Well after much searching and
speculation we have chosen an agency to work with. This process took a little while--as is
evident by the nearly 3 month gap in posts.
We met face to face with two agencies, talked to another one over the phone
and then also did some searching online.
There are some amazing agencies out there working hard every day to get
kids placed in loving homes. When it all
came down to it, we needed to find the one that fit us and our situation. The agency we decided to go with is
Pauquettes.
In late January we submitted a
sheet requesting to be on their waiting list—while it was a simple sheet of
paper I think it’s probably the most excited I have ever been to write on a
sheet of paper! On it we indicated that
we would be open to a child of any race up to about 12 months of age. We also said that we would be ready for
placement beginning in October. Only the
Lord knows the real time table involved here but we felt from our perspective
that this would give us enough time to get our house and finances ready. Of course too this just means that that is
when our profiles start being shown to birth families, it could take many months
after that for someone to pick us.
In other news we have set the
date and started work on a fundraiser to be held at North Ridge Church called
the His Kids Sale. Held April 5th
9:00 am to 2:00 pm, this event will include vendors and crafters from around
the area, a silent auction, a bake sale and a garage/rummage sale. It will be held at North Ridge Church, 1021
W. McMillan Street in Marshfield. Three
quarters of the money raised will go into the His Kids Adoption Fund (a fund at
our church that helps families offset the cost of adoptions) and the other
quarter will go to the local MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) chapter. We are hoping to receive some of the money
raised at this event to put towards our adoption. If it’s a success I’d love to make this an annual
event and bless as many pre-adoptive families as possible.
In addition to planning the event
we are also working on hammering out some education hours or should I say
working on figuring out how to hammer out our education hours. The state of Wisconsin requires about 20
hours of education during the adoption process.
I was supposed to do a couple hours via webinar a few weeks ago but it
got cancelled due to the presenter having a family emergency; it has yet to be
rescheduled.
Beyond that we are just
listening—listening to the stories of adoptive families and trying to get a
feel for what to expect. If you have a
story to share we’d love to hear it.
All I know for sure is an
adventure awaits us!
Prayer points
- the biological parents of our child-for their health and well being
- The His Kids sale, that vendors and crafters would come forward, that we would get a good amount of donations for the garage sale part of it
- Our finances: that we would be wise in our spending and that God would provide extra money for us to put away to pay for the adoption
How you can help
- Pray for us
- Do some spring cleaning—if you have any unwanted items that we could use in the garage/rummage sale we’d be happy to take it off your hands for you
- If you are a vendor or crafter have a table at the His Kids Sale or donate something for the silent auction or bake sale
- Come to the His Kids Sale. Here is the Facebook link to it: https://www.facebook.com/events/342472275895254/
- Buy a puzzle piece, the price is up to you. If interested please email me at Elizabeth.gosse@gmail.com
- Make a delicious meal! Buy Wildtree products or host a Wildtree party. All of the proceeds from my sales continue to go directly into our adoption fund. Thank you so much for those of you who have already purchased from me! If you enjoy the products, tell your friends! For more information, or to order, go to www.mywildtree.com/lizgosse
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