A Brother's Prayer.....

Tonight was like any other night, we got on our "cozzies" (pajamas), brushed teeth with Spiderman tooth brush and crawled into bed with Grover.







I said a goodnight prayer over Noah, and sang our special song. We have done this sense he was a baby. I love this time with him. Especially now that he is older and he participates with me. It gives me such insight into his world. His little mind, what he thinks about....his faith. After I prayed I asked him if he would like to say a prayer. "Yes." He said with a big smile. "Dear Jesus "We bless the adoption yard sale. We bless that you bring Selah home. We bless and have you open that box for her in Jesus name Amen."


Tonight...I knew what his little precious heart was thinking of . I gave him a big kiss and said "You are such a good boy!" He said "Yeah but Selah is a crying baby right now ." I said "Why?" He said "Because she does not have a Mommy and Daddy. But don't worry, you can be her Mommy and Daddy her Daddy. I can be her big brother and Madelynn her big sister." I wrapped my arms around that little guy and kissed him up some more!! Holding back tears I said "Selah will be blessed to have you as a brother Noah. I love you!" Noah has talked about Selah before but there was something different about this moment and in this brother's prayer. It was no longer a subject to him, it was reality. Somewhere along the line his child like faith embraced in his heart his soon to be sister and in this moment he was announcing it!



Then I paused and thought about his prayer.... "Noah, what box were you talking about in your prayer for Selah? He said "The one in the garage that was given for our yard sale. We can open it for a surprise for Selah."



This is the box he was talking about.








It was donated to our yard sale by a good friend along with a bunch of other stuff her daughter had out grown.Something about this "box" made him think of her. I find it interesting sense it has pandas on it. When I opened it I found some old shoes, when I removed the shoes I found two little baby dolls :)



Just like Noah said " a surprise " indeed! Needles to say I will be buying this "box" and "baby dolls" off myself and it wont be making it into the sale.


I love how God uses our little ones to see things we would completely miss with out them. They may be "little" but they have great FAITH! Their love is pure and there are so many lessons to be learned from them. We just have to take the time to come off our high horse and meet them at their level. It's a beautiful view ...

"The Beauty" a Puzzle fundraiser for Selah! How only $10 can help!

What a perfect name! "The Beauty" .....this is the name of this indeed beautiful 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle we have chosen for our next adoption fundraiser! There is a whole back story of how I came across this particular puzzle, but I will save that for another time. ;) I will say this, I have NO DOUBT that God lead me to this little "Beauty" of a puzzle! It is really special to me. Given the circumstances I also see how prophetic it's name "The Beauty" is. This is the verse that came to mind and came to life before my eyes:

Isaiah 61:3
..and provide for those who grieve in Zion--to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.

AMEN!!!

There is pain,ashes, mourning for the orphan. but OH...a day is coming..there WILL BE BEAUTY!!!

So with out further adieu.... We are inviting you to “sponsor” a piece (or more if you choose) of this puzzle for $10 and take part in bringing our Selah Joy home. With each piece sponsored we will write your name on the back and put that piece of the puzzle in place. A permanent reminder of the part you played in our daughter's life. I will post updated pictures as the puzzle grows so that everyone can track the progress of our puzzle and our adoption journey. Once the puzzle is complete we will frame it in double sided glass, and hang it in our home.We are EXCITED just thinking about one day being able to physically show Selah how much she has always been loved! Not only by us but by all of you who will be apart of her journey home.

If you would like to join us in our puzzle fundraiser, you can make your $10 donation by clicking on the paypal link in the upper right hand corner of my blog. Or you can send me and e-mail if you would like our mailing address. nathan_coriell@yahoo.com
Please be sure to indicate what name (or names if sponsoring more than one) you would like to have written on your sponsored piece.
Also, it would be amazing and so helpful if you could spread the word to your friends and family! As always feel free to spread the word through Facebook ,twitter, e-mail or on your own blog! I know 1000 pieces seem like a lot but if everyone could tell a few people we can surly join up together and complete this puzzle!


Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. --James 1:27

I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. --John 14:18

ACBabycouture...wipe cases and more!

ACBabycouture for those that do not know, this is the name of boutique items that I make. It all started with baby wipe cases and tubs but now include nightlights,nursery letters, room decorations and hair pretties!

You can check out my blog here for more wipe case styles:

http://www.acbabycouture.blogspot.com

All profits from my sales will be going to Selah's adoption fund! So if your looking to buy a great baby shower gift or to pick up something fun for your self or your little one look no further!

Wipe Tubs $25.00

Wipe cases $15.00 or

buy Tub/Case combo for $35.00

Hair pretties $2.00 each

or 2 for $3.00

Message me for pricing on custom room decorations @    nathan_coriell@yahoo.com

Update and Sneak Peak.....

UPDATE: We will be postponing our adoption fundraiser Yard Sale. Instead of being a one day sale it will now be a 2 day sale and be held on OCTOBER 15th & 16th 2010. With an extra day of selling and this giving us a little more time to spread the word we are hoping to make this fundraiser a great success! Please continue to join with us in letting others know!

Along with all of our Yard Sale goods, I will be setting out some of my ACBabycouture creations! Here is a sneak peak of one of my new wipe case designs:




If you are not familiar with my ACBabycouture creations check for my next blog post! More info to come :)

Orphan Sunday...November 7th 2010

Hope is Fading – Orphan Sunday from Allan Rosenow on Vimeo.

This years Orphan Sunday is November 7th 2010! What is Orphan Sunday? Taken from http://orphansunday.org/about

"Orphan Sunday is an opporunity for believers all across America to speak for those unspoken for; those the world has forgotten. There are millions of orphans in the world. It is clear in Scripture that Jesus loved and cared for these children - how can we do any less?

Vicki Mullins, Director of Orphan Ministry, East-West Ministries International


“We believe God is moving in the hearts of His church around the country in big ways, waking up His people to the joy and call to care for the fatherless. Orphan Sunday is the perfect opportunity for local churches to join in this movement. We are encouraging everyone to take part if possible.”

Dwain Gullian, President, ABBA Fund

Let's all help keep hope alive and defend the fatherless (Isaiah1:17 ) :) Check out and see if there is an Orphan Sunday event near you, if not...maybe you can be the one to start one!