Monday, July 27, 2009
So Worth the Wait..
1:34 PM | Posted by
Amie

Our little Big guy.turned 7 , and we were blessed to get pictures of him with the cake we sent him. I'm thinkin' he might like it. I mean seriously, could that smile be any bigger???
Every time I look at this picture, I smile so BIG my face hurts , and then I just laugh so hard until I cry. And then, I am I on my knees thanking God for this little gift we received, and for the blessing of being CHOSEN by God as Samuel's family.

Look at our cool little Big guy giving us the peace sign. I have been told that a lot of the older kiddos do this in their pics, because they think we do this in America. H-LARRY-OUS! Guess who is going to be getting a pic in the mail soon of his HUGE waiting family all doing peace signs. Probably shouldn't feed the stereotype, but... ya do whatcha gotta do?
Oh how I love our little Big Guy... I could just BURST!
Praise GOD!


Saturday, July 11, 2009
Calling all Cooks
2:08 PM | Posted by
Amie
An organization near and dear to my heart. The Elison Project, is organizing a cookbook for a fundraiser. They need YOUR help. Recipes! Recipes!! Recipes!!!
The Elison Project provides grants to families bringing home their little ones from China as well as places grants on specific children with Special needs. We were one of the families who was blessed by one of their grants. We would LOVE to see this wonderful organization raise more funds to help more precious ones come home.
How fun would it be to submit your pancake recipe you make every Saturday morning with your kiddos. How about the cookies your grandma made you when you were a little girl. Or the first meal you cooked for your special someone. Or what if your little ones come up with their own creation to submit? Their Famous Pickle and Peanut Butter Sandwiches? What a wonderful opportunity to show them they can make a difference for the ones who still wait. That is just COOL!
Know what else is cool? Your kiddos have a chance to help design the cover. Have them submit their artwork, and it could be chosen. How fun would it be for them to see their masterpiece on the cover? Ummm. Super Duper Fun. Trust Me. I know these things. :)
So head on over to The Elison Project to learn more about how YOU can help. I think they are taking recipes until August 15th, so maybe you should RUN on over. Wouldn't want you to miss your chance to help.
I will see you over there....after I make a phone call toHarass my grandma for some recipes check in with my dear Grandma. :)
Can't wait to try your recipes out on my gang!!
~hugs
*I had received several e-mails telling me I forgot to enable comments. My bad. Sorry about that, comments are enabled again. If you e-mailed me, thanks so much for the heads up and for offering to help!! Makes my heart smile to see so many people coming together for a cause we love.. helping these children home!!
The Elison Project provides grants to families bringing home their little ones from China as well as places grants on specific children with Special needs. We were one of the families who was blessed by one of their grants. We would LOVE to see this wonderful organization raise more funds to help more precious ones come home.
How fun would it be to submit your pancake recipe you make every Saturday morning with your kiddos. How about the cookies your grandma made you when you were a little girl. Or the first meal you cooked for your special someone. Or what if your little ones come up with their own creation to submit? Their Famous Pickle and Peanut Butter Sandwiches? What a wonderful opportunity to show them they can make a difference for the ones who still wait. That is just COOL!
Know what else is cool? Your kiddos have a chance to help design the cover. Have them submit their artwork, and it could be chosen. How fun would it be for them to see their masterpiece on the cover? Ummm. Super Duper Fun. Trust Me. I know these things. :)
So head on over to The Elison Project to learn more about how YOU can help. I think they are taking recipes until August 15th, so maybe you should RUN on over. Wouldn't want you to miss your chance to help.
I will see you over there....after I make a phone call to
Can't wait to try your recipes out on my gang!!
~hugs
*I had received several e-mails telling me I forgot to enable comments. My bad. Sorry about that, comments are enabled again. If you e-mailed me, thanks so much for the heads up and for offering to help!! Makes my heart smile to see so many people coming together for a cause we love.. helping these children home!!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
You should have seen the stares we got....
9:00 AM | Posted by
Amie
and the amount of nacho cheese consumed.
We had the chance to meet up with one of our favorite families while in Nashville this past weekend. And let me tell Y'all... F.U.N. was had. No one knew what to do with us. They finally just turned over the kitchen to Chris at the Mexican restaurant we were at, and Jeff was made honorary bus boy by the time we left. Nah. But almost.
Funny thing is. The whole gang isn't even pictured above. Imagine when we add Vivi and Sam into the mix. Does it make me crazy that I.CANNOT.WAIT.?
Don't answer. I already know the answer to that, And I am sooooo cool with it.
Love you guys!
p.s. we had the chance to meet a couple more of my favorite families while in Nashville... but didn't want to overwhelm y'all with too much fabulosity in one post, need to spread them out. ;)
p.s.s. Stef, yes I did need to wait to post this till you posted yours so I could mooch the pic. thankyouverymuch.
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About Me
- Amie
- I am wife to my high school sweet heart and best friend and blessed mom of many, all of whom keep my arms filled and my heart full. We have been blessed with 10 kiddos...SO FAR! Our lives are CRAZY, and we LOVE it that way! We are crazy for Jesus, crazy for our family, and crazy passionate about the 147 million orphans who have no one to call their own. In our "free time" we help little ones home to their FOREVER FAMILIES, through our Non-profit LOVE THEM HOME. We also help others on their journey to HEALTH and FINANCIAL FREEDOM , as well as help Families Fundraiser for their adoptions as we "wrap others in love" through our home based business with IT WORKS GLOBAL! We are BLESSED, Indeed. And we LOVE being used by GOD to BLESS IT FORWARD!
David 16
Katie 14
Matthew 11
Samuel 10
Allie 8
Grace 7
Hannah 7
Johnathan 5
Caleb "Kai" 2
Sophie Lu 23mos
The Gang

Blogs I Love
- Amazima Ministries(Katie)
- A Place Called Simplicity
- A Mother Singing
- Born in our Heart
- Bring the Rain
- Bullfrogs and Butterflies
- China Baby!
- Crazy-Eight
- Davis Six
- Day by Day
- Dream.Imagine.Live
- Four4Now
- Football and Fried Rice
- Hands Full, Hearts Full, Quiver Full
- Hoppe Life
- Matters of the Heart
- lady bug princesses
- Life with Lily Mei
- Life Is Beautiful
- Live Big and Laugh Often
- Livin' la vida Lia
- MississippiZen
- Mommy24Treasures
- Organized ChaosX3(pw)
- MomentsMemories...
- Ni Hao Y'all
- Oatsvall Team
- Osborn Odds 'N Ends
- Our Little Ladybugs
- Party of Many
- Safe in His Arms
- TBD or bust
- The Bakers Sweets
- The Elison Project
- The Ferrill Bunch
- The Happy Hippy Chronicles
- The Kernal Journal
- The Long Road to China
- The Shirley Family
- The Walker Household
- Worth the Wait
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