Slowly By Slowly-Negrete Adoption

Before we tell you how God provided in amazing financial ways, we first want to give you clarity on all the behind the scene miracles that made this possible. I had a magic number of wanting 100 items for the auction. I almost gave in and thought 50 is enough, I can settle. Then 75 is great God can use that but something kept moving me forward, kept encouraging me to email more and more people. Boy am I glad I did! We were blown away by having over 100 items donated by family, friends and strangers...135 to be exact! If you are an adopting family, we hope the numbers encourage you to press on. It's a long, time-consuming endeavor but the blessing is far greater than just the monetary blessing. We met many amazing people who wanted to walk this road with us and met many amazing adoptive families. Some of our greatest joy came from connecting with other families who were banding together to bring kids home! First: The Numbers (Ironically I'm not a numbers person, I hate ma...

We mailed in our I-600A yesterday!! In short, the I-600 A is a precursor to classify an orphan as an immediate relative. Our form will be sent to the US Embassy in Kampala to allow for Advance Processing once we adopt. While it doesn't mean much now, it does mean that we've finally taken the next step past our unending home study.  We still have not completely resolved the home study issues but the copy we had was able to be submitted!  We will now wait for our petition to be accepted by the USCIS, we will then be given a biometrics appointment. Once those have cleared, we will officially be on the wait list!!

With Christmas right around the corner, we would love to encourage you to support small business while supporting our adoption!! Erin at Meadowbelle Market has offered to give us some of her proceeds for every purchase. She's extended two options for you the buyer!! 1. You can receive 10% off of your purchase and we will receive 40% of the proceeds. Use the coupon code NEGRETEADOPTION or 2. You can purchase at full price and we will receive 50% of the proceeds. Write NEGRETEADOPTION in the comments section. Here are a few of the amazing items in her shop!!

Oh my gosh, it's time!! I'm so excited, nervous and freaking out just a bit! Our auction starts tomorrow and there are so many amazing items. I'm so excited to see what everyone gets! We've changed the auction a bit after talking with other families who have had auctions and extended the time because next week is crazy for me: Join the page to be able to bid:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435369746717958/ Leave your name, bid and tag the last person so they know they've been outbid :) Auction begins TOMORROW!! Friday, November 7th at 10 AM PST and closes Sunday, November 16 at 9 PM PST. Once I've posted the winner bidding is officially closed! We will contact you through Facebook to notify you on how to pay. A $3.00 shipping charge will be added per participant, not per item! Happy Bidding!!