Brick wall.

Have you ever felt like you slammed head first into a brick wall? That's been my mentality lately. I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around how I'm going to fund the last leg of our trip. I've killed myself getting to where we are now, and I am astonished that an adoption that will end up costing around $48,000 is only $6500 away from being FULLY funded. When we started this process we were given $34,000 as a HIGH END quote for how much this would cost, and we had no idea where we would find that kind of money, we just knew that we were being led down this life path, that we we were meant to change this little girls world, and somehow, the money would work itself out. That quote didn't include things like needing visas, twice ($2000), or a third trip ($7000) or warm weather airfare hikes ($3000-$4000), or a psych Eval ($800) or apostilles/certifications ($600) and the list goes on. The deeper we got into the process, the more fees we unearthed, and as we continued to blow our budget over and over again, somehow, some way, the money would appear. I'm proud to say that I've worked really, really hard to earn the bulk of our "fundraised" money. Everything we've paid for without using our RR funds has been paid for with money from making crafty things, and over $3,500 of our FSP money has come from making crafts. I'm exhausted. To put it into context, I sell bows for no more than $5 each...and I've made over $5000 in the last 4-5 months. It feels great knowing I have a way to help secure funds to bring Kenzi home...but I also miss having feeling in my fingertips! :)
So, I say all that, to say this...I need help. I feel horrible and guilty asking for it but it's come down to that point for me, and for Kenzi. I'm running out of ideas, I've hit a brick wall, and $7000 is a LOT of money. I'm still selling bows, and all the crafty fun stuff, but that won't make $7000 in 6-8 weeks! At the end of the month I'll be launching a giveaway, if you're crafty, or if you have unwanted, unused gift cards, or pretty much anything that you don't want that you think would be appealing for a giveaway, please comment, or email me at Priscilla.morse@gmail.com and let me know what the item is, what it's value is, and how you would like to be credited for your donation!

I'm also going to be trying the "sponser a bit of our trip" thing that others have done, it sounds fun and I'll get it put together in a cute way with lots of prizes along the way, so stay tuned!!!

Thank you for your continued interest in our family, our adoption, and our new precious daughter. Your support, friendship, and prayers have made this long, often painful journey so much easier to bear. Thank you could never begin to cover our gratitude. <3