Incredible Night

 

As many of you know we had a Spagetti Benefit dinner at Silent Auction yesterday at the Wesley Chapel fire dept. We had no idea exactly how many to expect we just knew it could be somewhere around 200 people and so that is what we planned for. The night was a huge success.....between 5-7pm we raised over $2,500 and there is more to come to be added to that figure because several people who couldn't make it are mailing a check straight to the agency on our behalf!! How amazing! I had hoped we would raise around $1,000 that night but turns out it was more than doubled. God is good and we felt so humbled by everyone pouring out their love on us and our family. We had the help of so many wonderful friends and family that volunteered and it took each person giving of their time and energy to make it possible. There were about 150 people that came through and almost all of the silent auction items we had donated by local businesses were bid on. There were lots of kids there including Maylena who ran around and played on and inside of the fire trucks that the fire dept so generously allowed them to do and didn't mind at all. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of the event and neither did any of the other volunteers there because we were busy from the time we got there to set up at 2pm until about 9pm that night it just never stopped. If anyone took some photos that came to the event I would LOVE to have them emailed to Brittany_695@hotmail.com. The only photo we have is this one Billy took while playing with the kids around the fire trucks. Its Maylena on the left and Teagan and Aidan the kids I nanny for.
   We are so thankful to everyone who came and gave so generously to make this possible. You went above and beyond and blessed our socks off!! We even had people there we didn't know who came to play a part in our adoption journey...how cool is that?? It just goes to show when everyone comes and gives a little it can add up to A LOT. We made a finger print tree that Billy penciled on a paper and each person that attended put their fingerprint and first names to have a very cool keepsake from that night.  I will post a picture of it next time I do blog update. For now we are still in the waiting but God has been right here with us.