It’s funny how a person can have the most vexing kind of day, the kind of day filled with frustration, and then in the blink of an eye all of that changes. Yesterday, I was admittedly a bit frazzled. I was thinking about how rapidly the deadline for Honeybee’s payment was approaching, knowing that God …
Should I or shouldn’t I…crowdfund
I came across an older article earlier today that discussed the benefits of crowdfunding sites such as GoFundMe and YouCaring. CNN did a good job covering a family raising funds for an international adoption and infertility treatments, and likewise the trend for other prospective adoptive families to do the same. http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/09/pf/crowdfunding-adoption/ Our family before being …
Our 1st Fundraiser Has Been Scheduled!!!
It’s OFFICIAL!!!!! Sweet Frog in Stafford, VA will be hosting “Going Sweet Froggy 4 Gigi”- An Adoption Fundraiser on July 26, 2014!!!! All day long 25% of your purchase will be donated to our daughter’s adoption fund as long as you tell them you are there for the event OR hand them a really cute …
Disappointments and Opportunities
Hello everyone, So this morning, after not hearing anything from the grant organization we’d applied to well past the proposed award date, I contacted the Grant Coordinator and asked if a decision had been made. I was both saddened and disheartened to read the following: “Dear (name removed for privacy) Thank you for applying for …
Introductions and Appeals
Hello everyone. Please allow me to introduce myself. I’m WinterMommy. I am a wife, mother, and a follower of Christ. This blog was started as a means to get the widest dissemination of a fundraising request for my daughter’s adoption. Her adoptive father (my husband) and I have been working very hard to let everyone …