It’s So Much More Than The Money

Adoption costs money.  Plain and simple.  There is a lot that goes into adopting and there are a lot of people doing a lot of things on behalf of your family and child and processing a lot of papers legally so we can bring our children home.  It’s an absolute must and therefore the money is an absolute necessity to make it happen.  And honestly, I get it.  You won’t find me dogging out the price list because we’re talking about bringing a child into our home forever from across oceans.  We definitely want to make sure everything is done properly and correct.

While it’s not easy to ask for help, most families adopting have to.  It’s not something I think any of us look forward to, but it’s yet just another step in the process.  People have been insanely generous and kind to us already.  The generosity has been straight up legit and we have been blown away by all the people offering up information about grants and offering ways to help us fundraise, but but but it’s so much more than the money…it’s so much more than the financial support.

This week has been our Nothing Bundt Cakes week.  I mean really, is there a more perfect fundraiser for us than cake?!?  I think not.  My Facebook and Instagram and messenger has been filled with pictures and texts of people buying cake to help support our family.  To help support our son.  Please hear me when I say, this goes far beyond money.  These are people coming right along side us and buying cake of all things to love on us and it absolutely kills me.  God is just amazing isn’t He?!?!  Who He uses…What He uses…to love on us in the most undeserving way.

People have purchased key fobs.  People have purchased panda tee shirts.  People have bought Noonday.  People have booked Bible journaling classes.  People have just given and given of themselves, their resources, their businesses and their ideas.  They have poured prayer over us and our boy.  This goes far beyond any monetary value.  This speaks straight into our hearts.  This makes us feel not alone.  This makes us feel seen.  You have encouraged us beyond anything I could have ever dreamed and I sit in awe and wonder of the goodness of God because of you.

I don’t even know where I’m going with this…I’m just a crying mess while I type, but truthfully I have been so so blown away by the simplicity of God’s love for us and also how He spurs His people on to stand beside one another.

I went into the Nothing Bundt Cakes store yesterday to pick up some more cake 🙂  I talked with Ms. Pam and her sister.  I told them how grateful we were.  They asked about our boy and I happily told them all about him and showed them a picture.  They oohed and awwed…and rightly so :)…he’s adorable.  They were just the kindest and sweetest ladies.  I was proud because I held my emotions together.  Monday when I went in one of the ladies working had to console me when I broke down boohooing in their store.  Not my proudest moment.  I was determined to do better this time.

Then I turned around in the middle of trying to narrow down which cakes to bring home and met a new friend Amanda.  She stood there with her two daughters and had come in to purchase cake just to support our family.  She told me about one of her daughter’s medical struggles and how she knows what it feels like for people to reach out and support you.  And then I cried.  Again.  I sat there looking into this momma’s eyes and just wanted to squeeze her into a 1000 pieces.  I knew she got it…she knew this was about way more than cake or money…this was about linking arms with another family…another momma…who just wants to hold her son.  She was loving on me more than she would ever know.  Her confirmation and encouragement made me into a puddly mess.  I want to be that for others.  You make me want to be better.  More loving.  More supportive.  More encouraging.  Just more.

More than any amount of key fobs or tees or stationary or cake or jewelry or anything else we try to use to raise theses adoption funds, the love we feel is so immense.  The wait is hard and feels isolating sometimes, so just knowing we are not alone in this means the world.  Thank you from seriously the very bottom of our hearts.

If you would like to pick up some cake, there’s still time.  The Hendersonville Nothing Bundt Cakes store is donating 10% of all sales from now through Saturday to our adoption expenses.  It’s the craziest thing ever.  And if you aren’t local, they do ship.  Yes, this means they ship cake to you…it’s like a miracle from Jesus.  Cake shows up in your mailbox.  God is good.  You can call in your order (615) 447-3285 or order online HERE.

And lastly, our online Noonday Collection show is ending Friday night.  You can shop HERE and our family receives 20% of each purchase.  We are massively close to a huge goal!!  Please feel free to share.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!  You guys are the best!

Happy Thursday!

5 Comments

  1. I didn’t post a pic, because I didn’t personally pick my cakes up – I ordered them over the phone and had someone else grab them for me — but I bought cakes to treat my whole staff tomorrow! Shhhhhh!!! It’s a secret!

    I am so happy to love on you in this way – cake makes it all so much easier and fun!

  2. P.S. – Maybe we’ll post a pic tomorrow as we’re all diggin’ in these bundlets of fabulousness!

  3. Laura, have you considered hand-lettering some Christmas cards – either a collection of flat or folded cards?

    • As of right now I am going to start to push to sell the stationary I’ve currently got. I haven’t shared about them yet because I was waiting for a few other fundraisers to wrap up. You can check them out here: http://www.pitterpatterart.bigcartel.com I’m going to see how these go first and then maybe give other seasonal things a shot 🙂

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