Garage Sale MADNESS!

Our garage! This is Steve's place he likes neat, clean and decluttered!

Gianna are faithful helper! She was GREAT! Her parents are from Sierra Leonne. It was such a blessing to meet them! Thank you Gianna!

CLOTHES! CLOTHES! AND MORE CLOTHES!

So far we've made almost $2,000 dollars from the past three garage sales! Thanks to everyone who has donated! That is almost 1 whole plane ticket to Liberia!

I had FuFu and met a Liberian Ambassador!

We went last night to my Liberian friend Rose and James house. She made the traditional FuFu which you should have seen my 5 year old's face when he ate it! His eyes buldged out from his head and his grimace made everyone howl with laughter!

While Liberian music blared in the background and the men congregated by themselves in the garage "bar" and ate peanutes I learned about Liberian culture! They invited other family and friends over and I talked to me about what Liberia is like. We had Liberian Rice Bread, and spicy chicken with sweet potato leaves, and of course, fufu.

One of the men that was there was Amb. Kronyanh Weefur, the Liberian Ambassador to Sierra Leone. He gave me his phone number and told us to call him when we come to Liberia!

Yummy Icecream Fund Raising Event!

1) For those people that watch this blog and our EMC employees, Dreamy Gelato and chocolates is having a fund raiser for our adoption at the EMC Office in Duluth on July 17 from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Feel free to stop by the cafeteria and take a sample of the Gelato and chocolates available. Dreamy Gelato and chocolates will be donating a portion of the proceeds to our adoption. http://www.dreamygelato.com

1) Everyone is invited to Dreamy Gelato and chocolates on Sunday, July 20 to check out the new gelato and chocolates. For directions, please visit http://www.dreamygelato.com/ If you have a chance to go by, please let them know that you are coming in to support the Walsman Family Adoption and a portion of your purchase will go to our adoption.

THANKS SO MUCH Dreamy Gelato and to everyone who is going to treat themselves to some gourmet ice cream on behalf of our adoption!

WE GOT OUR COURT DECREE!!!!!!!

They are ours! Their names are Gidstana Vah Walsman, Serena Vah Walsman and Gideon Vah Walsman.... :) We are so excited!

Now we need their visa's and passports.... We know God's timing is perfect! Please keep us in your prayers...

We are having another garage sale in a couple of weeks, we've got a LOT of stuff! Thank you to everyone who has donated!

Sorry I've not posted sooner!

Things have really been on hold and that is why I've not posted recently. The Liberian government did not process international adoptions prior to the 14 year civil war. So adoptions have only been being processed since 2004. The government needs to have some time to get some new laws and/or regulations in place concerning international adoptions. We are hoping to have some news this week as to whether or not they are ready to move forward with our adoption!

We eagerly await the arrival of our beautiful children! We know God's timing will be perfect...not a minute too soon or too late!

As for now, I am busy trying to start a BAKING business to raise money for the travel expenses to pick up Serena, Gidstina and Gideon! God has blessed us with a dear friend who has volunteered to do all of our deliveries to the Alpharetta/Duluth area (about 30 minutes away from my home). I'm blown away by her generosity and know that it is totally a "God thing"! She is also pretty much my sales person, as I STINK at selling things! I'm excited to see what God does...

We will also be preparing to have a garage sale in two weeks. Thank you to my friend Kelli Clark who donated a lot of goodies for our garage sale, one of which I posted on eBay. It is a Southern living plaque that is absolutely gorgeous and it is evidently very desirable because you can't get it anymore. It is already at 22.00 dollars and has one day left for bidding. Thank you Kelli!

Thank you to everyone who continues to check this website for updates and for your prayers. We appreciate each of you!

Update!

Our paperwork is typed and ready to be signed by the judge in Liberia! Hopefully this week Serena, Gidstina and Gideon will become officially ours in Liberia! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The first picture is Gidstina and the second picture is Serena!

We got new pictures!!!!

The first picture is Gideon, the second picture Serena is the girl in the solid purple dress smiling real big, and Gidstina is also in that picture in a purple floral dress smiling real big, and the last picture is little Gideon again!