Win a Nook....support our adoption

Hi all!!!  We had a brand new nook color donated to us to auction off toward our adoption.  In order for this to work we need to raise at least $250 otherwise it would make more sense for this person to give us 250.00 in cash, but this could generate enough to finish our funding!!!

Here is how it will work....

1 Entry....10.00....if you give 20.00 you get 2 Entries....
3 Entries......25.00....so if you gave 50.00 you would get 6 Entries

To enter use the paypal button to the right and make sure to put NOOK in the message spot........if you want to enter but would rather pay another way please email me @ dfkmcoffee@aol.com.

Should we not raise the 250.00 (we have seen this on other adoption blogs and it has never happened) we would refund you your money.


THIS IS A NOOK COLOR~~~ 250 Value and comes with a Leather Case as well!!!!  


Thank you everyone for helping us to finalize Elis adoption!!

This will end 1 Week from Sunday (Aug 7th) and a name will be randomly drawn from a computer program.......

Good Luck.....and Have Fun :)

Post visit....

We are getting ready for one of six post visits...which of course you have to pay for.....:)

Eli is doing well, we love having him home, despite the many appointments a week.  We have seen the cardiologist, pulmonologist, the pediatrician three times, blood work and a chest x-ray.  We have spent several hundred dollars on oxygen and ointment for a granuloma around his g-tube.  Though this may seem daunting to some, we are loving this journey we are on.  The pediatrician we saw today said "wow, what a large mountain you all chose to climb"  Davids response was "actually God called us to climb this mountain and we feel so blessed to have been chosen"  love that man!!!

If you feel led to bless us for our fees to finalize our adoption you can use the button to the right....but most of all we covet your prayers as we continue this journey.  I have been asked by several people if I am going to write a book about our journey.....praying about it.  I want others to know that they can adopt, that no matter whether you are funded or not, if you feel called....listen!!! God will provide, He knows what He is doing and there are no surprises in the amount to Him!!

Thanks for coming on this journey with us!!  We love each and every one of you!!

Paperwork Submitted!!!

Our attorney has submitted our paperwork to California to finalize Elijahs adoption!!  Yippee.  He is such a great baby!!  We are so in love and it melts my heart to watch Caleb with him.  I have to be honest, for the longest time I was worried he would be an only child, which would have been okay but he prayed so much and hard for a sibling!!  God is faithful and already we can't imagine our lives without Eli in it!!

Several people have asked that I repost this to facebook as they feel led to support our journey so I will make sure that this gets tagged there!

Thank you to all who have prayed us through this!!  We love you!!

Cardiologist Appt...

We saw Dr. Orie today who is Elijahs new cardiologist....we LOVE him!!!  He was so thorough and explained everything to us.  Right now Eli needs to stay on the O2 to help him adjust to being outside the womb, this is quite common in children with heart defects.  We will continue to pray that the Lord heals his heart, but if he doesn't Eli will need surgery between 6 months and a year of age.  Thank you for continuing to pray for him!!

Elijah Mark....

 Adopting Elijah has been such an amazing experience for us as a family and our marriage...we have learned so much on what it means to be the body of Christ.  We have learned what it means to be giving, what it means to step up and help others, even those we don't know.  We learned what it means to love as Christ loves us!!  We learned that our new little man is AMAZING and NOBODYS opinion of our decision matters!!  We have chosen to listen to God and listen to what he asked of us and He was FAITHFUL!!!

 I have journaled all the ways God has provided for us on this journey and will share that in the coming weeks in detail!!  But I have a feeling most of you are waiting to hear about Elijah!!

He did great on the way home (with a little O2 issues through the mountains) but both boys were such troopers!!

He had his first appointment today and got two shots, he barely cried and I am assuming that is because of his many days in the NICU being pricked and prodded :(  The ped said he looks just as heathy as they said he was when he left Loma Linda....good news to this mamas heart!!  He will go see the cardiologist on Wednesday to see what we need to do for his heart...as of today he is still on O2 until we see the cardiologist....

He weighs 8lb 3.5 oz....yay!!! He is gaining!!  

We are in love, we know we are following His call and we know we are doing what we are supposed to be doing!!  

Leslie, I know you are reading this.....you are an amazing woman of God and I miss you terribly!!  You have tought me SO much!!!  Love you my sweet sister!!!

Amazing Worship!!!

This morning Caleb and I got to go to a local church with Leslie and Nick and I got to share our story.  Today I think is the first time I have let my self cry, like really cry!!  They prayed for us and prayed for complete healing for Elijah.  I can't even begin to tell you how blessed I felt to be a part of that this morning!!  Kinda makes me not want to go home......ya kinda!!

I can't wait until Eli gets out of the hospital and we can go home to Buffalo, I can't wait to be reunited with my husband and for my mom and dad to meet Eli.  I long to pick him up whenever I want without someones permission, without wires and cords and ivs....oh what a beautiful day that will be!!!

Eli is doing really good today!!!  They are upping his feeding every 6 hours and we are hopeful that he will be released in the next few days!! Please be praying with us that his heath continues to improve and he can come home!!!

The blessings here in CA have been abundant and I am so amazed at the love and support we have been given by strangers....I am committed when I come home to giving....I am committed to being sure that I love on and give to those I don't know as well as those who I do......

God is faithful!!  We are amazed at this journey he has placed us on.  Thanks God!!!