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| Thursday, December 15, 2005 |
| first fundraiser |
Well, we've turned in a lot of paperwork and are now waiting. The homestudy is in the works. Hopefully they will call soon to schedule a time to come visit. I say that, but the closer it gets to Christmas, the more I think I hope it happens after the holiday is over. My oldest daughter also has a birthday before then. All of our referalls for the homestudy have been sent out and most of them have been returned.
On the financial side of things, my daughter's small group at church decided to do a fundraiser for us. They have been selling cookies in a jar, chili mixes, cinnamon roll mixes, etc. With the season, these have been going really well. They have also talked about selling Krispy Kreme doughnut discount cards. All of the girls and the ladies helping have been so sweet and generous. It is such a blessing to us. We are really new to our city and church because of a recent move. It is so nice to see the family of God reaching out even to those that they don't know very well.
My second grade twin daughters are studying about Christmas in other lands.
They have to write a paper on how the holiday is celebrated in another country. Of course, they wanted to know about Russia. We went to the library to get information, and our search was seeming fruitless. However, a lady at the card catalog across from us overheard me telling the girls that there was no information. She spoke up and said she had lived in Russia for 6 years. She said they don't celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December. They celebrate in early January, she thought the 7th. It is more religious. They dress in white and go to church all day and night. They don't have Santa Claus. They have Grandfather Frost. She said their big gift giving time is at New Year's, which is not our New Year's either. I thought the info was interesting and definitely will be looking into it more.
Well, that's all for now. Merry Christmas! Hopefully I'll have exciting news next time I write. The boys' birthday is coming up in a few weeks. They will be two. I wish we could be with them on their birthday. |
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Kim,
I am so glad to hear that someone is chipping in to do a fundraiser for you. How exciting. People's generosity can be astounding at times during this journey.
Blessing and Merry Christmas,
Lisa
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Kim,
I am so glad to hear that someone is chipping in to do a fundraiser for you. How exciting. People's generosity can be astounding at times during this journey.
Blessing and Merry Christmas,
Lisa