible donation to follow us every step of the way.  We could not do this without you!

We have already paid for the complete dossier and again it is submitted in country.  So we have no time to loose!  We are in need of raising a total sum of $26,000.00 to bring her home.

If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation towards our weekly goal for our travel to bring Taylor home please click on either image or "donate" button below.  WE CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH! 


 








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Our passion at Noonday Collection is to connect you with the lives of artisans struggling for a better future while styling you along the way. Fashion and design are a vehicle for opportunity and change. You, too, can be a voice for the oppressed!

Noonday Collection provides jobs that create a pathway out of poverty for families. A stable income means a family is less likely to abandon their child.

With each purchase you make for one or more of their lovely items it with help us bring our lovely girl home!

This is how you can view the gorgeous items that are made all over the world in order to help support bringing Taylor home:

1)  Order directly through: www.kristinharvey.noondaycollection.com
2)  At the top of the checkout page, select “Kristin Harvey” from the ambassador drop down box.
3)  At the bottom of the checkout page, in the box after FOR AMBASSADOR USE: TRUNK SHOW type in “Dewberry" so the funds are specifically sent to the Dewberrys for Taylors adoption.

TAKE A PEEK BELOW AT SOME OF THEIR BEAUTIFUL ITEMS NICOLE WEARS DAILY TO HELP SUPPORT NOONDAY COLLECTION AND WHAT THEY REPRESENT!