Love Endlessly the Sterling Silver Necklace!

I couldn't be more excited!!!

I'm absolutely bursting with JOY to show you what we've been working on for several months behind the scenes!

If you remember, we were frantically working on fundraising for Esty's adoption...and I got this crazy, nutso idea to PAINT CANVASES to auction off as a fundraiser.
I was scared.
I'd never done that before.
But I stepped forward in fear and trembling and painted. The auction?  
It totally blew me away. We made more money than I could have ever imagined off 20 paintings.
If that didn't shock me, what happened next certainly did. 
One particular painting, Love endlessly, went crazy. As people bid on it, they asked for t shirts of it. Those went into a 3rd printing for Valentine's day last year. Then, at the prompting of a sweet friend, we had blank notecards created to fundraise for Gable.

And THAT has gone amazingly well...being for sale in a local floral shop as well as a bakery taking it and creating AWESOME bundles with her baked creations...all to help bring our Gable home. (And a fabulous local shipping company is donating their services to make shipping these bundles around the country possible too!) WOW!!! We are so stinking blessed. Thank You, sweet Lord.
And now, my dear friend who owns Mountain Girl Silver (we've never met in person, but when a woman has 10 baby name disks...you start to stand out as a customer! ;)) has done something else absolutely astonishing.
I asked her if she would be interested in using the wording "love endlessly" for a pendant that we could fundraise with. Her answer blew me completely away.
Listen to this: she requested vector art of the original painting and asked if she could take it to HER art department and to create a CUSTOM stamp from my design. She paid for this entirely. Otherwise, there would be no possible way to have that handwritten cursive "endlessly" stamped into silver. Then, she pitched an idea back to me...
Let's use these awesome necklaces not only to fundraise for Gable...but let's create a permanent part of Mountain Girl Silver where we use this design to help fundraise for OTHER adoptive families working to bring their children home. (More about this program to come!) *giggle*
I. Was. Speechless.
And then, I cried.
(I think often how MUCH I would have missed out on if I had shied away from that first painting auction!)

So as it stands tonight (launch day!) you can purchase these AWESOME necklaces of love endlessly directly from my blog.  Click here!! After the final page is ready over at MGS, you can purchase directly from there. 
Just a note about her products: they are TOP NOTCH. That's why I went to her. I have loved her work for years and years. All of her pieces are solid sterling silver. Her chains are incredibly strong and she is top quality. So these are individually hand stamped on her "La Vintage" pendant and if you buy BEFORE FRIDAY February 6, 2015 you will receive yours in time for Valentine's Day! :)
So, sweet ones, if you want to help Gable home (and dudes...we are MEDICALLY EXPEDITING HIM HOME SOON) then order yourself or your loved ones a necklace!!! You will be part of something BIG!!!
Love endlessly,
Amy

Love Endlessly Notecards...Bringing Gable Home!

These are busy days as we all prepare for the holidays. It's a challenge to hold our to do lists at bay in order to quiet our hearts to prepare for the season, don't you think? I find my mind filled up (especially as I'm trying to sleep at night!) with ways to earn funds to bring Gable home.
I'm so thrilled to say that our Mercy shirts for Gable were very well received and we sold 80 shirts with 101 former orphans listed on the back of them! So happy! Can't wait to see all those names on the back! GOD IS SO GOOD!
I had a wonderful event at the Burr House...a local open house where I took art and other crafts and sold them for Gable's adoption. I  was able to earn another $700+ for sweet boy's adoption fund! WOO HOOOOOOO!!
I'm so excited to share with you yet another product for you to help earn funds for Gable's adoption.
Remember that Love endlessly painting I made for Esty's adoption auction? Well...we now have it in notecards!

These are excellent quality, printed on heavy card stock and ready for you to write your own personal message to whomever you choose! 

Remember the thrill of getting an actual LETTER in the mail?? You can give this joy to others now...on the Love endlessly cards! And you can feel like a rock star because your purchase helps bring sweet Gable home so we can love on him endlessly!

Packs of notecards and white envelopes are NOW FOR SALE!! You can order these using the "SHOP" tab above or by clicking HERE. Each 8-pack sells for $15. You can also pick up cards at The Weeping Willow florist in Pettisville, if you are local.
These are perfect gifts for teachers, post carriers, hair dressers or any one you need a small gift for!
Thank you so much for supporting sweet Gable!

First Fundraiser for Gable--Mercy Shirts!!!!

Hey EVERYONE!!

I'm bursting at the seams with excitement to roll out our new fundraiser shirts!!

Read more about this design below.

WHY in the world are we doing this AGAIN????

He is why.

{Oh my heart.}

We need to get Gable home so we can properly care for his cancer. (Hepatoblastoma.)

And to love on him silly.

Oh those chubby cheeks!!

This design is something I created over the course of a few days (with some awesome feedback from a few of my peeps!) based on an image I saw in my mind from Hosea 14:3, "In You, O Lord, the orphan finds mercy." The silhouette is specifically God the Father holding our little Gable...safe and sound in His arms of love...but it is to represent the loving care He gives to EACH of our children.

And all of us who have adopted these precious treasures formerly known as "orphans" KNOW what a blessing it is that the Father has mercy on them (and us) and unites us together in heart.

What is going to make this Tshirt/hoodie EXTRA SPECIAL is that it's going to have names of YOUR beloved children on the back! What?? That's right! ALL of our precious kiddos get listed on the back en masse as orphans who've been shown mercy from our gracious God.

This is an example of what our shirt will look like with YOUR children's names on the back!

Yay!!!

The back space is going to be limited, so this will be open for your submissions and T shirt and hoodie orders only for TWO WEEKS. We want to get right on printing and shipping these out to you so you'll have them in plenty of time for Christmas giving! Cut off date for orders will be DECEMBER 7, 2014.

Order using the tab at the top "Mercy Shirts for Gable" or click HERE.

Beautiful Jewelry that Helps Esty Home!

 Check this out!!! A custom piece of jewelry with an awesome message…designed exclusively to bring Esty home!!! 

HOW COOL IS THAT!?!?!?

God called Abram "blessed" in Genesis 12:2…but that was not to be an ending. He was blessed for a purpose. You have been blessed to become a blessing to others. This necklace is created specifically to draw others in…the shape, the design of the

lettering peeking out below beckon you to look further. We are indeed BLESSED…for a purpose. In the same way that this necklace causes someone to wonder, "oh…there is MORE to that necklace," we hope that you will delight in the joy of discovering that your blessings are also for the purpose of becoming a blessing to those around you. The pearl inside represents the sweet treasure that awaits as you pour yourself out for others. 
I love the shape of the two disks…they make a locket of sorts! Each will have the heart on the top even though it is not pictured.

It was so much fun to work together with Stacy, owner of Jubilee's Jewels to create this piece!! I hope so much that you will enjoy it and order several for Christmas gifts for the women in your life! $11 from each necklace will go directly to help pay for the orphanage donation!

Order this necklace by clicking here.

BUT WAIT!!! There's more!

Mother Teresa's continual prayer was that she would never say no to Jesus. As we nurture our children in the way of the Lord (or whatever God has us doing), we often need the reminder to always  say YES to whatever Jesus may ask of us in each moment. We hope this bracelet will help each of us to remember to impart the life of Christ to those around us, especially our precious children entrusted to us.

$11 from the sale of each bracelet will go toward the orphanage donation.

Click here to order this wonderful leather bracelet!

IF you order by November 25th, 2013 (MONDAY!!) you can be sure it will be in your hands in time for Christmas giving! :)

We are so excited to have these amazing tools to help us fundraise…especially as we just got our I-800 approval and are a matter of 6-8 weeks from GOING TO BRING ESTY HOME!!!
YIPPIE!!! (and a wee tiny YIKES!!)