Fall Into Family

Fall Into Family With Our

November National Adoption Month Basket

The temperatures are beginning to drop and the leaves are starting to fall, so what better time to get together with those you love as you "Fall Into Family" with our November Basket. You can have the perfect Family Night, or a fun night with your friends, with some of the great essentials in this basket. As you enjoy these products, we hope you think about and pray for all of the families across the world that are adopting children. Below is a list of everything included in the "Fall Into Family" Basket. Our goal for this basket is $500.00.

$25 Gift Card To Be Used At Chilis/Maggiano's/Macaroni Grill/On The Border

$25 Gift Card To Fandango to purchase Movie Tickets

Zookeeper DVD

Phase 10 Twist Board Game

Scene It? Disney Board Game

Chick-Fil-A Calendar With $30 Worth Of Coupons

Chick-Fil-A Memorabilia (Reusable bag, lunch bag, 2 Chick-Fil-A stuffed animals, beach ball, mini football, 2 Chick-Fil-A thermal mugs, Chick-Fil-A Pez Dispenser, and 2 Chick-fil-a Pens)

Box Of Popcorn

Box Of Jolly Rancher Sours

Box of Jolly Rancher Gummies

If you don't have a need for every item in the basket, think about who you could give it to as a Christmas or Birthday gift. For just a $5 minimum donation, you could receive all of this and take care of some of your shopping list. Don't miss out on your chance to win!!!

For every $5 donated until Nov. 15th, we'll enter your name into the give-a-way for our "Fall Into Family" Basket. (So, for $20 you will receive 4 entries and so forth.) Give the post a shot out on Facebook or Twitter (pastorkellyb) and we'll enter you in again. On Nov. 16, we will do a random selection and someone will be taking home this great Family Night Basket.

HOW YOU CAN DONATE...
You can make your donation by clicking "GIVE" on the GiveForward box on the right side of this page. You will be directed to our personal donation site where you can enter your donation amount. Remember, for every $5 donated, you will receive an entry into the give-a-way.

NOTE: When you give your donation with GiveForward, please be sure to provide your name. If you choose, you can select the box that reads,"I would like to hide the amount given." Also, at the bottom of the donation page, please make sure you check the box that reads, "I would like to share my contact information with the beneficiary." This will ensure that we receive the necessary information to enter your name in the give-a-way! If you would like your donation to be made in private, please feel free to mail us your donation.

You may also mail a check with your donation to our home address. Once we have received your check, we will make the appropriate number of entries into the give-a-way. Please email us at ltbullard@yahoo.com for our mailing address.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GIVE-A-WAY!

After you donate, post something about this on Facebook and we'll add your name again to the list. Just be sure to friend one of us (Kelly or Lindsey Bullard) in your status on Facebook. Just to remind you that this will be up on the blog until Nov. 15th. On Nov. 16th we will do a video of the give-a-way and deliver or ship the basket to you.

If you desire your name to be put on the list for the drawing without donating, just email ltbullard@yahoo.com. Note: GiveForward donations are not tax deductible. If you would like to send a check just email me.

Mailing in our last set of paperwork

I can't believe we have FINALLY finished the last set of paperwork necessary for our adoption process. We have filled out about 20 pages of personal information, education, papers to sign, financial statements, etc. We also had to individually fill out approximately 100 personal questions about our life and our points of view. We have had to get physicals done, copies of birth certificates, our marriage certificate, background checks, and so much more. We do this with joy and happiness in our hearts because we know with every step we take and every question we answer we are getting closer and closer to our child that we long to meet and finally bring home.

On Friday, October 20th, we had our 1st informational meeting with Bethany Christian Services in Charlotte, NC from 9 AM to 4 PM. What a special day it was filled with laughter and tears. We felt that for the first time this was really happening as we finally got to see the face of Bethany and meet our Social Worker. We were able to hear powerful testimonies from adoptive parents as well as a birthmother. God touched our heart in so many ways and opened our eyes in new ways. The picture below was taken right after we got done with our informational meeting. This picture cannot even begin to express the joy we felt at that moment knowing that we ARE going to be parents one day.

What is next for our adoption process?!?!

Well, once our Social Worker receives all of our paperwork, she will contact us to schedule our 1st out of 3 meetings. Two of the meetings will be at her home and then the last meeting will be at our home. This will be a time for her to get to know us better and go over everything discussed in our paperwork as well as prepare us for the last few steps of our adoption process. While these 3 meetings are going on, we will work on putting together a photobook created for the perspective birthmother as well as create a web profile for Bethany's site. Once all of this is complete, we will wait for our Social Worker to finalize her recommendation for us for adoption and then we will wait until a birthmother selects us for the adoption.

There are still a few more steps to go until we are officially ready to start waiting for our official referral but we know that in God's timing everything will happen and we will be blessed with our little one. Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers! We love you all!

Update on all of our fundraisers

Thank you to everyone who have taken part in our most recent fundraising events! We have been overwhelmed by everyone's generosity as well as love, support, and prayers. Keep checking in with our blog because we will be announcing our next fundraising event soon. So here is an update on all of our fundraising events so far....

Auto Paint Giveaway:

Kelly's dad's employer donated a $250 gift certificate for paint products at their store. People could purchase a ticket and the winner had the choice oftaking the $250 gift certificate or getting $200 in cash. Kelly and I met up with Kelly's parents to do the drawingand then we called the winner. Congratulations to Rob Woodcox of Red Springs!Mr. Woodcox decide to take the $250 gift certificate for auto paint supplies. We were able to raiseover $800 with this fundraiser.

Thanks to our lovely assistant, Shawna Cox, that was willing to draw the name for us so we could not be accused of rigging the drawing. :)

Yard Sale:

On Saturday, October 15th, Kelly and I held a yard sale to raise money for ouradoption. We arrived at 5:30 AM to set up, started the yard sale at 7 AM, and ended the yard sale at 11 AM. We were blown away by success of ouryard sale. We raised$910 towards our adoption. Here are a few pictures from the yard sale:

Thank you to everyone that donated items!

Some of our wonderful volunteers! Thank you to Connie Britt, LeAnna McKeithan, Helen Snipes, Staci Jackson, Susan Bullard, and Archie Bullard for your help!

We were blown away by the success of the yard sale! God is so good and continues to meet our needs for our adoption!

TV Giveaway:

As many of you saw, we did the drawing for the 32" Vizio LCD TV on Tuesday, October 19th and Darrel Davis of Garner, NC was the winner. Congratulations Darrel! Kelly delivered the TV to Darrel this past Sunday. We hope you enjoy the new TV! We were able to raise over $900 through our TV giveaway.

Chic-fil-a Calendars:

Many of you have purchased a Chick-fil-a calendar and we still have plenty left for purchase in case any of you are still interested. We have sold approximately 50 calendars so far and raise approximately $200 from this event.

And the winner is....

Lindsey and I would like to express our appreciation for your support and donations to our TV giveaway. We had 224 entries into the giveaway. Thank you for each of your donations. We are overwhelmed by your support.

We are pleased to announce that the recipient of this new 32" VIZIO LCD HDTV is DARREL DAVIS of Garner, NC. Congratulations Darrel! Thank you for your support and for encouraging others to support our adoption as well.

We hope you all will continue this journey with us. Please keep checking our blog for more adoption updates and special fundraisers. Don't forget that we still have 2012 Chick-fil-A Calendars available for $8 each. These calendars contain over $30 in free coupons! Also, in just a week or so we will be posting our next giveaway. So, visit our blog real soon!

Only 12 hours left...

There is only 12 hours left to get in on the 32" VIZIO LCD TV giveaway! The TV is sitting in our house ready for the lucky new owner to be announced tomorrow. All entries must be in by midnight tonight. We will arrange delivery to your house, if you do not live within a few hours of us or we will personally deliver it to you. Don't miss out on this great giveaway!

Just a reminder...

For every $5 donated until midnght tonight , we'll enter your name into the give-a-way for this 32" VIZIO LCD HDTV. (So, for $20 you will receive 4 entries and so forth.) Give the post a shot out on Facebook or Twitter (pastorkellyb) and we'll enter you in again. On Oct. 18, well do a random selection and someone will be watching the games on this brand new TV!!!!

HOW YOU CAN DONATE...You can make your donation by clicking "GIVE" on the GiveForward box on the right side of this page. You will be directed to our personal donation site where you can enter your donation amount. Remember, for every $5 donated, you will receive an entry into the give-a-way. NOTE: When you give your donation with GiveForward, please be sure to provide your name. If you choose, you can select the box that reads,"I would like to hide the amount given." Also, at the bottom of the donation page, please make sure you check the box that reads, "I would like to share my contact information with the beneficiary." This will ensure that we receive the necessary information to enter your name in the give-a-way!

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GIVE-A-WAY!!

After you donate, post something about this on Facebook and we'll add your name again to the list. Just be sure to friend one of us (Kelly or Lindsey Bullard) in your status on Facebook. Just to remind you that this will be up on the blog until Oct. 17th. On Oct. 18th we will do a video of the give-a-way and deliver or ship the TV to you.

If you desire your name to be put on the list for the drawing without donating, just email ltbullard@yahoo.com. Note: GiveForward donations are not tax deductible. If you would like to send a check just email me.Thank you to a special friend, who wishes to remain anonymous, for their donation of this VIZIO TV. We appreciate your generous gift and support as we go through this adoption.

1 Week Left...

Only 1 week left to be entered for a chance to win a 32" VIZIO LCD HDTV!!!!

Who wished that they had a brand new TV to watch the games on this weekend? Christmas is coming up...who would like a chance to win this TV to give as a Christmas gift to someone or to keep for yourself as a Christmas gift? March Madness is just around the corner and this TV would be perfect for watching the games! The TV is sitting in our house just waiting on the special winner to be chosen. We will arrange delivery to your house if you do not live within a few hours of us or we will personally deliver it to you. Don't miss out on this opportunity and chance to win!

We are so grateful for the generous donations that many of you have placed online through our website, sent us via mail, or gave us in person. We feel so blessed to be surrounded by such an amazing family and friends during this special time in our lives. Thank you for your generosity!!!

Below is a reminder of the details for donations and the drawing:


For every $5 donated until Oct. 17, we'll enter your name into the give-a-way for this 32" VIZIO LCD HDTV. (So, for $20 you will receive 4 entries and so forth.) Give the post a shot out on Facebook or Twitter (pastorkellyb) and we'll enter you in again. On Oct. 18, well do a random selection and someone will be watching the games on this brand new TV!!!!!

HOW YOU CAN DONATE...
You can make your donation by clicking "GIVE" on the GiveForward box on the right side of this page. You will be directed to our personal donation site where you can enter your donation amount. Remember, for every $5 donated, you will receive an entry into the give-a-way.

NOTE: When you give your donation with GiveForward, please be sure to provide your name. If you choose, you can select the box that reads,"I would like to hide the amount given." Also, at the bottom of the donation page, please make sure you check the box that reads, "I would like to share my contact information with the beneficiary." This will ensure that we receive the necessary information to enter your name in the give-a-way! If you would like your donation to be made in private, please feel free to mail us your donation.

You may also mail a check with your donation to our home address. Once we have received your check, we will make the appropriate number of entries into the give-a-way. Please email us at ltbullard@yahoo.com for our mailing address.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GIVE-A-WAY!

After you donate, post something about this on Facebook and we'll add your name again to the list. Just be sure to friend one of us (Kelly or Lindsey Bullard) in your status on Facebook. Just to remind you that this will be up on the blog until Oct. 17th. On Oct. 18th we will do a video of the give-a-way and deliver or ship the TV to you.

If you desire your name to be put on the list for the drawing without donating, just email ltbullard@yahoo.com. Note: GiveForward donations are not tax deductible. If you would like to send a check just email me.

Thank you to a special friend, who wishes to remain anonymous, for their donation of this VIZIO TV. We appreciate your generous gift and support as we go through this adoption.