How can I...

How can I raise $4000 in a week or two?  How can I be prepared for Jeremiah and all his needs beyond my scope of knowledge at this moment?  How can I prepare Noah for going to Taiwan, for getting a new baby brother, for getting being a big brother to a little guy with such severe special needs?  How do I know how to give both boys all they need and be a good mom to Celeste, wife to bobby, and homemaker?  How do I keep from being discouraged, worried and flat out SCARED about the rest of the money we need NOW and what life it gonna be like?  but most importantly HOW CAN I DO ANYTHING BUT PRAISE??????


Forgive me LORD for getting wrapped up in ME, in my fears, in MY worries, in earthly concerns!  I have asked you to help us bring Jeremiah home!  I KNOW you can and here I sit and worry.  HOW can I do anything but praise?  It does not matter what my earthly eyes see.  I want my LIFE to praise you, I want my journey to Jeremiah to PRAISE YOU!  YOU are GOD, YOU ARE LORD, YOU ARE ALL I AM LIVING FOR!  all of my other questions all have an answer found in YOU!  YOU know the way it will happen that best helps the kingdom!  I have ALL glory and honor and praise to YOU LORD for every single penny that has come towards Jeremiah's adoption!  For Noah being home at all!  For me being ALIVE and functioning!  THANK YOU LORD that I am a life you have changed!  I want to praise you all my days with my entire life Lord!  I pray folks will look at me and see YOU in me!

I so needed to share my heart with all of you and to apologize for complaining and worrying and putting that on anyone during this journey.  We knew when we began this journey that it would take a HUGE MOVE of God for it to happen!  And we are so close!  I pray that our journey will be an example to others that when you step out WITH GOD in Faith and TRUST that HE will move!  YES I have had so many doubts and fears along the way, along this DAY!  BUT maybe even in my doubting and all I can be used to show others that it is ok to be human, to have doubts and fears but dont wallow in it., dont give up, dont stop praying, and by all means DON'T STOP PRAISING!

Crazy Love oh how it changes you :)

This is a response to a post HERE entitled Crazy Love!  If you have not read it please head over and do so :)  Our family is a tithing family though over the years I am sure hubby has not made the tithe for one reason or another.  I know God has grown him in that area over the years!  We attend an amazing Church in a neighboring town that i san interdenominational, multi-cultural, spirit-filled community where Jesus is exalted and the miraculous is expected!Crazy Love to me is such a fitting title for what this amazing lady is sharing because that is how I would describe my love for my Jeremiah!  Our need is $4000 to travel to Taiwan and pick up our son Jeremiah!  Jeremiah has severe Cerebral Palsy and Visual Dysfunction and will be 2 on March 29th!  Just a few days away! The reason I say our love for Jeremiah is crazy love is because we have been told many times in the last year of our journey that we were CRAZY to start out on a journey to this severely needy little guy with NO MONEY.  We began on love and a prayer...almost a year of fundraising later, we are still on love and a prayer!  Thank you for considering helping us go get Jeremiah! If you have any questions please email me at Tamijoysisemore@aol.com.  PLEASE PRAY for God to move the mountains and help us get to Jeremiah and get him home!

Soft Clothes for Orphans and Noah and his coat and SHOES!

So I have been thinking about what can I do to give back to Jeremiah (and Noah's as well) Orphanage when we go to Taiwan.  Last time we took a gift for the Nannies and we will most likely do that again though I am not sure what to take...but I wanted to think of something I could do for the babies that will be left waiting and the orphanage as a whole!  So what I decided is I want to take as many soft clothes as I can.  Onsies, the little pants that go over them, union suits, rompers, short sleeve, long sleeve it does not matter.  Soo, if you would like to bless an orphan or two PLEASE consider sending us a few NEW soft clothing items to add to what we want to take :)  I am not sure our travel date just yet but I know it will be in the next 2 to 8 weeks so please send things quickly.  Contact me at Tamijoysisemore@aol.com if you do not have our address and want to help :)

Now onto some pictures of Noah!  :)  We have had a cold snap here, actually had SNOW on the first day of spring yesterday.  So this morning we had to wear a jacket again after a bit of no jackets.  This afternoon he decided he wanted to go bye bye and thought if he got ready that would persuade me!  LOL  so put his own coat on for the first time :)  LOOK :)

can you tell it is on upside down???

look at the feet!

showing me a receipt :)

And I HAD to show you these shoes!!!  The little ones were THE GOTCHA DAY SHOES Noah wore :)  The ones beside are ones I just found Noah on ebay for a steal!  The boys will have matching shoes on Gotcha Day! :) PRAYING the little ones fit Jeremiah! :) For that matter I might need to try these on Noah :)  He is wearing a 7 now so that is what I got :)

HANG ON TIGHT JEREMIAH !!  IT IS GETTING CLOSER :)  I love you frogie boy :)  Until I get there, catch my kisses in the wind :)

Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day

A post in honor of Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day. According to recent research by the Centers for Disease Control, one in 278 children is affected by cerebral palsy and it’s the most common cause of motor disability in childhood. One of those is our Jeremiah!

BEDS! Big Boy...MAYBE :)

 Noah has basically been co sleeping with us since we brought him home from Taiwan. he as never done well with  being away from me at night.  BUT lately especially nobody is getting any sleep and I am not really sure why but it as me worried about him and I am EXAUSTED!  At nap time he has been sleeping in daddy's recliner or on te loveseat with me in room but not on top of me, so I thought maybe I would try to move him to a bed in our room. his crib has always been in our bedroom though rarely used.  So as I was thinking about this I thought maybe if we made a BIG deal about a big boy bed he would get into the idea.  Sooo, I took the side off the crib.  that has always been the plan when he was big enough and this way if he wakes up he can get out and come to me in my bed if need be.  Soo, we did that on thursday.  As you can see Noah was quite excited about it :)

Everyone in the house had to be drug by Noah to come see his big boy bed!  :)  It was absolutely adorable :)  

So Thursday Night after he fell asleep on me in living room in my recliner I laid him in his bed!

I ad my computer Chair next to it so he would not roll out.  The rail that we have that goes on a regular bed was too big to work.  So Noah slept in his bed for maybe 30 minutes before we hear the screaming.  So I am laying in bed and Bobby and I are telling him, Noah its ok sweetie we are right here.  Well, screaming got worse so we told him to come here and I loved on him and he climbed up and slept with us.  Same exact thing last night.  I am hoping it will get better.  I dont get why he will sleep in living room for 3 hours at nap and I ave to wake im but not at night.  My goal is not necessarily for him to sleep in own bed as much as everyone to actually get sleep.  It may not matter, it may just be Noah.

Be sure and keep and eye on our Auction 4 Jeremiah TWO!  It is going well, and new stuff is being added as folks donate!  I just put up a God's Word for Girls Bible!  It as no bids so far!  If you ave someting you would like to donate please let me know :)  to see the highest bids please click te button on te sidebar tat will take you to te main auction site!

I am tryin to get aold of my friend Amanda to make me a grab tis button for Auction 4 Jeremia TWO! :)

I am going nuts waiting on travel dates so we know te exact date we need to be tere!  Also we ave not ad pics or updates since January 26t pictures!  I sooo ace to see and ear someting new! :)  

Speaking of NEW.  Jeremia will ave a BRAND NEW CRIB to come ome too :)  My friend Brooke was giving me er old Baby crib and it was in te recent recall.  Sooo, se sent back wat you were suppose to and got a voucer to get a new crib and used tat to buy a new crib tat se is still giving to us for Jeremia!  Wat do you tink????

I can't wait till it is ere and put togeter wit all our frogie bedding on it :)  It wont arrive to my friend for about 7 days and se is in Baton Rouge so we ave to wait till se is traveling up ere to get it from er.  But it is gonna be great :)  Looks lik eit will be very sturdy for Jeremia to use for a long time :)

Do you Mary Kay?  Know someone who does?  My friend Kimberly started a fundraiser for Jeremia!  From now till April 1st se will give 30 percent of ALL sales to Jeremia!  So PLEASE if you are anyone you know ever buys Mary Kay buy from er and please tell everybody you know! :)  ere is er site :)

http://www.marykay.com/kwoodard/default.aspx

Jeremiah my sweet sweet Frogie Boy!  Mama, Daddy, GeGe (Noah,0. and Jei Jei (Celeste) all love you sooo much and can't wait for te judge to say come get your boy! :)  hang on tight little man, time is drawing near.  Until ten catch my kisses in te wind!

WOW!!!!!! GUESS WHAT!!!! STILL IN SHOCK!

GUESS WHAT ARRIVED IN TE MAIL TODAY???????

A check for:

$1000!!!!!  An Anonymous Blog reader donated $1000 towards our hotels in Taiwan!!!!  Can you believe it!    

how amazing that God allowed this person to bless us like this!  Bobby took it straight away to the bank so that it can start the clearing process!  I can't imagine how long it would take for a check that size!!!!! :)  Thank You to God and the Anonymous blog reader! :)

I am beside myself still!  :)  Depending on how long  the stay in Taiwan ends up needing to be, this donation just might cover all the hotel costs, or close to it anyway!  

Now, back to fundraising and grant searching and all that.  Trying despretly to  have the flight money when we get dates! :)

Jeremiah,hang on froggie boy!  We are getting close! :)

Auction 4 Jeremiah TWO!

The Auction ended Monday Night April 19th and I have contacted all but 2 winners. 2 emails have flown the coop! IF YOU BID $25 on the Mixing set or $20 on the ceramic burner PLEASE contact me by email Tamijoysisemore@aol.com if you have your emails saved or whartever. I can't figure out why I can't find the emaisl so I know who won!

Here we go again! :)  We are getting soooo close to traveling to get Jeremiah!   We are beginning Auction 4 Jeremiah TWO!  This Auction has a good bit of Pampered Chef items in it and some other things as well that have been donated with more to come! On the PC items,   I am including a picture of the actual items new in package and also a stock photo from the Pampered Chef site as well so you can see what it will be like :)

TO BID please email me Tamijoysisemore@aol.com or leave a comment to what you want to bid and the amount you are offering with an email where I can contact you!  If you bid I will respond and let you know I got the bid and will update highest bids as often as I can :)  Please remember Winners will pay Shipping costs determined at the end of auction based on winner preference and zip code!  Thanks to everyone for lookin and spreading the word!  We have not set an end date just yet, once we get travel dates we will set the date for sure, probably about 2 or 3 weeks, so PLEASE help Spread the Word! :)  If you have items you would like to donate PLEASE let me know!!

Trifle Bowl — Retail Value $39.50 

Great for salads, desserts and centerpieces! Straight glass walls show off your recipes elegantly. A unique, removable stem helps you easily and conveniently transport, refrigerate and store the bowl. Unlike most trifle bowls, ours has a flat bottom that keeps layers from sinking in the center. The generous 15-cup capacity provides extra room to leave decorative borders and toppings untouched when you use the plastic lid. Dishwasher-safe.

Current High bid is $25  ... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.com

Stoneware Set #1~ Retail Value $33.00

Large Round Stone with Handles 

Bake large frozen pizzas, appetizers for a get-together, and gooey chocolate chip cookies. Contoured handles are molded directly onto the baking stone, making it easy to move recipes into and out of the oven and carry them to the table. 15".
About Stoneware:

·   Evenly distributes heat and draws moisture away from 
the surface

·   Retains heat, so your just-out-of-the-oven foods stay hot longer

·   No presoaking needed before use

·   Virtually nonporous, so it doesn't retain oils, odors or flavors

·   Microwave-, freezer-, and conventional and convection
oven-safe

And

The Pampered Chef® Season's Best™ Recipe Collection (Fall/Winter 2009) 
Twenty-four appetizer, main dish and dessert recipes, ready in
30 minutes or less. Main dishes for around $2 per serving! 

Current High bid is $40 ... Bid at Tamijoysisemore@aol.com

Bamboo Appetizer Set retails Value $22.00

Includes:

Bamboo Cracker Tray — $15.00 

Serve crackers, cheese, appetizers and snacks of all kinds. A well carved into the tray's base creates the perfect little nook for fresh, crusty bread and our Bamboo Snack Bowls. 15" x 5" x 3/4". 
and
Bamboo Tongs — $7.00 

Perfect for a buffet table! Hold your plate in one hand and use these tongs with the other to serve sliced deli meats, shredded lettuce, cheese and tasty appetizers. Fold flat for convenient storage. 7".

Bamboo is a grass and is actually the fastest growing plant on the planet. This sustainable and renewable resource naturally replenishes itself by constantly sending up new shoots from its root system, so there's no need for replanting. Plus, bamboo:

·   Resists staining, cracking and warping.

·  Won't scratch stainless and nonstick cookware or serving bowls.

·   Doesn't conduct heat.

·   Doesn't absorb moisture.

·  Is harder and more durable than traditional hardwood.

Be the FIRST to bid ... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.com

Baking Set~Retail Value $19.00

Medium Sheet Pan — $14.50 

Bake, roast and broil meats, vegetables and more! Thin sheet pans pop and flex in a hot oven. Ours combine the durability and strength of steel with the superior heat conduction of aluminum — just like the pans professional bakers choose! Rolled edges and wire rims add extra strength and prevent warping. Higher sides help make removal from the oven easy, and prevent juices
and batters from overflowing. 13" x 9" x 1". Broiler- and
dishwasher-safe.
And

Mini-Serving Spatula — $4.50 
A comfy handle helps you get homemade cookies and rich brownies more easily. 3 1/2" beveled-edge stainless steel blade. Dishwasher-safe.

Current High bid is $10 ... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.com

Mixing Set~ Retail Value $21.50

Classic Batter Bowl — $15.00 
Mix, store, reheat and even bake in this heavy-duty tempered glass bowl. It features standard and metric measures, a convenient spout and handle. 2 qts. Bowl is dishwasher-, freezer-, microwave- and oven-safe to 350°F; lid is dishwasher-safe.



and

Pizza Crust & Roll Mix — $6.50 

Homemade pizza and dinner rolls! Just add mix, yeast, water and oil. Includes two premeasured, 1-lb. mix pouches and yeast packets. Contains: wheat.







Current High bid is $10  ... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.com

Measuring Set~ Retail Value $ 14.00

Mini Measure-All® Cup — $6.00 

Measure liquids and solids up to 1 cup. A unique adjustable plunger design cleanly ejects solid ingredients. Includes standard and metric measures

And

Adjustable Measuring Spoons — $8.00 
Their streamlined modern design is perfectly sized for spice containers. Adjustable sliders create a seal for dry and liquid ingredients, and are removable for easy cleaning. Grooved thumbprints help you move the sliders back and forth for accurate measuring. Set of two: 1/8 tsp.-1 tsp., 1 tsp.-1 tbsp. 
Dishwasher-safe. 







Current High bid is $20 ... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.com

Sweet Treat Set~ Retail Value $21.25

Ice Cream Dipper — $14.75 
One scoop or two? Our heavy-duty dipper uses the heat of your hand to warm the nontoxic defrosting liquid sealed inside the handle to easily scoop hard ice cream.

And

Sweet Caramel Sprinkle — $6.50 

The sincere, smooth flavors of caramel and sugar make this a rich, creamy and delightful accent for any treat. Sprinkle it on grilled fruit or mix it with cream cheese for your morning bagel. 5 oz.Contains: milk, soy, tree nuts, wheat.

Current High bid is $15  ... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.com

Thirst Quencher Set~ Retail Value $20.00

Quick-Stir® Pitcher — $16.50 
Newly designed for hot and cold beverages! Make iced or hot tea or coffee, or mix juice, powdered drinks and baby formula with a few tugs of the plunger. An ergonomic handle gives you added leverage and comfort. The fresh dots pattern coordinates with our Ice Bucket & Shaker Set. 2-qt. capacity. Dishwasher-safe. 

And

12 Quarts of Juice Mix, Winner’s choice of Tang or Chrystal Light!



Current High bid is $15 ... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.com

Chopping Set~ Retail Value $ 31.00

Food Chopper
Our most popular kitchen tool ... and with good reason! Durable, stainless rotating blades uniformly chop veggies, nuts and cooked meats in seconds. Chop onions without a single tear! A flexible cap doubles as a chopping board. Handier than a food processor and much easier to clean. Dishwasher-safe. 

And

The Pampered Chef® Season's Best™ Recipe Collection (Fall/Winter 2009)
Twenty-four appetizer, main dish and dessert recipes, ready in
30 minutes or less. Main dishes for around $2 per serving! 

Current High bid is $20 ... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.com

Stoneware Set #2 ~ Retail Value $35.00

Large Bar Pan — $34.00 
Sheet cakes, bar cookies and jelly rolls bake up beautifully. Roast fresh vegetables, too! 15 1/2" x 10".
About Stoneware:

·   Evenly distributes heat and draws moisture away from 
the surface

·   Retains heat, so your just-out-of-the-oven foods stay hot longer

·   No presoaking needed before use

·   Virtually nonporous, so it doesn't retain oils, odors or flavors

·   Microwave-, freezer-, and conventional and convection
oven-safe

And

The Pampered Chef® Season's Best™ Recipe Collection (Fall/Winter 2009)
Twenty-four appetizer, main dish and dessert recipes, ready in
30 minutes or less. Main dishes for around $2 per serving! 

Current High bid is $28 ... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.com

Premier Design Watch new in box!

Current High bid is $15 ... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.commailto:Tamijoysisemore@aol.com

Next we have TWO $50.00 Gift Certificates from

Knowledge Box Central!  These are each separate items and are to be bid on separate!   Go HERE to see what all they have at Knowledge Box Central!  This was donated by my dear friend CYNDI to her website :)  She lives here in town!  Will be sent to the winner direct from Knowledge Box Central!

 Current High bid on $50 Certificate #1  is $5... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.com ... 

Current High bid  on $50 Certificate #2  is $15  ... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.com

next we have this beautiful package donated by

my friend Tricia! A Thirty-One small bow purse, two 4x6 picture frames, a handmade journal, and a set of 10 envelopes and stationary pages all handmade with real leaves and plants in the paper.

Current High bid is $12 ... Bid atTamijoysisemore@aol.com

Please keep checking back as we are praying for more donations!  Thank you for your time and prayers!


Next  Offered is a set of 2 Brand-New, never-used, Pampered Chef Valtrompia Bread Tubes. These were donated by my friend Barbara!!  One is a star shape, the other a flower shape.  Both tubes are still in sealed plastic inside the original boxes.  These items were retired by Pampered Chef.  As a side note, both of these items are made in Taiwan, where sweet Jeremiah is from!!!  Think of him each time you make some yummy fun-shaped bread!

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