Garage Sale - Everything Must Go!

So today was the big garage sale fundraiser! We had so many people donate furniture, toys, clothes, kitchenware, sports things, books, electronics and more! Our house was piled full and so was our garage. We looked like we belonged on the 'Hoarders' television show! We were able to sell all of the big items and so so many of the other items. It was hot, I got sunburned, but the Lord was working. Many people even gave a few extra dollars when they found out it was for our future baby. Here are some pictures from this long and exhausting day...

I have a few thanks to give:

First a big thanks to the Greco family for allowing us to borrow their driveway, garage, truck, and time. They were SO much help and this whole sale would not have been possible without them! (and thank you Erin for teaching me the art of haggling and laughing with me as we attempt working with little to no sleep)

Thank you also to the Olcese family who came around 6am to help us unload, set up, fold clothes, move furniture, and organize the chaos.

Thank you to Lindsay who brought donuts and, most important, coffee! Thank you also for helping me reorganize after big crowds came around and tore the place up.

Thank you to Carol for helping with the madness, rearranging the items to "show off" the high price items.

And of course, THANK YOU to everyone who donated! We had tons and tons and tons of stuff! This garage sale was able to raise almost $800 towards our adoption! How amazing is that?! I love the work the Lord is doing!

I am grateful for all the people in my life and cannot demonstrate my thanks enough. I love that I saw friends and family come out to support our sale and walk off with a few treasures. My heart is so full and I can't wait to tell my child how I had all these people rallying behind me and Grant and helping us bring him/her home. Such an amazing adventure this is turning out to be.


"This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."
Psalm 118:24