White Family Tuesday!! (this title will change when I can finally post her name! hehe)

For today's post, Sarah wrote a "Thank you" note from her heart and asked if I would post it...

Dear Mel, and Dear Everyone Else,

I really want to express my gratitude and just tell you how thankful we are to each and every one of you who has helped support us as we gather our initial adoption costs.

I’m floored as I watch every dollar roll in. I don’t know you, you don’t know me or my family, and yet, you’ve come forward and given in faith that we will put your money to good use. I click on different blogs and am taken aback when I see links to Mel’s fundraiser for our family. Really… so many people willing to support us as we try and move forward… I’m humbled and inspired.

I love giving to others; it’s really FUN, in my opinion, to support others’ adoption missions. It makes me feel like I’m a part of something special, like somehow I’m connected to that child coming home. And I read over and over, “I hate fundraising, I hate having to ask for money.” Honestly, I never understood it. Since I love to support adoption journeys however I can, since I get some personal pleasure from it, I couldn’t understand why they felt so bad asking for my help.

Now, I get it. Being on the receiving end is much different than being the one giving. It’s a strange place to be; hoping that others will believe in you, believe in your goal, and be willing to push you forward, because without their help, you won’t make it. For us, personally, we are making cuts wherever possible, selling off whatever we can, scrimping and saving, so that we can get our adoption going. And yet, I know we are still totally dependent on blessings from others, many complete strangers, in order to finish what we have just begun. We’ve put our faith in God to get us through this journey, and we realize that He provides through His children; so, ultimately, we know that our reliance is on hard-working individuals. Individuals with families, individuals who work hard to earn every dollar, who need to pay bills and put food on their tables. It is incredibly humbling when these people turn to us and say, “I’ll take from my family to give to yours.” I tear up; I drop to my knees in complete surrender, because it is truly such a God thing to see people step forward.

So, again, I can’t express it enough, but THANK YOU, from the bottom of our hearts.  Thank you for your faith and belief in our journey, and thank you for your financial gift that we know you have worked so hard to earn.

In Love,

Sarah and the White Family