Raffle

We have found it hard throughout our adoption journey to allow people to have fundraisers for us, so we have sold our adoption crosses that we created and made ourselves.  They have truly helped us finance our adoption. Unfortunately after losing thousands of dollars in our failed adoptions, I am trying to find ways to help us "replace" some of that money. Of course, this is not slowing us down in the process, but  I have decided that I want to do more to help take the financial burden off of Brooks. Since I am a stay at home mom, my only income is through our adoption crosses and my art. I am going to raffle one of my smaller cross paintings. The winner will choose color. I can also do yellow and gray. These crosses are 7.5x10.5 inches.  The raffle tickets are $5 each or 2 for $8. You may pay through paypal, or send me a check. The paypal button is below.  I will draw on December 30th! Thank you all again for all of your support!

Price

1 ticket $5.00 USD 2 tickets $8.00 USD 3 tickets $12.00 USD

Adoption. Domestic Adoption.  The journey we chose. We know this is the right journey for us. We knew going in there would be many ups and downs. We didn't know that these ups and downs would take us quite so far up or way so down low. We didn't realize it would happen over and over and over, but it has. The excitement definitely outweighs the disappointment, but that is coming from someone who has had so many disappointments we have lost count. We are a family of three just waiting to become a family of 4 or 5. We have an amazingly smart, energetic, miracle little boy.  He's almost 4 and is ready to have a baby brother or sister in our house. But it's not our time. I will hopefully be able to tell our story in order from the beginning, but today I have feelings that I need to share. The past 6 months have been the most emotional on this journey of over 3 years. We have been hurt. It's not a hurt I can even describe. It feels like losing a full term baby. These birthmothers have been part of our lives for months. When they choose to parent at the end, our hearts are broken after losing a baby we have fallen in love with. The due date of Shelly who was carrying what we thought was our baby girl was August 20st. We had found out a few weeks prior that she was going to parent. To say the least, there was a lot more drama to it than that, but that is all I can share right now. Like I said, one day I will share all...We just wanted to make it through the day and start  new on August 21st. Another first day in the journey to "our" baby.  My phone rang mid day on the 20th, and of course it was our wonderful facilitator. I answered the phone and said, "I'm ok. I promise," as tears ran down my face.  She took a few minutes to explain that she was calling because we had another birthmother who wanted to talk to us. It was like a dream.  We laughed and talked about how God's timing was perfect and this story was so close to home...literally. I called Anna (using a different name to protect bm) that day. She was the sweetest thing!! It wasn't that awkward first call. I felt comfortable talking to her. She was easy to talk to. These conversations continued for 3 months. The texts increased, and we visited her.  We were happy. All of us. She said she loved us and even called us the perfect family. ha!! We know we are far from perfect but each and every day she made sure we knew that she would not change her mind, and we were her son's mom and dad. The excitement grew...we actually had the courage to decorate the nursery.  She was so excited and asked for pictures of the nursery.  She encouraged us two get ready for our baby boy. She wanted us to tell all of our family so they could be at the hospital. Anna started seeing my doctor and met some of my closest friends.  Everyone loved her... She is such a sweet girl.  13 days before our scheduled csection, she chose to go see the birthfather and his mother. I am not going into any details about him, but she was not in communication with him at all. In fact, she moved away to put distance between them. During that meeting, I received the text..."They want to help me.  They said they will support me if I will keep the baby."  Well, to say we were shocked in an understatement. To say we were heartbroken again is an understatement.  We knew this was it! We had a date,  a scheduled c section, and an amazing birthmother who wanted this for her baby.  And it all fell apart quickly. Her plan was questioned. She was offered support so she could keep her baby...she was promised that they will be there for her and her son. And here we are.  We haven't gotten a definite answer, but we know the truth. It's over.  The baby boy we were so sure was ours will go home with someone else next week.  We will move forward, and this time we will fight.  We are ready to bring our baby home. We are ready for the perfect adoption story, and we are confident that God has an amazing plan for us. We just need your support. Please pray. Pray for birthmothers who are making this selfless decision. Pray for the families who are waiting and those who are brokenhearted, but more specifically pray for all these sweet babies.   For those of you who are constants in our lives, don't get upset if you didn't know. Please understand that we didn't share. It makes it harder when things don't happen. The questions make us relive it time and again. Brooks and I have become stronger. We have an amazing little boy who gives us very little time to "cry".  Those tears turn to smiles very quickly when he is near, but it doesn't make the pain go away. We have spent the past few days shedding a few tears because we hit a bump in the road. This is just a bump. To us, it was a huge, deep, bump, but one day it will just be that small bump in the road to a perfect ending.

I wrote the above on October 27th.  Anna took her baby boy home Nov 8th.  It was very hard but we have moved forward and are again excited about our adoption process.  I would not be able to do this without an amazing husband, family, and friends. We also have so many people who are no longer "strangers" praying for us, and I feel that all of you are traveling this journey with us.
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart!! We wouldn't have made it without each of you!

25% off SALE!!

SALE!!  This week only we are offering 25% off our large adoption crosses ONLY! This sale is only for in stock colors, so I will be updating daily letting everyone know what colors are left.  The sale ends Sunday unless we run out of crosses!! Special order crosses will be regular price ($20).
Thank you all so much for your support these past few months! Our adoption crosses have been a huge success, and we are praying each and every day that we will soon bring home our next little one! 
Place your order below!

light blue, teal, turquoise, gray, tan, red, pink, yellow, and lime

Colors

light blue teal turquoise lime yellow gray tan red pink

Vestavia Voice article

http://vestaviavoice.com/peopleplaces/mom-seeks-to-grow-her-family-by-raising-funds-with-cross-art/

A few new colors are ready for our spring art shows!!! We feel completely humbled by all of the crosses that are hanging in homes all over the United States:) Thank you for all of the prayers!!

Along with these crosses, we have a little art hobby that we take to a few art shows. To see our schedule of events, visit our website.
www.itssoyouart.com

Facebook Giveaway

Brooks and I wanted to build our Facebook page because the more people who know about us, the more hope we have for a private adoption. I know this may seem crazy to you, but we have heard so many amazing stories of babies literally falling into a couple's lap. Obviously, we are doing a lot of work to make this happen, but feel this is the path we are supposed to take.  We would love for you to share our story and possibly help us find our birthmother.
We are also using a facilitator and are hoping for a match through them also, but if you know me, I can't just sit and wait!!
Many of you have asked about the chevron crosses in our giveaway. I am also an artist and sell these for our shows. I would love to paint them and use the money towards our adoption, too!
Below is a button if you would like to order a chevron cross.  I can do any color, but have yellow, gray, tan, red, lime, teal, pink, and robin's egg. These crosses are painted on wooden canvases and are 9x12. They are $35 each plus shipping.
These are all hand painted, so it will take a few weeks to ship! If you are in Birmingham. let me know and you are welcome to pick up...

Colors

red teal lime gray tan pink light blue yellow orange

New BOLD large crosses! These will make great Valentine's, Mother's Day, Easter, and Graduation gifts! . You can choose from teal, pink, light blue, tan, red, lime, & brown (not pictured). If you are ordering more than one, please add colors in the comments section! Again, thank you so much for helping us spread the word about our domestic adoption. 

quantity

1 $20.00 USD 2 $40.00 USD

Colors

teal tan pink red light blue lime

LIKE our Facebook page!! Jenny and Brooks' Adoption Crosses

New BOLD small crosses! We are excited to introduce our new colors just in time for Spring. You can choose from teal, pink, light blue, tan, turquoise, red, lime, & brown (not pictured). If you are ordering more than one, please add colors in the comments section! Again, thank you so much for helping us spread the word about our domestic adoption.

Quantity

1 $10.00 USD 2 $20.00 USD 3 $30.00 USD 4 $40.00 USD 5 $50.00 USD 6 $60.00 USD

color

red teal turquosie pink lime light blue tan brown

We are going BOLD!!

Brooks and I have been so blessed with our "adoption crosses".   We made 120 one September weekend not knowing if they would all even sell. We weren't expecting the outpouring of love that we have received. We have sold over 700 adoption crosses!! That means that at least 700 people have heard our story.  You have SHARED our story!! Adopting domestically is challenging. We started the process 18 months ago.  Well, that's not true. We began waiting for our angel 18 months ago. We began the process 24 LONG months ago. Thankfully, God has blessed us with patience. At times it is hard, but after 4 years of infertility and being blessed with our first miracle, Charlie, we were very ready to place all of our faith in adoption. We knew the road would be long and hard, and I can say that each day has made us stronger and more anxious:) We know that God has the perfect plan for our family!
So, as we patiently await our next miracle, I am keeping myself busy painting and creating. Below are our new adoption crosses. BOLD!! We hope these hot colors will continue to help us spread the word and in turn possibly find our birthmother.
Again, thank you all for the love and support. We couldn't take the journey without each of you!

My amazing friend, Ashley Glover from Joyful Expressions, has donated a beautiful Chevron frame to help us during our adoption journey.  We are going to have a raffle and will draw on February 2nd.  LOCAL DELIVERY or PICKUP ONLY (birmigham area). The frame holds a 16x20 picture and the outside measurements are 30x34.  It is taupe and cream and retails for $200. Did I say it is BEAUTIFUL? I secretly want to just keep it:)  Again thank you so much, Ashley! You are such a blessing!
Please choose our donate button to enter below. Tickets are $10 each.  You may buy as many chances as you would like:) Thank you all so much for your support.