A few favorite stories from the weekend…

• Our friend had to run up to Lucky’s (local gas station) the morning of the yard sale and happened to have two of the Virginia Tech bows clipped to her shirt. While at Lucky’s, a random stranger stopped her and asked where she found the bows. Our friend told her the short version of our story, gave the lady the bows right off of her shirt, and Stranger Hokie Fan handed her a $50 for our adoption.
• I was so very humbled to watch so many family and friends rally behind us and our adoption. Words cannot convey how grateful I am for the days and days of preparation and hard work that were put into making our yard sale a success. As thankful as I am for each and every adult who helped this weekend, a major highlight of the weekend was watching some of the teenagers sacrifice their weekends (and their possessions and potentially their “cool factor” at school, as you will see in the pictures) to help out. Emma, Gregory, Courtney, Hayley, James… you guys blew me away.
• While at my home church yesterday, my mom started talking to a friend about the yard sale. Another lady who was nearby approached my mom to say that she had heard about our yard sale and was hoping she could have made it out to talk to me about adoption. Well, I was quickly introduced to her and she proceeded to tell me that she was adopted out of a German orphanage during WWII. She was so encouraging and loving… truly a God-ordained encounter.

Matt and Caleb… two of our good friends who drove up (with their amazing wives, Kim and Morgan) from Virginia Beach to help.
The grandfathers
James took it upon himself to purchase this costume and stand on Robious Road to advertise our yard sale. Gregory played along as well. They are high school guys. ‘Nuff said.