Life as we know it...

Life as we know it looks a little different these days.  Tyler and I are both working full time...and then some.  Our schedules don't always align very well, but we work hard to include date night once a week.  Our free time is spent getting ready for the twins to come home in both the practical ways and the not so practical.
I have written 6 grant applications in the last month.  We are working on 10-15 more due in November and December.  We are praying that God will continue to provide for the financial part of our adoption as He has already been doing.  Fundraising is a pretty regular part of our lives.  We are still collecting change jars as well as putting all our change in one.  I empty ours once every few weeks.  It adds up quick!  We started collecting change a year ago and have raised over $1000 this way!  If you would like to join us in this, please let me know.
We also have a few new fundraising opportunities that I am excited to share with you!  We recently did a Noonday Collection trunk show with Melissa Davenport.  You can still order from this online and they will donate 10% directly to our adoption.  The really cool part of this is Melissa and her husband are growing their family through international adoption.  In addition, Noonday Collection is all products made by local artisans in various countries.  This often gives mothers a way to provide for their family so they can keep their children.  In Melissa's words, "It's a win-win-win!" You can order online at http://www.noondaycollection.com/pws/MelissaDavenport/eventstore33004/AMUS/default.aspx
We were also presented with the opportunity to participate in a cool fundraiser with The Ripple Effect.  They make and sell superhero capes/masks and princess dresses.  These are high quality, gorgeous products.  They will make great Christmas gifts for little boys and girls.  I'm thinking we will need a few of them in our house very soon :) You can go online at tinyurl.com/capesforacause tinyurl.com/dressforacause and select The Weaver Family as your cause.  They will make a donation to our growing family at the end of the month!
Finally, another adoptive family shared Amazon Affiliates with us.  I love this because you literally do what you normally do, and you get to help bring our babies home.  Use the following link http://amzn.to/2eOaYHC  Amazon will work exactly the same way.  You make your purchases and they make a donation!  How cool is that?!
We also still have a handful of Hope shirts and lots of puzzle pieces.  Let me know if you are interested in either.
Now if you've made it this far and don't feel completely overwhelmed, I'm impressed.  It seems like a lot but we are trying to cater to a variety of audiences.  We are about one-third of the way to our financial goal.  We are trusting that God will continue to provide for this crazy awesome journey He has led us on.
On the more practical end, the twins room is filling quickly.  Both our Lillebaby carriers have arrived.  I even got to practice with a friend's little girl the other day.  We are excited that these will make travel easier and aid in bonding with our children.  We have 3 eighteen gallon totes of clothing, portable highchair/booster seats, bumbos, potty seats, and a variety of other fun baby things!  Our next big priority will be car seats.  We have registered at Buy Buy Baby, Target, and Babies R Us (which was quite an adventure all in itself).

This part of the journey is quite interesting.  It is busy.  There is a lot of paperwork.  It can be discouraging some days.  But mostly there is hope.  Hope for a family that we have dreamed about building for so long.  Hope for the way God has connected us with our children already, despite the fact that we have not met them.  Hope for this broken world we live in, through new life and new beginnings.  God has already blessed us so much!  Thank you for walking this journey with us.  We love you!