There are parts about the adoption journey that are so freaking hard and no one can prepare you. We’ve been what the adoption-world calls “paper pregnant” for much longer then I’ve ever been physically pregnant and it starts doing things to your brain after a while. You start wanting to rush, wanting to plan, wanting […]
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the result from our fall goal for the adoption
I already shared this on social media, but because I posted it on the blog, I figured I should share here too ;P In August, I set a lofty goal of raising $25,000 for our adoption by the New Year. When December came, I readjusted that goal to $15,000 and I’m pleased to share we […]
2022 is marked by the adoption.
Aaron & I both wanted adoption to be part of our family and after years of asking God if we could, He clearly told us “it’s time to adopt” in January of 2022. To top that off, we can not shake the feeling that we are supposed to adopt TWIN BOYS. At the beginning of […]
we’re taking a break from fundraising for the adoption
After Aaron & I put everything we had into the nation-wide adoption campaign (that ended in mid-November), we’ve been tired. I’ve been tired. We’ve been nonstop fundraising since January and even after I recovered from the physical & emotional exhaustion from the craziest fundraiser of my life, I found myself empty. Actually, past empty. I […]
adoption auction fundraiser
Another adoption fundraiser idea I got towards the beginning of our journey from another adoptive mama was to do an online auction. It wasn’t until the end of October I decided to do it and I chose to have it launch on November 1st (I wanted it to be done before the holiday season made […]
mimi’s gift book
Fun fact that not many people know, my grandmother wrote a children’s book and I’m in it. My eight-year-old self has a photo on the back of the book + one of the characters is based on me. Shocking, huh!? Since my grandmother passed in June this year, I’ve inherited the book & all it’s […]
november – adoption awareness month
In the Fall of 2021, I decided that smiley faces brought me a lot of joy. Like it was my “thing” that people would see and think of me. Most people thought it was a phase (I kinda did too). Then in January 2022 when I was researching more things about adoption, I remembered that […]
behind the scenes of the fund the nations adoption campaign
I’m writing this on the other side of Fund The Nation’s adoption campaign because I just couldn’t gather my thoughts to write anything beforehand. If you follow me on social media, you likely saw the blow-up I did with our big news. I wish I could share every single post and Reel I created, and […]
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blue tansy face serum (+ fundraiser)
I’ve been into essential oils for a couple years now, and I follow several Instagram accounts of fellow oily-lovers. A couple of them have shared their skincare routine, and each of them included an essential oil called Blue Tansy. Blue Tansy is the best skincare ingredient you never knew you needed. It is blue and looks […]
superhero movie night fundraiser
I found this fundraiser in my initial fundraiser idea search back in January but I intentionally set it aside to release in the Autumn. After selling some sets online & at vendor events, I decided to step it up and create a fun event – A VIRTUAL MOVIE NIGHT! I invited my local friends over […]