Bringing Home the Bacon

I have been busy trying to raise money to afford any option we may choose. I have sold a few baked goods and did well. I also worked a basketball game for a fellow teacher for a little cash, I am giving the ACT next week, and I just finished my raffle.

     I sold tickets for about a month and a half. They were only a dollar each and I had three prizes. I had some great friends and family that helped me sell tickets. Since I had bought the prizes out of my “baby fund” I had a lot of cost to cover before making a profit. Even at the beginning of this week, we only had made a couple hundred dollars profit. I was feeling a little foolish and thinking it was a lot to keep track of for just that little bit of money. Well, God made it better!

     I had some friends that turned their money in starting Thursday and at least 3 of them had sold $140-$200. My mom, who had been selling them all along brought me another big wad yesterday. And finally, the icing on the cake….

     I went to open house at my cousin’s bakery and asked if I could come on Dec. 1 and have someone draw the winners so I could video tape it and have public witnesses. She said yes and then said to come all day since it was downtown and the Christmas parade was that morning. Well, I took her up on it and got there about 7:30 yesterday. She had me a table right in the front door and posted it on her facebook page. I made another almost $300 from her customers yesterday! On top of that, I met several women that had struggled themselves and were so compassionate. It felt good! They had some positive things to tell me and a little faith and hope to share. It was a great day! I left yesterday and totaled my sales up and I had doubled my cost! I gauge my progress with what it might cover the cost of. I know have enough in my “baby fund” to cover lawyer fees for a private adoption if God was to bless us with such an opportunity, or enough for 1/3 of ONE of the IVF fees or we are 1/5 of the way to affording adoption through an agency. I am happy, happy, happy that the hard work of everyone in this battle with me is paying off! I can’t tell these people THANK YOU enough!