A Baby Sent From the Stars Giveaway!

Dear Friends,

My husband and I met in church almost 16 years ago, when we were 7 years old. We played together as children, and as our families became extremely close, we had the opportunity to get to know each other... and eventually became best friends.

Over the years that friendship turned to love, and at age 18 and 17 we began dating.

When I was 17 I began having some concerns that led to an ultrasound...doctors told my family that I would need surgery to repair a blocked uterus. What they discovered through surgery was that the doctor who read the ultrasound was mistaken; in fact, I was born without a uterus.

I still remember when I awoke in a hospital bed with my dad gently running his fingers through my hair. I knew then that something was wrong. Everyone around me had tears in their eyes and that was when the doctor told me the news. I would never have children. I was only a junior in high school and my dreams of being a mother were shattered.

This August we will have been married 3 years. We have been doing foster care for 6 months for two beautiful babies who call us Mommy and Daddy. Friday April 1st, these children go home to their mom. We have to confess we are heart-broken, and ready to move into another arena.

We have been praying and planning to adopt from the moment we knew a baby would come to us another way...a baby sent from the stars. We are blanketing our state with letters to every adoption attorney, teen pregnancy center, crisis pregnancy center and pastor we can think of, to get the word out that we are looking for a baby to adopt. We have submitted an application to an agency, Journeys of the Heart, and we have been accepted. We are in the process of being approved for a homestudy, and will continue to do foster care in hopes of also pursuing an adoption through the state some day. At the moment we haven't signed on the dotted line with the agency...after much prayer we are keeping avenues open to a private adoption before we fully commit to that very expensive route.

Patti Rice, is hosting this Baby Sent From The Stars Giveaway to raise funds for our adoption...we have a ChipIn set up on my sidebar as well as on Patti's blog www.babynumber10.blogspot.com, and we have some fabulous prizes to give away!!

Details on how to enter are below, and here are the prizes...

Apple iPad 2 MC769LL/A Tablet (16GB, Wifi, Black)

NEWEST MODEL Apple's newest generation of iPads. 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology. 1 GHz dual-core Apple A5 custom-designed processor. Forward facing and rear facing cameras. Apple's iOS 4 and access to Apple's app store.

*since these are still on back order at the Apple store online, it will take several weeks to ship.

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NOOK ebook reader (WiFi + 3G)

Enjoy digital books on the go with this reader that features 2GB of storage space and supports microSD memory cards for expanded storage. The built-in 3G and Wi-Fi wireless networking allows you to download books in seconds.

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Henri Bendel Rare Mimosa body cream African Shea Butter and Sweet Almond Oil to soothe, soften and deeply hydrate.$75

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Stella and Dot

Together Forever necklace Intertwined 14kt gold vermeil and sterling silver circles on a sterling silver chain. $44

**************************************************** Brighton Bright Heart Nightlight Silver pierced and raised detailed design, ivory on/off sensor, 110 voltage, 4 watt bulb included, approximate weight 4 ounces $29

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Rumba Pink Vandam watch Fun, lightweight,VanDam digital watch by Rumba has a band made with silicone rubber and stretches to fit. water resistant to 99 feet. $16

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The lovely and gracious and just-found-out-she's-having-a-BOY Allison Jones is donating:

Cocoa Daisy Central Park scrapbooking kit

Want some spring? Take a walk around the park with our fresh April Kit '"Central Park" full of blooms, birds, butterflies and bright spring hues. Enjoy the latest from Basic Grey, Sassafras, Pebbles Inc., Glitz Designs and Bella Blvd. This kit combines modern, sassy and fresh and promises to bring that touch of spring to drive away the winter blues.$33

There you have it...over a thousand dollars worth of prizes. Random.org will choose the winners Monday, April 25th (last chance to enter Sunday night at midnight), and there a four ways to enter (leave a comment here for each entry):

1. Make a donation to our adoption fund through ChipIn. Any amount is welcome, but PayPal really eats up smaller donations, so we are suggesting ten dollars as a minimum.

2. Post the link to this giveaway on Facebook.

3. Blog about this giveaway.

4. Tweet this giveaway. Patti Rice is on Twitter as @APerfectLily. Please follow her and if you tweet this, send it to her so we know.

Please leave a SEPARATE comment for each entry and PLEASE leave your comments on this post only.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all have been praying for us, and for all the sweet words of encouragement sent our way. We are so blessed to have so many kind friends, and I really would appreciate your continued prayers. If you know anyone who is looking for a loving Christian couple to adopt their baby, please feel free to share our story and our web address.

Love,

Jason & Naomi