Last night was my sister Kelly's Ordinary Hero Fundraiser Event Dinner....What an awesome night!!! It was a night filled with great friends, food, entertainment and a room filled with people that WANT to be Ordinary Heroes in the Life of a Child!!! And, the night was a HUGE success!! Praise God!! Above is my sister Kelly and me at last night's event..I'm so proud of all that she has accomplished so far through Ordinary Hero....and can't wait to see ALL the lives that will continue to be changed!!!
Sister Kasey (in pink) was present too!!!
There was a great silent auction too!!
My girl, Karen and her mom came with me!! We had a great time!!
Our table!!!
***Here, below, is the video that was shown last night!! It was so awesome and shows a lot of what OrdinaryHero is about and some of the things they have accomplished.....Enjoy!!! (you'll want to pause my music at the bottom of this blog page )
****Congrats Big Sis on your GREAT night! It was awesome! And, Happy Friday to you all, kj
I'm so proud to know you girls. From ordinary lives came some extraordinary people!!! Love ya! Thanks for inviting me last night. I am so moved every time I hear the OH stories of success!
Amazing what a leap of faith can do if we just put our trust in God. He always has big plans for us if we follow His plans. Congratulations to you guys on a successful night
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! Can't stop crying... thank you so much for sharing. you and your sister are doing GOOD WORK. Keep it up... I'm so proud of you all. so grateful and proud.
I'm a blessed Momma of 6 that's out to share our adoption experience and to encourage others to CARE FOR THE ORPHANS of our world!!
"...once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act."(Proverbs 24:12)
June 19th, 2009- We'll be arriving back home with Lucy Lane in our arms...Super yeah!!!
June 13th, 2009 - We'll be flying out to get our baby girl..yeah!!!
May 26th, 2009 - Received call that WE PASSED COURT..she's ours!!
April 20th, 2009 - Received NEW COURT DATE for May 25th.
March 30th, 2009- Received re-referral for Baby "M".
March 10th, 2009 - Julie, our caseworker, calls and delivers the sad news: We lost our referral. Baby Kalkidan's birth mother came back for her.
March 6th, 2009 - Julie calls and gives us court date of May 13th.
February 16th, 2009 - AGCI receives referral packet at 10 am.
February 13th, 2009 - Finish all paperwork and over night referral packet back to AGCI.
February 12th, 2009 - Receive packet and start small paper chase.
February 11th, 2009 - AGCI overnights referral packet to us.
February 10, 2009 - Received "the call" our referral came for our precious 9 month old baby girl. Yeah!!!
February 5th, 2009- Received email stating we're #2 on the wait list...Which meant we were really #1!
January 6th, 2009 - Received call that we're officially #6 on wait list, but really #3.
December 5th, 2008 - Received call that we're officially #9 but really #6 on the wait list!!
November 7th, 2008 - Received email that we're #13 on the wait list.
October 8th, 2008 - Received email that we're #19 on the wait list.
September 4th, 2008 - Received call that we're #23 on the wait list.
July 25th, 2008 - Received notice that we're #27 on the wait list!!
July 22nd, 2008 - Mailed off our Dossier!!! Yeah!!!
July 12th, 2008 - received final completed copy of homestudy
June 18th, 2008 - Fingerprints were taken.
June 17th, 2008 - received dossier packet
May 29th, 2008 - Phone Conference with AGCI (our adoption agency)
May 27th, 2008 - Had final Home Study where Julie walked through our home and met all our kids.
May 13th, 2008- Had 2nd Home Study appt. with Julie B. and scheduled final meeting at our home.
April 22nd, 2008 - Had first Home Study Appt. with Julie B., our homestudy person.
April 14th, 2008 - We mail application to All God's Children International for an adoption from Ethiopia.
April 2008 - We decide to adopt from Ethiopia.
March 18th, 2008 - My sisters and I have lunch with Tracy and her family and ask lots of ethiopian adoption questions
February 29th, 2008- I email Tracy M. from the Utube video and ask to meet her and Levi sometime.
February 26th, 2008 - Nicole G. sends me Utube Video about local adoption
Your sister is doing so many amazing things! (Well, you are as well of course) It's just amazing to see what a dream and a vision can do. :)
ReplyDeleteTEARS! I had no idea this organization existed. AMAZING! Praise God!
ReplyDeleteI'm so proud to know you girls. From ordinary lives came some extraordinary people!!! Love ya! Thanks for inviting me last night. I am so moved every time I hear the OH stories of success!
ReplyDeleteThat was such an amazing video! You and your sister inspire me so much!
ReplyDeleteYour sisters are a force to be reckoned with! So awesome!
ReplyDeleteLove & Miss You Both!
Kim
Amazing what a leap of faith can do if we just put our trust in God. He always has big plans for us if we follow His plans.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you guys on a successful night
Wow! Cried through the whole thing! It really inspires me to do all I can, thanks girls!
ReplyDeleteYou speak to my heart every time I read your blog or watch one of the videos you post! Amazing. Simply amazing...
ReplyDeleteAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!
ReplyDeleteCan't stop crying... thank you so much for sharing. you and your sister are doing GOOD WORK. Keep it up... I'm so proud of you all. so grateful and proud.
WOW! You and your sister are amazing people. !
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