My Heart

This is an e-mail sent to me yesterday, it warmed, melted and melted my heart. From my 6th grade block teacher, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.


Dear Sweet Emily,


I am so happy to hear you are soon to be a parent. Parenting is such a joyful, beautiful experience. I remember a quote from your mom when she found out I was to become a new parent, "Get ready, you're in for the best adventure of your life!" I will always remember her words, and I think of her often when we are having our amazing adventures with Stephie. I feel her lovely spirit is with your new best adventure as well.

I am so sorry that I am not able to make the gathering tomorrow, but I do want to meet you for lunch, coffee or dinner soon, and I want to give you a check for the baby God has created for you and Matt.

Let me know your schedule, and let's make a plan!
Love and hugs,
Sherry

  I was so blessed to get this e-mail, it was much needed for my heart. I have been missing my mom a lot throughout this time, but I am thankful for messages like this that encourage me and remind me of my mothers heart.   blessings, Emily

Fundraiser!

Just want to thank everyone for the excitement for our fundraiser tomorrow night! Wanted to give some directions for those who have never been to my dads house.

You will want to be on highway 126 heading East.
Turn Left on Main Street/McKenzie HWY
Turn right onto Mountaingate Drive
Turn Right onto Graystone Loop
House will be on the Left: 6089 Graystone Loop

All decorated for Christmas!

Looking forward to seeing you all!!!

love,
Emily

Thankful

          

            Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
                                                                                                     1 Thessalonians 5:18


This verse sets the tone of my heart. This time of year I know can be difficult for many, but we are called in life to be Thankful in all circumstances. Matt and I had a disagreement recently over something over the adoption fundraiser were having. (this week!) I will be real with you all, I became a little emotional--- no we did not choose this path for our lives, but the Lord allowed it to happen. It would have been much more easier if we could just conceive naturally, our God however has greater plans for our lives then we could ever imagine. This is something I have to remind myself, to be thankful, trusting the journey in life God has Matt and I on. Yes, we are so excited to adopt, adding to our family and continue to grow, seeing where life takes us.


Today I went with a great friend to find fabric for the fundraiser on Thursday, my friend Mica will be making a quilt for the babies room. We will be selling Quilt Squares to help raise funds.

 

Hope to see you at our fundraiser! Thank you again for your prayers & encouragement.

 

Blessings to you,

Emily

Bringing Home Baby Imlach

Bringing Home Baby Imlach----

This is a fundraiser event my husband and I have been blessed by our families wanting to come together and support us in the needs of raising the money we need to adopt. Many people are unaware of the different fees, and tasks you are asked to do through the process....thats why its a process.
Our families have planned a night to Inform others, Connect and get people Involved in our Adoption.

Matt is making a wooden puzzle map of the United States (since our Adoption is Domestic) so people who come to the even have the opportunity to "buy" a puzzle piece and on the back write their name and a little message for our baby to be. When all the pieces are sold, we will put it together and have it hanging in the little ones room. When baby Imlach is old enough he/she will be able to look at the back of the puzzle and see who "helped bring them home".

We will also have quilt squares that can be bought and you can write on the square your name, etc. It however will be sewn on the inside, still such a sweet thing, for this will be the babies blanket.

There will also be a timeline that is created with photos and information of what the process looks like. We are going to have photos from our Profile Book on the television so all can see what we used for that.

We will have computers for guests to look at our Blog, for those who are unaware of it, and can get caught up!

There will be plenty of appetizers, desserts and drinks for all around to share, a night of community and fellowship! We would love for anyone who feels able to join in and be apart of the night.

Blessings to you all!
Emily