Week Two Update

Loving Choice Fees as of 8/18

There are no words to express the deep gratitude that our family feels after the out-pouring of love that was shown tonight. We wish that we could have sat with each and everyone of you to tell you how God is providing for our adoption journey. It honestly was a blur. Please accept my most sincere thanks for honoring us with your presence, your encouragement, and your generosity. Chick-fil-a told us that this was a "very good" Spirit Night. Saturday nights are usually really slow and it was the first night running the store for the 19 year-old manager. :) She was amazed at how slammed they were. Most spirit nights have 6-12 flyers all night but tonight the tellers said that most of the people ordering had flyers and the restaurant did very well. We will know the official number until Monday or Tuesday but we anticipate it doing exceedingly more than we expected. Thus fare we have raised an incredible $13,177 over the past two weeks! (Remember this doesn't even include the Chick-fil-a receipt money) I am amazed at the love that our community of friends and family have shown for us. Most of all I am grateful to God for bringing so many wonderful people along for the journey. His tender compassion and bountiful care is a balm to my soul. Thank you all so much. We are very nearly to our goal of $16k. To God alone be the glory!

 

Offical Partyka Adoption T-Shirt

Who's awesome? This T-Shirt!

What's the hottest rage in New York? What's on all the runways in Paris? The brand new Partyka Adoption T-Shirt! Custom made silk screen by world renowned designer Lisa Underwood Moore these shirts are durable, schnazzy, and the message is inspired. Quoting from Romans 8:15 this shirt will be a great talking point with all your friends. The best part is that 100% of the purchase price goes to the Partyka adoption. So not only will you look AMAZING but you will feel better about yourself!

The shirts are $20 and we have S - M - L - XL and we will ship anywhere in the United States for $5.

Be one of the first 100 orders and will double your order for an extra $20. Don't delay! Buy today!

Here's how to order...

1) Click on the "Donate" button on upper right hand corner of the blog (In the "special instructions to recipient" put in the sizes you want and the address you would like it shipped to).

2) You can pay in person at the Chick-fil-a fund raiser on August 18th or any time you happen upon Chris or Denise.

3) Send a check payable to Denise Partyka c/o Sovereign Grace Baptist Church, P.O. Box 351342 Jacksonville, FL 32235. Please indicate your shipping address and desired size.

Lastly and most important, whenever someone asks you about your t-shirt tell them about the Partyka adoption and the good news of gospel of Jesus Christ from Romans 8:15.

Julie Paisley Photography Raffle

Julie Paisley Photography

We are THRILLED to announce a very exciting fund raiser. Starting NOW, you can enter an on-line raffle to win a FREE photo session with Julie Paisley of Julie Paisley Photography!

Julie is an extraordinary woman who does phenomenal work. Your session (which would need to be scheduled for 2013) includes the session fee and a CD of your images. This is valued at $750! She is only doing a limited amount of sessions next year so this really is a great opportunity for anyone looking to have some family pictures done. Entries for this session are $10 each.

Are you a budding photographer? You can also enter to win either a wedding posing guide (worth $75) or a set of custom by Julie photoshop presets (worth $50). You can preview both on her website. Entries for either of these will be $5 each.

Here's how to enter: Click on the "donate" button on the right-hand side of this blog. Then, donate $10 for each entry you would like to win the session, or $5 for each entry to win either the posing guide or the presets. You can enter as many times as you would like, and all entries MUST be in by 11:59 EST on August 24th. It is also IMPERATIVE that when you make the donation, that you add a note in "special instructions to recipient" that states which drawing you are entering, and how many times, as well as your name.

Example: If you wanted to enter twice to win the photo session, you would donate $20 via paypal with a note that says "Two entries for the photo session, Jane Doe". If you wanted to enter once for each raffle, you would donate $20 with a note that says "One entry for photo session, one entry for presets and one entry for posing guide, Jane Doe."

Even if you don't enter, check out her work and show her some love! Thank you all for your love and support.

-Denise