I have never done one of these posts before and thought that this may be a good time. I'm an open book type of person. I'm not easily embarassed...so go ahead and ask if there is anything you would like to know about me.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Ask A Question...
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Great Love...
I really need to acknowledge the wonderful things that are happening for us and our daughter. The wonderful things you are doing. Thank you.
We are the recipients of great love right now. I cried at my mailbox yesterday for the second time. I have to thank everyone who has sent in a donation to our adoption fund.
Thank you to everyone who has donated to the auction. I cannot believe the beautiful items you have given.
Thank you to everyone who bids...especially those of you who have absolutely no use for what you are bidding on...I know your 4 year old can't wear that size 18 month dress :)
Thank you to the baby shower planners who patiently wait for info from me.
Thank you for your cards, phone calls and e-mails.
I am so deeply touched by your love.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Good Morning and Welcome to the Saturday Morning Chat Group!
Welcome to the Saturday Morning Chat Group! It's been pretty warm up here in Michigan. The lake is thawing and we're supposed to have a lot of rain today. I'm planning on getting together Sophia's package for us to send to her orphanage this weekend. I am also nesting big time. I have been sending bags to Goodwill and Spring Cleaning. It's really sinking in that my girl is coming.
Amy and Michael are leaving for China to bring home LynnMarie this week. You are going to want to follow their journey and give them all of the support you can. Their adoption blog is 'When Love Takes You In'.
Robin is still in China bringing home Mia Hope and it seems like things are really going well. Mia Hope was grieving quite a bit for the first couple of days which is to be expected, but she has been smiling and opening up to her new family more and more each day.
Thank you so much for supporting the auction to raise funds for Sophia Jane. I am receiving some amazing donations. Quite a few items are going to come off this week though, so if you have anything hiding in a closet that you would like to donate, please let me know. Also, if you would like to place the sidebar graphic on your blog, that would be wonderful too!
**THE SAT CHAT HAS NOW CLOSED, HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!
Friday, March 06, 2009
Thank You...
On behalf of my family and myself, I want to say THANK YOU. Thank you to everyone who has left a kind word from the heart congratulating us on the newest member of our family. Thank you to everyone who has donated to our fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who is making things and donating things to our auction for Sophia. Thank you to everyone who sent cards and left voicemails. Thank you to the ladies who are planning showers.
Thank you to my Dad who retired a little early and is coming here to help cover our bills while I am on FMLA leave from work with Sophia.
I am truly just overwhelmed by your kindness. When we accepted Sophia's referral, our agency gave us three days to pay $1050.00, we didn't have it right on hand. You all came forward and we had the money on time. I cannot thank you enough. I cried at my mailbox yesterday when I saw Sophia's shower invitation. This is such an emotional time for me and I just want you all to know that I really appreciate your efforts and your friendships and I am taking to heart everything.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Congratulations Nancy!
I snatched this photo from Kelly's blog. But here we are....Kelly, Nancy, Steffie and me. We all had dinner together over a year ago. None of us had our babes at that time, but now we are all finally matched. Kelly's little Ella is home. Steffie, Nancy and I have been matched over the past two months.
Nancy actually was just matched last week! Her blog is 'Asennd', it's private. She has waited such a long time. I'm so happy for you girl!
Monday, March 02, 2009
A Thank You From Amanda at the Starfish Foster & Cleft Homes...
I am in contact with Kimberley and Daleea often through email and so when I got word that there was a great need at the orphanage and once I made the decision that I wanted to take on the babies, I needed to fund raise to support my "addiction". The two of them were some of the first people I contacted.
They accepted my plea for help and went to work helping me to contact the many people who read their blogs and who support orphan care. Within no time they had a list of sponsors and a way set up to allow donations to be made directly to Starfish Children's Services. They worked tirelessly for days, through personal tragedy even, to allow me the blessing of welcoming nine little people into my home. My addiction to take care of the children had been satisfied for now anyway.
I want to publicly thank them so much for all of their help and extend my most grateful thanks to you who heeded the call to help. May God Bless you abundantly because you were willing to save the life of a child in a far away country.
The work here is never done and I am already looking toward getting more babies and filling up the cleft home, got to satisfy that addiction. Thank you so much for allowing me the financial freedom to bless the lives of the children that I find and to fulfil the purpose that I am here in China for. We all share in various ways in living the mandate we are given to take care of the fatherless and the orphans of the world. I hope that we will be exemplary in living this Christ-like quality.
Life, Love and Laughter,
Amanda
Starfish Children's Services
US Tax Number: 20-4682916
Xian China
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Matilda Jane Trunk Show Sunday, March 1st...On Ivy's Blog
HELLO EVERYONE!
Welcome to my Matilda Jane Virtual Catalog Show
MATILDA JANE HAS DONE IT AGAIN, ANOTHER WONDERFUL SEASON OF DARLING CLOTHES HAS JUST ARRIVED IN TIME FOR SPRING.
Matilda Jane Virtual Catalog Show
Hosted by Ivy Shaffer
Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 10am EST
Opening Day of the Matilda Jane Spring Season!
This is the fun part... All you have to do is view the collection online at www.
Beckie Winston
801.583.8381/801.573.3110
Show will close at 8p.m. Sunday Night.
*The collection could be online as early as February 28th, please keep checking the website and the Matilda Jane Blog for more information. You may be able to view some of the new line on the MJ blog, they are simply darling!
* I have set up a Sophia Jane gift registry with Beckie and Ivy.
Good Morning and Welcome to the Saturday Morning Chat Group!
Good Morning Everyone and welcome to the Saturday Morning Chat Group! There is quite a bit to talk about this week.
All 9 of the new babies at the Starfish Cleft Home are fully sponsored.
I will post a letter that Amanda asked me to put on the blog tomorrow. She has capacity for more in the home. She is now making plans to bring in more cleft children and bring the home up to capacity. She will continue to need our support as new children are brought in. I will share information with you as it comes to me, or you can always visit the Cleft Home Blog. The link is on my sidebar. I cannot thank everyone enough for their amazing support.
MARCH 1ST - We leave for China.
MARCH 2nd - We meet Mia Hope!!!
MARCH 7th - Mia Hope turns 3!
MARCH 11TH - Consulate appointment
MARCH 13TH - Homeward bound.
Robin is leaving this week to bring Mia Hope home. I am so happy for my dear friend!
**The Sat Chat is now closed. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Please Help Us Bring Sophia Jane Home...The Auction & Donation Site
Some big bills are coming at us quickly now, so we have decided to have an auction to help raise funds to cover our adoption fees. Please visit the site and see if there is anything you would like to bid on. Also, if you would like a sidebar graphic to help support the auction, just let me know and I will get the html code to you right away.
If you would like to donate something, that would be absolutely wonderful. If you sew, make blogs, make hair bows or paint pictures and have something you would be willing to have on the auction, please let me know.
Thank you so much to Daleea for designing this beautiful site. From the bottom of my heart...thank you.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
We Have A Daughter...Sophia Jane and her Red Maryjanes
We have a daughter. I am still kind of in a daze I think. But yes...we have found Sophia Jane. We accepted her referral on Friday morning. She is absolutely beautiful and I wish I could show you her face, but our agency is very conservative, so it will probably be a couple of weeks before I can post her entirely. But I do have permission to post her little feet and imagine my surprise when I opened her referral photo and saw her wearing these :) I had prayed and prayed that God would give me a sign and show me which child was ours. I just couldn't believe it when I saw these little red maryjanes on her feet.
Sophia is three and a half years old. She is in Beijing. I just can't stop looking at her pictures. Eli has her little photo in a frame beside his bed, the older boys are anxious to have her home. We are over the moon!
Welcome to Amy's Baby Shower!!
Welcome to Amy's Baby Shower for Lynn Marie! If you would like her gift list and address, please rsvp by leaving a comment or send me an e-mail at timnkim@gmail.com.
We are chatting in the comments, so feel free to leave a comment and talk with all of us.
Amy is registered at BRU, Target and Amazon.
Each 5th person to rsvp wins a shower prize!
Christy is our first winner!
Amy's shower is over, but please leave a comment or send an e-mail if you would like her address and wish list :)
Good Morning and Welcome to the Saturday Morning Chat Group!
Good Morning Everyone! Today is Amy's Baby Shower, so I hope you all can attend after the Chat Group.
There are still babies at the new Starfish Cleft Home who need sponsors. If you would like to help, please send me an e-mail. The information on the post below with the babies photos is accurate, so you can see which babies still need help.
THE SAT CHAT IS CLOSED SO EVERYONE CAN JOIN US AT AMY'S BABY SHOWER!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Amy's Baby Shower for LynnMarie! Please Spread the Word!
This Saturday is Amy's Babyshower for LynnMarie here at the Seventh Diamond. The shower will take place after the Saturday Morning Chat Group from 12 noon to 2 pm.
If you are unable to attend but would like receive her gift list and address, please leave me a comment with your e-mail address or e-mail me at timnkim@gmail.com. Amy's blog is 'When Love Takes You' and 'Amy's Random Thoughts'.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Starfish Sponsors
I am updating sponsor information regularly, so this is accurate, as well as the information below the pictures of the babies on the prior post. We still have children who need sponsors. Please help if you can.
I want to thank everyone for their support. Your response has been overwhelming. I have 25 sponsor families right now. I need 10 more for all of the children to be sponsored for this upcoming year. If you are interested in sponsoring one of the babies, please e-mail me at timnkim@gmail.com.Also, if you are a sponsor family, please e-mail your address to me and how you have arranged payment for your sponsorship. I know that most of you had made arrangements on the Starfish Groundspring site. I am working with Patrick who is on the Starfish board and tracks the donations that come in. I need to supply him with a list of sponsor families, their addresses and method of payments.
Starfish Donations....Thank you Nicole!
Thank you Nicole for your wonderful donations to Starfish! All of the little outfits are just darling.
Starfish Donations....Thank you Jill!
Jill, thank you so much for these donations for Starfish! With two homes now running, she's really going to need these! Jill's blog is 'Waala's House of Fun'
I am Home...
We arrived home late last night. Today I am going in to work. I so need the normalcy of being there. I truly cannot wait to sit at my desk and have a cup of coffee.
The past 8 days have been the worst in my life. The great loss of my Grandmother and other losses too made it just unbearable for me.
It is true...there is no place like home. Especially after what we have all been through.
Thank you for your wonderful comments and cards. They really do help you get through these kinds of things.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
My Grandmother Has Passed On...
My Grandmother passed away yesterday. I had been hoping and praying that she would find the peace she needed and be able to let go and move on into the light. But when the moment came and I was beside her watching her labored breathing and I realized that there wasn't going to be another breath...I just wanted to yell 'come back'.
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