Mud"love" Contest WINNER

And the WINNER of our Mud"love" band  (plus Psalm 91:4 band!) is

Comment #8, Ms. Jennifer Gail!  Congratulations!

Jennifer is a quilter and GIVEAWAY extraordinaire!  I'd encourage you to stop by her fun and informative blog, Hoodies and Flip Flops.  Leave her a fun Congratulations comment from the Cinco Mariposas family!

Thank you to all that helped us get the word out about our little giveaway and for all of you that participated. 

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On another note, we'd like to share that the Lord has been really showing off lately- especially in the fundraising department!

• We have received a TON of donations for our Psalm 91:4 bands- in fact we're almost out!
• The Lord has provided us now 2 insane anonymous donations!
• He has prompted donations from friends praying for us miles and miles away from SC.
• People have started contacting ME with ideas for more fundraisers!

I know we have said this many times before, but
we genuinely want to thank all of YOU that have been moved to give to our adoption fund. 

Your obedient and generous gifts help us remember that the Lord is at work to bring us the daughter he has specifically chosen to be a part of our family.  Your donations remind us when a warm trails goes cold, when the phone doesn't ring or when obstacles seem overwhelming that our GOD is working all things together for our good (Romans 8:28). 


So thank you- beautiful Cinco Mariposas family.  This journey wouldn't be possible without you.

A thank you GIVEAWAY!

 

What could be more fun than supporting our adoption with a Psalm 91:4 Mudlove band?  Getting one of our Psalm 91:4 bands PLUS winning a FREE “love” Band!

When we ordered our fundraiser bands in March the beautiful people at Mudlove were running a promotion which included a free “love.” band with order. 
The “catch” was that we had to agree to give the band away. 

So now YOU can have a chance to win it!

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To enter for a chance to win:

-Leave a comment on this blog post telling me how excited you would be if you won!

And that’s it! Once you have left a comment, you are officially in the running to win!

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***But wait! Because you guys are such AWESOME supporters, I’m giving you a chance to submit 4 BONUS ENTRIES! They are completely optional but give you a better chance at winning. Here’s how:

1. Donate and receive a Psalm 91:4 band!! Donate $15 anytime today through Sunday (see deadline below) to "order" your band.  Once you do that, come back to this post and leave me a comment saying “I want one!”  You can either donate on the blog, send a check in the mail OR in give it to me in person.  This will serve as your bonus #1 entry!

2. Show me your Band!   Email or text me a photo of yourself wearing your Psalm 91:4 band.  Once you do that, come back to this post and leave me a comment letting me know you sent it! If you have already sent me a picture, that’s great! Just leave me a comment telling me that you have and that will serve as your bonus entry #2!

3. Thank my sweet friend at DesignsbySessa  Our friend Vanessa at Designs bySessa has graciously highlighted our Psalm 91:4 bands on her blog today!  I would love for her blog to be flooded with “thank yous!” from the Cinco Mariposas family!  So please go to her post here and leave her a “thank you for your support" comment.  Once you’ve done that leave me another comment on this post letting me know you’ve done it.  This is your 3^rd bonus entry! 

4. Become a Follower of CincoMariposas blog. Then come back to this post and leave me a comment letting me know you follow! If you already follow, that’s great! Just leave me a comment telling me that you do and that will serve as your bonus entry #4!

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Once the giveaway ends, I will randomly select a WINNER using random.org and their true random number generator.

If your comment is the number that is randomly selected, I will announce you as the winner of the MudLOVE band giveaway and contact you with further details! 

ln fact, if you win, I'll even throw in an ADDITIONAL Psalm 91:4 Band for YOU to giveaway!

Okay, so this makes a total of 5 (five) entries per person. This giveaway will end on Sunday, May 5th at 11:00 pm EST and the winner will be announced on Monday, May 7^th.

Buena Suerte, everyone!

Let the giveaway begin!

Bands, Bands and more Bands!

Hello! I have to say a HUGE THANK YOUto all of you that have donated to our adoption fund to receive a
Psalm 91:4

Mudlove band. 

And to those of you that have spread the word on your blogs, on your facebook pages and by word of mouth we are
ever so grateful!

We still have several bands available and we want to give them away!  If you know of anyone interested in one of our bands please share our blog with them or my email address.

And once you receive your band WE WANT TO SEE THEM.
Send me a picture text or email wearing your band and we will post it here on our blog
- like this!

Again, we can't adequately express what your prayers and financial support mean to us.  Our God is GOOD and His People are beautiful!

Keep those PRAYERS coming!

Sutton love for Ruth

Titi, Uncle Paul and Jolene showing their support!

Thank you to all of you that have donated and received your

Psalm 91:4 bands! 

We hope that these bands remind you that:

The Lord will cover YOU with his feathers.

He will shelter YOU with his wings.  And

HIS faithful promises are YOUR armor and protection!

We also hope that you have many opportunities to share that truth and the HOPE we have with others ask they ask about your band. 

We LOVE to see where our bands end up and would be excited to see your pictures. Send us your picture wearing your band and we'll post it here on our blog.  Who will be the most creative? 

I can't wait to see what you guys come up with! 

And remember- we  have more bands available! 

Go in peace to Love and Serve our Lord.

Puppy love

Waiting on the Lord- in Infertility

The Lord calls families to grow by way of adoption in a variety of voices.  For some it is a mission trip oversees that gives a young woman the deep desire to adopt.  For others the Scriptures come alive and seem to speak the conviction into their heart.  For others, like me, the calling from the Lord seems to come from no where but is so "loud" that it is almost as if it was audible.  And still others the Lord moves through the pain and difficulty of infertility. 

In honor of “National Infertility Awareness Week” I'd like to share the story of a childhood friend with you.  It is a story of the Lord drawing a couple closer to himself and giving them the faith they need along the way. 
 
[Quick side note- the Reinstein's have not adopted- not yet anyways :).  I just want to share their story as it relates to all of us that are a waiting and trusting in the Lord.  Whether we are waiting to become parents, waiting for the Lord to bring us our babies through adoption, waiting on the Lord to provide necessary funds... we wait with the faith of Psalm 37 where we are told to"Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act."]

'I encourage you to get a nice warm cup of coffee as you settle in to read this beautiful story: Double the Reinsteins... Double the Fun:Don't Ignore...My Infertility Journey


For more encouragement and reminders of the Lord's SOVEREIGN will at play I'd also encourage you to read my friend Michelle's blog entitled Infertility and Adoption.  Start there and enjoy the ride!  Without ruining the surprise I'll go ahead and let you know she's currently writing another blog entitled Psalm 113 which begins with the post Witness A Miracle.

I pray your faith grows as you read about the lives of these two women that love the Lord.

Headley Family

Meet the Headley Family!
 

  Diana and I had SO much fun with this sweet family of 5.  The Headley family traveled all the way from Columbia- just for me!  (Well, technically me AND a Danielle that they had lunch with :) ) 
Considering that they had been in the car for over an hour these kiddos did an incredible job smiling for me.  The boys were a hoot and little miss.. well she was a hilariously sassy little thing! 

They have been patiently waiting for over a week to see some of their pictures so I will delay no longer.  Here are some of my favorites from the day.


Brothers!

 

A few "I just turned 1" Portraits

 

 

Big Brother loves

Loved both of these so I decided to share them :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

I absolutely LOVE this shot of a typical "um I don't think so" mommy-of-boys moment



Now here's a sweet one 

And the happy couple that started it all!

Headley's- thank you, for your prayers and support!  I can't wait to see who the Lord brings into your family next!  May God bless you and keep you... always.