Giveaway time!

Dear0ne is having a giveaway!

Starting next week, each week from then until Christmas, I'll draw a name and the lucky recipient will win a hand-crafted Dear0ne item! How do you enter? Check out Dear0ne's facebook page and click 'like' for one entry.  Want more? 'Follow' Dear0ne's blog for another chance to win! Still not enough? Send a friend over and tell them to mention you sent them- that's one more entry for you and one for them too! Each person as an equal chance to win, but can only win once- we need to be fair!

Looking for an idea of what's up for grabs? Check out dear0ne.etsy.com for possible prizes.

*Note* If you happen to win and want to pass the item on as a gift, ask me about gift wrapping! Since you won, it's on me!

On sharing things of our heart (again)

Confession time.

I cried again. My friend mentioned she and her husband were starting to look into adoption agencies and my eyes welled up. I had to tell her they were happy tears so she'd understand the pain in my heart. I don't know why God has given me a heart for those who need a family. I watch movies and I cry, I see a donation box at Wendy's and I cry, I see ads and I cry, and I hear people tell me they're looking into adoption and I cry. They're not all sad, there are tears of joy when I think of who will become part of our family. But there has to be more to it than tears.

On sharing things of our heart.

Confession time.

I cried in church this week. It was Orphan Sunday. They showed a video with happy children and words about loving, caring for, adopting orphans. Words about the way our Lord loves, cares for, adopts us. I cried. My husband noticed and knew why I was wiping my eyes. My heart was so moved I couldn'd sing during worship. I mean, this time I actually wanted to, and couldn't.