I love Fall.....
I love it when the leaves change....
I love it when the weather gets a bit cooler....
I love it when my husband is constantly yelling at the TV (College Football)
and I love it because it means it is closer to the Holiday season!
I love Fall.....
Today is the first day of Fall. We got to kick off the Fall season by taking Kyler and my niece Bailee to The Bluegrass Festival here in our hometown. It was a such a beautiful day to walk around outside and do a little bit of shopping and playing. I love hanging out with my family.
This Fall season is sure to bring lots of excitement around the Jett household as we prepare for the Holiday season and a New Year. God has truly blessed us and I am so thankful.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
This weekend was one of the busiest weekends we have had in a long time....but we loved every minute of it!
Friday night I got to go out with some fellow THOGL momma's for a Girl's Night Out! It was so fun to eat, chat, and talk about our precious children. Then on Saturday morning Kyler and I got to meet up with April and Lilli Chism for a swim date (at their hotel) and lunch at Chick Fil A. April is one of those friends that I love dearly. She is a fellow adoptive mommy and seeing her with Lilli inspires me to be a better mommy. She has truly become a kindred spirit and I am so glad that we finally got to meet in person! Next time...I am going to her! She lives in Portland, OR. I have never been there and would love to visit that part of the country!
Then that Saturday evening we got to meet up with over 100 members of our THOGL family! Families came from OR, NY, IN, TN, KS, and MO to reunite our precious children! God has truly blessed us with such an amazing group of people. We truly thank God everyday for Ted and Bev Skiles and THOGL. Our family is complete because of them!
THOGL children that were at the reunion
Kyler and a couple of his buddies! The little guy in the middle was a boy that was a crib mate of Kyler's at THOGL!
We are already looking forward to the CNY 2013 celebration to see some of our best friends again!
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
My encouragement....
I haven't been getting much sleep lately for a variety of reasons....it isn't because I am not tired....because I am stinking exhausted. I just haven't really wanted to sleep because I would much rather be working on other stuff. God is so good and he has truly blessed my family!
There are those times when you look at your life and you feel completely overwhelmed by it all....but after over a year of feeling that way...I get it. God knows what he is doing. He is in control!
My dear friend, Kate, has a necklace that she made and it simply reads...."be still" There have been so many times in my life that God has been whispering those words to me...yet I have chosen to ignore them. But when I finally listened...HE stilled my heart and gave me my greatest desire!
We are on a journey. Our journey does not look like anyone else. It is a journey that has had some major highs and some major lows....but I wouldn't change it for anything. It is a journey that is easy to judge by others....a journey that others can look at and say "you should do it this way or that way".....but I don't want others opinions to try and change it...because it is ours! God has used our journey as a testament of his redeeming power and love. He has chosen US to be his vessels.....wow....what a calling!
Let Him be the author of your life...."be still"....rest in Him. Remember it is easy to become very jealous of what others have or what others have been blessed with....but rest assure in your journey....God has you exactly where HE wants you!!
Much love...
There are those times when you look at your life and you feel completely overwhelmed by it all....but after over a year of feeling that way...I get it. God knows what he is doing. He is in control!
My dear friend, Kate, has a necklace that she made and it simply reads...."be still" There have been so many times in my life that God has been whispering those words to me...yet I have chosen to ignore them. But when I finally listened...HE stilled my heart and gave me my greatest desire!
We are on a journey. Our journey does not look like anyone else. It is a journey that has had some major highs and some major lows....but I wouldn't change it for anything. It is a journey that is easy to judge by others....a journey that others can look at and say "you should do it this way or that way".....but I don't want others opinions to try and change it...because it is ours! God has used our journey as a testament of his redeeming power and love. He has chosen US to be his vessels.....wow....what a calling!
Let Him be the author of your life...."be still"....rest in Him. Remember it is easy to become very jealous of what others have or what others have been blessed with....but rest assure in your journey....God has you exactly where HE wants you!!
Much love...
Thursday, September 6, 2012
A two month hiatus.....whoops!
I really needed the break from the blog world. After all the craziness with fundraising and losing our referral it was nice sign off for a while!
But I am back!
Good things are happening in the Jett family! We serve a God who is so stinking awesome and He continually shows me how trusting in him and his perfect timing is what it is all about!
For those who are curious we are still on the road to adopt a baby girl! Please pray for us and for our journey. God is working and with Him all things are possible!
In other news.....
Kyler started school on August 16....tear.....my baby boy is growing up! I still cant believe it sometimes that I am his mommy! He is so stinking amazing and I know that he is going to grow up and do BIG things for Jesus! I am blessed.
School has been a huge change for me. I am now teaching 4th grade. It has already had it's moments of challenge but I love it. I am so thankful for the amazing and supportive group of ladies that I teach with.
Richard is same ole same ole....working his rear off (literally...ha ha) for our family! He is such an amazing provider. His heart is for God and his family and I love him so much for that.
Well I hope to make this blog a bit more consistent, but that is all I have got for now!
*We continue to ask for donations to help off set the cost of our adoption...so if you are feeling generous, win the lottery, or just plain want to help....we would be FOREVER grateful! (Click on the DONATE button)
God is good!
I really needed the break from the blog world. After all the craziness with fundraising and losing our referral it was nice sign off for a while!
But I am back!
Good things are happening in the Jett family! We serve a God who is so stinking awesome and He continually shows me how trusting in him and his perfect timing is what it is all about!
For those who are curious we are still on the road to adopt a baby girl! Please pray for us and for our journey. God is working and with Him all things are possible!
In other news.....
Kyler started school on August 16....tear.....my baby boy is growing up! I still cant believe it sometimes that I am his mommy! He is so stinking amazing and I know that he is going to grow up and do BIG things for Jesus! I am blessed.
School has been a huge change for me. I am now teaching 4th grade. It has already had it's moments of challenge but I love it. I am so thankful for the amazing and supportive group of ladies that I teach with.
Richard is same ole same ole....working his rear off (literally...ha ha) for our family! He is such an amazing provider. His heart is for God and his family and I love him so much for that.
Well I hope to make this blog a bit more consistent, but that is all I have got for now!
*We continue to ask for donations to help off set the cost of our adoption...so if you are feeling generous, win the lottery, or just plain want to help....we would be FOREVER grateful! (Click on the DONATE button)
God is good!
Sunday, July 8, 2012
I have tried to write this post a bazillion times, but each time I delete it and step away. I guess I have just needed more time to heal and process the changes happening in our adoption process. But slowly word is getting out so I realize that I need to "go public".
It is with a very heavy heart that I tell you we are no longer adopting Kadence. Kadence is not meant to be our daughter. God has other plans for her life and we know the He has her exactly where He wants her. She is a beautiful little girl and we will continue to pray for her and her precious life.
So where does that leave us?
We are now back in waiting mode. We are taking some time to pray about our precious daughter and waiting on God to guide us and direct us. We know that His timing is perfect and until then....we will trust in that! We will continue to keep you all updated and hopefully be able to once again share in the amazing news of a referral!
ADOPTION AUCTION:
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! Our auction was a huge success and we feel so blessed by the generosity of so many. We are still gathering the bids and sending out items so once that is finished I will have a grand total! But we are so excited to add this amazing chunk of change to our adoption fund!
We will continue to raise funds and save for our adoption because we know it is coming! We know that one day soon we will welcome a precious baby girl into our forever family!!!
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I am still facilitating St. Vincent adoptions. So if you are interested in adopting from St. Vincent I have added a "tab" on my blog as to how you can get info!!
It is with a very heavy heart that I tell you we are no longer adopting Kadence. Kadence is not meant to be our daughter. God has other plans for her life and we know the He has her exactly where He wants her. She is a beautiful little girl and we will continue to pray for her and her precious life.
So where does that leave us?
We are now back in waiting mode. We are taking some time to pray about our precious daughter and waiting on God to guide us and direct us. We know that His timing is perfect and until then....we will trust in that! We will continue to keep you all updated and hopefully be able to once again share in the amazing news of a referral!
ADOPTION AUCTION:
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! Our auction was a huge success and we feel so blessed by the generosity of so many. We are still gathering the bids and sending out items so once that is finished I will have a grand total! But we are so excited to add this amazing chunk of change to our adoption fund!
We will continue to raise funds and save for our adoption because we know it is coming! We know that one day soon we will welcome a precious baby girl into our forever family!!!
____________________________________________________________________________________
I am still facilitating St. Vincent adoptions. So if you are interested in adopting from St. Vincent I have added a "tab" on my blog as to how you can get info!!
Monday, June 11, 2012
Adoption Auction
It's {finally} here...our adoption auction to raise money to bring our little girl home from St.Vincent!!
First of all, let me just say a big thank you to those of you who have been followers of this little blog in the last several months. Next, a big WELCOME to those of you who are visiting from another blog that you follow. And, last, but not least, I have to give a shout out to my amazing creative family, friends, and blog buddies who donated their goods to make this auction possible...THANK YOU!
So, on to the reason you are here...our Adoption Auction. I am SO excited for this auction! We have been given some amazing donations (mostly handmade!) from some great friends and from people who we've never even met! Here's how the auction will work:
1. Peruse the AWESOME items that are for sale during the auction (June 11, 2012 at 10:00am through June 15, 2012 at 11:59 p.m, central standard time).
2. Find the items you would like to bid on and leave a comment* with your bid, name, and e-mail address. (Your bid on most items will include shipping from Missouri, so please keep that in mind as you place it! :))
3. If you win, I will send you an E-mail requesting payment for the item and/or information about your requests (if the item is custom-made). Upon receiving payment via check or paypal, I will ship the item to you!
That's it...super easy! And, every last penny that you spend will go directly into our adoption fund to bring Kadence home!!
So, without further ado...the auction items! (Click on each item for it's bid page.) Happy shopping!!!
Health and Beauty
First of all, let me just say a big thank you to those of you who have been followers of this little blog in the last several months. Next, a big WELCOME to those of you who are visiting from another blog that you follow. And, last, but not least, I have to give a shout out to my amazing creative family, friends, and blog buddies who donated their goods to make this auction possible...THANK YOU!
So, on to the reason you are here...our Adoption Auction. I am SO excited for this auction! We have been given some amazing donations (mostly handmade!) from some great friends and from people who we've never even met! Here's how the auction will work:
1. Peruse the AWESOME items that are for sale during the auction (June 11, 2012 at 10:00am through June 15, 2012 at 11:59 p.m, central standard time).
2. Find the items you would like to bid on and leave a comment* with your bid, name, and e-mail address. (Your bid on most items will include shipping from Missouri, so please keep that in mind as you place it! :))
3. If you win, I will send you an E-mail requesting payment for the item and/or information about your requests (if the item is custom-made). Upon receiving payment via check or paypal, I will ship the item to you!
That's it...super easy! And, every last penny that you spend will go directly into our adoption fund to bring Kadence home!!
So, without further ado...the auction items! (Click on each item for it's bid page.) Happy shopping!!!
Jewelry
“be still” Necklace
Mommy and Me Bracelets-Pink
Mommy and Me Bracelets-Blue
Cross Necklace
Nature Necklace
"Where He Leads..." Necklace
One Less Necklace
Mommy and Me Bracelets-Pink
Décor
Oversized Wooden Ruler Growth Chart
Thirty-One Organizing Utility Tote
Thirty-One Thermal Tote
Thirty-One All In One Organizer
Thirty-One Organizing Utility Tote
Thirty-One Thermal Tote
Thirty-One All In One Organizer
Health and Beauty
Accessories
Hair Clips
Yellow Hair Bow
Butterfly Hair Bow
Multi-Color Pinwheel Bow
Multi-Color Fabric Flower Bow
Bright Fabric Flower Bow
Pastel Fabric Flower Bow
Butterfly Hair Bow
Clothing
Baby
One Less Necklace
"ONE LESS" is stamped on this beautiful copper with two little footprints!
So precious!
Starting Bid
$10.00
Donated By
The Jetts
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