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| What it looked like when we started for the day |
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| Nicky & Allan working hard on the puzzle |
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| Nicky and I working on the puzzle |
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| What it looked like when we stopped on Christmas day |
About Us!
- Elizabeth and Allan Pack
- We are Elizabeth and Allan Pack and have been married 8 years. In November 2011 we took that leap of faith and applied to adopt a child from Ethiopia. This blog is all about our journey from start to finish. We patiently waited for 5 years to bring our child home and as of April 2016 we felt God was leading us to withdraw from the program and help another family bring home their child.
Friday, December 27, 2013
Puzzle Pictures
We finally had time to work on the puzzle on Christmas Day! Allan's brother, Nicky, came over and helped us with the puzzle too! We have sold 637 of the 1000 piece puzzle. We sure did pick a hard puzzle, the top and bottom are all the same color which makes it super hard, but we will get it finished someday! :) Thanks to everyone who has bought a piece of the puzzle to help bring home baby Pack.
Sunday, December 22, 2013
In Awe...
I just want to say how Awesome and Wonderful God is!! When you fully
trust Him and lean on Him for guidance, reassurance, and all of your
needs, He will meet them every time. (He will meet your needs, not your wants!)
God continues to provide the way for us to bring home Baby Pack!
Today at Church, we were approached by two friends who wanted to tell us what God had placed on their hearts. The couple told us that their car wasn't working anymore and their neighbor had actually given them his car. So they sold the car that no longer worked to someone else and were able to tell him a little bit about our situation and how they had prayed about this and were going to give us the money for our adoption fund. Wow, Seriously?!? They sold their car and gave us the money to put towards bringing home our little one! Words cannot even describe how grateful, amazed, thankful and blessed we are! That was all God, He took that gift of their neighbor giving them a car and multiplied it! We continue to be in awe of what He is doing in our lives! The kindness of all those who continue to pray for us and help us.
In John 15:13 Jesus says, "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."
This doesn't mean we have to die to show our love for our friends. We lay down our lives every time we put someone else's needs before our own. This is what that couple did for us. We can lay down our lives through service and can do small acts of kindness. These things, whether big or small, let us feel the happiness of connecting with our brothers and sisters and remind us that God allows us to be the answer to someone else's prayers!
We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!! :) Remember Jesus is the Reason for the Season! We plan on working on our Adoption Puzzle on Christmas day so check back soon for pictures! :)
God continues to provide the way for us to bring home Baby Pack!
Today at Church, we were approached by two friends who wanted to tell us what God had placed on their hearts. The couple told us that their car wasn't working anymore and their neighbor had actually given them his car. So they sold the car that no longer worked to someone else and were able to tell him a little bit about our situation and how they had prayed about this and were going to give us the money for our adoption fund. Wow, Seriously?!? They sold their car and gave us the money to put towards bringing home our little one! Words cannot even describe how grateful, amazed, thankful and blessed we are! That was all God, He took that gift of their neighbor giving them a car and multiplied it! We continue to be in awe of what He is doing in our lives! The kindness of all those who continue to pray for us and help us.
In John 15:13 Jesus says, "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."
This doesn't mean we have to die to show our love for our friends. We lay down our lives every time we put someone else's needs before our own. This is what that couple did for us. We can lay down our lives through service and can do small acts of kindness. These things, whether big or small, let us feel the happiness of connecting with our brothers and sisters and remind us that God allows us to be the answer to someone else's prayers!
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We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!! :) Remember Jesus is the Reason for the Season! We plan on working on our Adoption Puzzle on Christmas day so check back soon for pictures! :)
Monday, December 9, 2013
"God Wink"
God wink= Every
time you receive what some call a coincidence or an answered prayer,
it’s a direct and personal message of reassurance from God to you!
God continues to provide the way for us to bring home our baby. We are just in awe of Him!! When we first started this journey we didn't know what to expect, we just took that leap of faith and trusted that God would provide. Taking that leap of faith was the best decision we have ever made!! God hasn't let go of us, some things haven't gone the way we wanted them to but God definitely knows what He is doing! We have slipped and tried to take things into our own hands but God is so patient and forgiving and picks us back up again. I can honestly say without God in our lives we would have given up on this adoption long ago. God has changed our hearts and He can change yours too! :)
I'd love to share our "God wink" experience from yesterday. Allan and I were asked to attend a formal dinner at Biltmore Baptist Church where they wanted to pray over us and our adoption process. After our dinner, Stuart, the one who was going to pray for us, called us up to sit with him in from of a hundred or more people. Then, asks Allan to tell about us and our adoption journey. Well, neither one of us are good at speaking in crowds and especially when we aren't prepared! Allan did a great job though and I was so proud of him and thankful that I didn't have to talk!! :) Then, Stuart proceeded to tell us that half the money collected from the dinner was being donated to us for the adoption and then prayed for us and our baby-to-be! Wow! We were so surprised and are thankful beyond words! God is working in and through people to help us bring our baby home! God is and has done great things and He is providing each and every step of the way! I just can't wait to meet this little one that He has picked out just for us!
Thank you to all those hearts who have donated and are praying for us and Baby Pack!
*Here are some pictures from the dinner, unfortunately these are from after everyone had already eaten.
God continues to provide the way for us to bring home our baby. We are just in awe of Him!! When we first started this journey we didn't know what to expect, we just took that leap of faith and trusted that God would provide. Taking that leap of faith was the best decision we have ever made!! God hasn't let go of us, some things haven't gone the way we wanted them to but God definitely knows what He is doing! We have slipped and tried to take things into our own hands but God is so patient and forgiving and picks us back up again. I can honestly say without God in our lives we would have given up on this adoption long ago. God has changed our hearts and He can change yours too! :)
The Lord directs the steps of the godly.
He delights in every detail of their lives.
He delights in every detail of their lives.
Though they stumble, they will never fall,
for the Lord holds them by the hand.
for the Lord holds them by the hand.
Psalm 37:23-24 NLT
I'd love to share our "God wink" experience from yesterday. Allan and I were asked to attend a formal dinner at Biltmore Baptist Church where they wanted to pray over us and our adoption process. After our dinner, Stuart, the one who was going to pray for us, called us up to sit with him in from of a hundred or more people. Then, asks Allan to tell about us and our adoption journey. Well, neither one of us are good at speaking in crowds and especially when we aren't prepared! Allan did a great job though and I was so proud of him and thankful that I didn't have to talk!! :) Then, Stuart proceeded to tell us that half the money collected from the dinner was being donated to us for the adoption and then prayed for us and our baby-to-be! Wow! We were so surprised and are thankful beyond words! God is working in and through people to help us bring our baby home! God is and has done great things and He is providing each and every step of the way! I just can't wait to meet this little one that He has picked out just for us!Thank you to all those hearts who have donated and are praying for us and Baby Pack!
*Here are some pictures from the dinner, unfortunately these are from after everyone had already eaten.
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| Entrance to the Dinner |
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| The yummy dessert table |
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| Cake Pops |
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| Dancing and hanging out |
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| Decorations |
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| While we were dressed up we wanted to take some adoption pictures! |
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| Waiting for our Baby! Christmas 2013 |
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