Care for a good gushing session? Okay. You’ve come to the
right place!
There are literally (and I mean that) at least a thousand
things I could say I’m thankful for right at this very moment. Never before,
outside of salvation, have David and I been the recipients of such overwhelming
kindness and generosity. And there were so many amazing, lifelong-memory moments
that happened over this weekend… I’m kind of reeling. A few times we have looked
at each other and said, “Did that really happen….?” And even more, there were
all of these sweet and simple moments that, in and of themselves, on any other
weekend, would bring about so much joy. The combination simply has my heart
swelling.
I won’t give you a list for fear of making you nauseated,
but let me just celebrate one big thing right quick: We have exceeded our fundraising goal!!! We’re
done. Done, I tell you! And now, we continue to wait for that phone call – that
email that will change our lives forever. (Give me a break, I’m feeling
dramatic…. J)
To all of you who gave ---- Thank you. To those of you who
gave anonymously ---- THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I wish we could send you a thank you
note or hug your neck or something, but we trust that the Lord will bless all
of you richly.
Now for a few quick facts: Our YouCaring
site will remain on the blog through the end of the year in case you’d
still like to give. It doesn’t allow us to manually update the total to include
donations by check or cash, so it’s not really accurate. But any additional
donations we receive will go into savings for potential Baby Smith #2. (Eeeek!)
Our good, good Father is gracious and faithful. He is great
and greatly to be praised. He is a generous provider, lavishing good gifts on
His children. And I am, by no stretch of the imagination, talking about money
right now. Praise His name. Like, for real.
