Sharing Our Story, Growing Our Family
I’m Committed To Doing Brave Stuff
September 19, 2014
Best Race for the Cure…EVER!
October 3, 2014
Thank You
The response we have gotten to our “Fertility and Heartbreak” post has been amazing. We were nervous about sharing such a heartbreak in our lives with the world, but wow, does God continue teaching us so much through vulnerability! I plan to write a post soon describing what it has been like for people to be so kind to us through this tough season.
How We Will Grow Our Family
However God continues to lead us in growing our family, whether it be IVF, egg donation, or adoption, we have come to realize all these options take money. Over the past 3 years, we have been blessed financially tremendously, through your gifts.
With my cancer treatments, transportation back and forth to MD Anderson in Houston, medical tests, and monitoring, we could not have done this without your help. We had t-shirts sold that led to paying much of what my insurance didn’t cover.
We also had a fundraiser at a local salon, Salon 7, where so many of you bid on auction items and donated.
And then, there were others who chose to bless us financially. Again, it’s scary to think about how we would have made it without you all.
So, here we are again faced with decisions and trusting that God will come through on the finances. As we have thought and prayed about ideas of how to grow our family, we couldn’t imagine asking you guys to once again help us financially.
It literally made us sick to think about. We just kept thinking and praying, asking God to show us a way that we knew that was from him.
Well, God answered! I clearly heard him tell us when I was getting ready one morning- you can raise money by sharing your story.
I thought, “What?!?” I didn’t know what that meant. As I discussed it with Josh, we were both in agreement and felt God leading us to this.
Sharing Our Story
We are branching out in faith and will begin reaching out to churches, cancer organizations, men’s and women’s groups-anyone with ears to hear to share our story!
In short, we plan on “raising” money through speaking fees and love offerings given where we are invited to speak.
We have believed and will continue to believe that we will overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony. We believe that we can even overcome the hurdle of finances in our journey with sharing our testimony.
Please pray for us and join your faith with ours that this is the avenue to take in regards to growing our family.
We love you all and are looking forward to sharing God’s story of hope and healing to anyone who will listen!
P.S. DON’T FORGET ABOUT RACE FOR THE CURE!!! The race starts at 8:30, Saturday in Monroe, La at Forsythe Park! We will have an “Aly’s Fight” tent with goodies and handouts sharing how people can help us grow our family! We are taking a group picture at 9:45, so come and join us. Can’t wait!!!
Love,
Aly
6 Comments
Aly,
I’m just so proud of you and Josh. You continue to be such an inspiration and blessing to so many through this blog and sharing your story. I know you set the example for me to follow through this process. I know God has such a great plan for you two, and I just feel in my heart that He has your children in his palm, knowing that in HIS time, all will be revealed. I pray for you often! Hope to see you tomorrow!
Ashley
Aw, thank you so much Ashley! I hope I see you tomorrow too. Thank you for your kind words. We truly believe and have peace that God will give us children in His perfect timing. Love to hear others believing the same for us!
We will continue to hold you and Josh up in prayer, believing for the perfect will of the Father in your lives. I believe before it is all said and done that a wonderful HELP book is in the making. Your story needs to reach so many people that need help in looking to God as their source. I believe that this adventure is just another chapter in that book. God Bless You Both , you are such an inspiration !!
Ms. Gayle, YES! We know that out of our greatest hurt comes our greatest ministry…we know that this will just be another part of our story. And we are in the works of writing a book right now that will hopefully just that- bring hope to others. Thank you for your encouragement…you are such a great encourager to everyone!
Aly and Josh, As you two continue to amaze us we feel as we are your “children’ being taught what maturity in Christ really is…Love you both and very proud of the two of you….
Thanks Uncle Jake:) We pray that we are maturing! We just want to be willing vessels for God to use. Thank you for loving us and being proud. Love you!