A facebook post would have been a bit too long so I decided to hop over here today. Like most days in my free time, I usually find myself searching the internet for successful adoption fundraising ideas. I have discovered, there are a ton! I struggle with choosing one because 1. I am the most introverted person and feeling like I need to be a salesman gives me anxiety and 2. I never want to make anyone feel obligated to participate.
Yesterday at my school's inservice, we had the pleasure of hearing Tim Kight who is an incredible motivational speaker. During his speech, I couldn't help but think of our adoption and how stuck we feel right now and the knot I get in my stomach when someone asks me how are things going- I can't shake a way this feeling of embarrassment when I have to say- oh just trying to pay off our ridiculous pile of debt.
But why? I shouldn't feel that way but I have been allowing it to bring me down in a negative way lately. NO MORE! I will not let the circumstances of my event ruin my outcome by choosing a negative response! My biggest take away from listening to Tim Kight was your response controls your outcome and you have to be better today than you were yesterday. Something so simple, but these big events sometimes overpower me and force me into feeling helpless.
So by trying to live my best life and putting into practice E+R=O (Event + Response = Outcome) I am going to stop WORRYING and do whatever I can to #bringhomebabyboggs! Therefore I am asking you all for some help!
Justin and I would love to host an online auction to help fund our adoption! I wanted to get a feel for how successful this could be- so if yourself, a business, or a connection you may have would be willing to donate an item or service please let us know! I am not really sure how to go about asking for people for help with this kind of thing so any ideas anyone has would be much appreciated! Please contact us, leave a comment, text, email your ideas! We would be SO GRATEFUL to any help and support we could get!
Once we get an idea of what we have to work with, we will announce where you can go to bid and how long the auction will run.
Each day I realize this journey may take longer than we had originally planned but it will just make it even more special when the day finally comes and we get to grow our family! Justin and I are adopting because we want to, not because we have to. This is not a last resort option or something that is a sad realization to accept. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO ADOPT! So many children are waiting for a family and our hearts could not be more ready to make that happen for a precious little boy or girl!
We are doing this all for you Baby Boggs!!!!
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