Upcycled Purpose

The "Two Times the Love" giveaway is our biggest giveaway so far, with 10 prizes up for grabs (plus a bonus prize, just for the FS...

These last two weeks of resting from fundraising have been very refreshing, and have given me a chance to focus on the needs of other adopti...

What better way to end a fun day of shamrocks and pots of gold than by giving away two gift cards!  We had a $100 Visa gift card and $50 Tar...

That is what stands in the way of us starting on our homestudy.  Of us being able to move forward with setting up a tax-deductible grant.  O...

First of all... WE CLOSED ON OUR HOUSE!!!!!!!!!! It took 71 days from pre-approval to closing, but it is FINISHED! Second, take a peek ...

If you've read any of my blog posts, you know that I've said time and time again that I am terrible at asking people for things, esp...

With 761 entries in the giveaway, and $700 raised, this was a VERY successful giveaway! Before I announce the winner, I just want to say t...

Scott and I have worked on our Homestudy History for the past couple of weeks, and we're finally ready to send everything in to the Home...

I've been praying about how to write this post, to find the words that will reach whoever God has intended to read what has been weighin...

UPDATE!!! THIS PRIZE IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY LOCATION!!!  NOT JUST MARTINSVILLE!!! As you near the NC/VA state line, heading toward Martinsv...

I want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your support with our adoption.  I tried to keep up with thanking everyone wh...

We began our vacation giveaway on January 17, and we began our YMCA giveaway on January 26.  We are just TWO DAYS away from closing both Chi...

We made it through the rush of fundraising for our placing agency fees, and now we've moved on to the education requirements and working...

I had the pleasure of doing a Women's Study with several ladies from my church, and because I know several of you are working on those N...

Hebrews 4:16 has been replaying in my mind the past two days, and I knew that I needed to "approach God’s throne of grace with confiden...

Yesterday on facebook, I wrote "To say I am blessed is such an understatement. I love my community, my church, and I have the privile...

These adoption families amaze me, really, truly amaze me.  You have people who are in the middle of their own financial hurdles, trying to r...

We took a step, in faith, and sent in the paperwork that will head to the country to be translated and reviewed.  We need $7,000 to cover th...