We are doing our first fundraiser!

The fundraiser is a puzzle piece fundraiser. What you can do to help us is pay $10 per piece of the puzzle. You don't get the actual piece of the puzzle but you do get to tell us what you want us to write on the back of the puzzle pieces, such as your name, a Bible verse, inspirational word, etc (something short). Once the whole puzzle is "sold" we will put the puzzle together and frame it in a double sided frame, one side you will see the puzzle the other side we can see all of the wonderful messages and names that are helping us bring our son home.


To purchase a piece of the puzzle you can do one of the following:
1. Click on the Paypal link on the top right side of this screen and pay from there. There will be a section where you can add a special message, that is where you can tell us what to write on the back of your piece(s).
2. You can mail a check to our bank and email us what you want on the puzzle piece. Our bank address is:
First Federal Savings and Loan
800 West Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
In care of Beck & Brock Paul Family Adoption Savings Account
The email address is disney_mom82@yahoo.com


You can always donate without being a part of the fundraiser and you can purchase as many or as few pieces as you wish.


We received LOTS of paperwork this week. We will have a phone conference this afternoon to explain each part of the paperwork and to answer any questions we may have. It is a lot of work, but really, I am glad to know that they require so much out of each adoptive family. They want to be sure of who we are, where we live, work, etc to ensure that each child will have a loving and supportive family. As much as I wish this process would go faster, I know this is necessary.


Brock started organizing the extra bedroom. It has been storage since we moved here, so there are many things in there that we will be getting rid of soon. We hope to have a couple of rummage sales this summer to both clear our items we no longer need and to continue raising money for our adoption. Averie, our 4 year old, has stated that she wants to have lemonade stands all summer to help raise money! She came up with the idea on her own just after we started this process. I have promised her we will definitely let her have a lemonade stand at the rummage sales!


We thank everyone for reading our blog, supporting us on our decisions and praying for us. God is definitely in control of this situation and so far we have had a pretty smooth process. I am bracing for the bumps as I know adoption is not usually smooth sailing, I just pray that God will continue to guide us and keep us strong during that time. We are giving this all up to Him and will follow wherever He leads us.


Here is a picture of the puzzle we are using, I think it is very cute and will look great on his bedroom wall!

One last thing, on the right side of this screen you will see a music video, if you click on it you will be able to hear the song Brock was talking about on the last post.