The drawing was held....and....~*~*~the winners are~*~*~

A BIG ***THANK YOU~~THANK YOU~~THANK YOU*** to all who helped make this fundraiser a success. All you who donated items for the prize drawing...THANK YOU...this could not have happened without you! All you volunteers who helped sell tickets and all you who bought them...THANK YOU..you are all so appreciated! Also THANK YOU to all you who sent donations "just because" to "Help Bring Isaiah Home". We feel so blessed to have such amazing/supportive/giving people in our lives. You are all part of saving a child's life.

Only ONE week left before the drawing.

Prizes that will go to the lucky winners...

~*~iPod Nano with $25 iTunes Gift Card (value $175)
~*~Uppercase Living Wall Words (value $150)
~*~Mary Kay Skin Care Gift Basket (value $250)
~*~Handmade Quilt (value: someone's precious time)
~*~Creative Memories Gift Basket (value $100)
~*~GPS Navigation System (value $150)
~*~Samsung Digital Camera (value $100)

And for the locals there is also a drawing for a 1/2 of beef including the processing (value of approximately $600)

All donations go to help bring Isaiah home! Click on the CHIPIN button to the right. $5 for 1 chance or $10 for 3 chances.

Thanks for your support!!

Dossier Final Destination!!!

Amazing how fast things go while I'm in bed sleeping. Our Dossier departed Germany at 4:27am on 05-07-2010 and arrived in Warsaw, PL (which is Poland) at 6:10am on 05-07-2010. UPS tracking shows a Destination Scan in Kyiv, UK (Ukraine) at 1:03pm on 05-07-2010. Now I will be waiting to hear when it is in the hand's of our facilitator who is working on our adoption.

It's finally on the move again.

Departed Koeln (Cologne), DE at 4:27am on 05-07-2010. Whoo hoo!!

Where in the world is the Becker Dossier??

Well, it made it over the ocean and is in Koeln (Cologne), DE...to be exact. Arrived at 7:23pm on 05-06-2010. And if you are like me and didn't know where DE is...that would be Germany. Getting closer.

Our traveling Dossier update

It departed from Sioux Falls, SD, US on 05-05-2010 at 9:44pm. It arrived in Louisville, KY, US on 05-06-2010 at 12:18am and it departed at 4:52am. It is currently "In Transit" to who knows where??

"Where There Is Faith"

Another favorite "adoption" song of mine. It gives me extra strength to keep moving on when life tries throwing curve balls my way...thoughts of doubt...extra paperwork...redoing paperwork...lack of support...nasty comments, etc.

I DO believe in giving of myself for someone else. I DO believe in peace and love...in honesty and trust. It comes from the faith that Jesus truly does live in us and through us.

I believe there was and still is a voice calling me to Isaiah and I will keep walking. The times I feel alone in this world...by adopting a child with special needs...Jesus is right there to bear my burden and heal my hurts. It is not always easy but then I keep reminding myself that He had it so much worse than I do and He continued on His path doing His Father's will and so will I. Jesus did it to save us and I'm doing it to save one of His...to give back for all the gifts and blessings I've (we've) been given...to teach my kids that sometimes God calls us to do big things even if it goes against what society thinks we should or should not do...to love and to serve.

Knowing that a boy from across the sea will soon have the freedom from living his life in an orphanage and a mental institution brings me so much peace. Knowing that same boy, who has never known the love of a mommy or daddy, will soon be given the gift of a whole family brings me so much peace. It IS a wonderful, powerful place...where there if faith.