Hurry up and wait!

It's been a while since our last post! At this point, it's really a waiting game. We've officially been a "waiting family" for a little over a month now, and have allowed our profile to be viewed by most birthmoms who have come through our Bethany office so far. To be honest, we only said no once, and that was an extenuating circumstance. We're trying to be open to God's calling, and we aren't saying no unless we feel very strongly that we shouldn't submit our profile. We've got a lot of love to give, though. And we can't wait to hold our little baby in our arms!

I have to say, this part of the process requires a whole lot of patience! Every time we submit our profile I get butterflies! It's so exciting! If you would like to see the online version of our profile, you can see it here: https://waitingfamilies.bethany.org/michigan/bryan-and-julie. We also have a video that will be uploaded to that profile soon. 

While we are waiting to be chosen, we are working on putting together a spaghetti supper and silent auction fundraiser for March 26! That night, we will feed you all some great food and there will also be several awesome items to bid on, including hockey tickets, date nights, home furnishings, and handmade goods! I've been very busy making things for this auction, including jewelry, scarves, art, and other useful or pretty things. Several friends have expressed their interest in donating handmade items as well! For all of you lovely people interested in donating your goods or crafts to the dinner or auction, please email or message me! We would LOVE to include your items! We will also be providing a list of auction items here on our blog prior to the event, so if you would like to bid at the auction, you can make a game plan beforehand. ;) More information on that will follow, though. 

Please pray for patience for us! And pray that the dinner and auction is a success! It's already been loads of work, but hopefully it will be very worthwhile!

Lots of love to you all!

Bryan and Julie