What a weekend!

Our first fundraiser was a huge success!  We had so much to sell that it filled 18 long tables, 20 boxes of books, a driveway full of furniture and appliances, and the front yard covered with bikes, tools, artwork, baby gear, etc.  Traffic was steady both days and the weather was perfectly warm and sunny.  God answered our prayers and held off the rain and thunderstorms until Sunday morning.

This was only part of it....

More items were in the garage, on the side driveway,
and on the front yard!

We had a great time meeting new people from the community and sharing our story with them.  We were also blessed by all our friends and family who came by to support us and for those who stuck around and helped keep the MANY boxes, racks, and tables of clothing organized!  

On Saturday morning a wonderful friend from church baked two huge trays of her famous cinnamon rolls and caramel-nut rolls and they were gone in the first couple of hours!  So delicious!

John setting things up
(and being a little cheesy)

Despite the sunburns, sore muscles and tired feet, we had a wonderful weekend working toward our little girl.  The yard sale raised enough for us to pay our next agency fee and to authenticate and submit our dossier in the next few weeks!

The signs that were printed and donated by Thorne Printing!

Saturday afternoon, as we were packing up the last of the items that hadn't sold yet, we still had one bike and a bed frame with canopy left.  As I was standing in the driveway looking at those items and praying that they would sell before we had to pack them up, a minivan came around the corner with a young family who were looking specifically for......a bed frame and a kid's bike!  Wow!  This family told us that they weren't even out looking for yard sales, they were just out looking at house plans and came across our sale at that moment.  Just another reminder that God has the whole story worked out and He will provide for our needs.

We want to thank so many people who helped in a variety of ways to make this yard sale successful.  We actually wouldn't have been able to pull it off without the friends and family who gave of their time, possessions and talents to help us out!  There are too many to name here but if you helped in some way and are reading this now, please know that we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!