Sunday, February 27, 2011

Wow

I don't know what else to say but wow. Yesterday was amazing, incredible. We had a huge fundraiser for our adoptions. We had a yard sale, inflatables, face painting, pony rides, vendors will all kinds of goods and services, live concerts, and so much food! I have no idea of the numbers of people, but my engineering husband estimates there were at least 1500 people there. Wow. So many people came that had only seen us on tv. They said they saw our story and had to come. It was beyond moving and emotional. God did a great work. I was most excited to talk to many people interested in or seriously considering adoption. I am praying for each of them that I had the chance to speak to, but also those I didn't. I am hoping they will have the courage to take that first step out in faith to do God's work.

I am overwhelming thankful for my amazing friends who came and worked--late into the night, early in the morning, in the cold, and in the blazing sun. They suffered sunburns, aching feet, and tired bodies to help us bring our 2 little ones home. I don't have the words to say what that means to me. We had businesses and individuals donate everything we needed-down to poster board and masking tape. We had people come by the droves from before we opened till after we closed. Just wow. Let this be the start of a great movement in Birmingham. A movement where we make a real difference in the orphan crisis around the world. And we hope to pull this all together again next year and bless a local family in the process of adopting and facing the daunting task of fundraising. Get on board now with the Hope Project.

I am sure next week is going to be difficult to me. I have been so consumed with this project that the lack of distraction next week will hit me hard. Eli's first birthday is Saturday. I can't even talk about it without the suffocating pain hitting. That day was beautiful and amazing and I celebrate my baby boy, but it will forever be tied with losing my baby girl. I desperately wish I could go back to this time last year. I wish I could be celebrating him with all my children. I ache for you Abigail. I hope we did you proud yesterday baby girl.

5 comments:

  1. wishing she were here to celebrate too. i know you did her proud. yesterday was absolutely amazing!

    ReplyDelete
  2. I am sure she is so proud of everything you have done Brandy! Yesterday was amazing, and the journey your family is on now is amazing as well!! !

    ReplyDelete
  3. I'm so happy for your family and so proud of you all! I wish I could have been their to witness this amazing event. I was thinking of you all day though! I hope you met and exceeded your goals!

    ReplyDelete
  4. It was an amazing day, and a true testament to your strength and perseverance. God shone through you this whole time, and I'm so so proud of you. And blessed by you too.

    ReplyDelete
  5. We had a wonderful time at the event on Saturday. It was great to see so many friends, and my little guy had the most fun ever climbing up the stairs to the inflatable slide, bouncing at the top, then sliding down, again and again. It was great to be at such a well-organized, beautiful, loving family event for such a wonderful cause. We didn't get to meet you but saw you for half a sec when you stopped by the Hogelands' pink lemonade stand. You looked proud and happy ~ also on the news, just radiant. So glad you have so much wonderful support for this wild and crazy roller coaster. . .

    ReplyDelete