How we found Ezekiel.....

So we have had many questions on how we found our little guy.

Back last fall the Birschbach Family from Winneconne had a benefit to raise money to help bring home this little guy from EE.

As I read the article in the newspaper I knew I had to help.  The day of the benefit I volunteered and while there talked to Jill (Elijah's new mom) and asked many questions.  I quickly learned of the horrible hand of cards these children were dealt at birth.  I also learned of a group that advocated for children with special needs, Reece's Rainbow.  I knew I had to learn more.  I began reading blogs upon blogs on people who were adopting or have adopted from different places.  I read horrific stories of children who were dying and those amazing miracle stories of the ones being rescued.  I told Ben about them and would day after day harass show him pictures of little ones that were just tugging at my heart.  Ben knew we would adopt one day and was opened to a child with down syndrome but just wasn't ready.  Fast forward 6 months and he came home from work and said....so I've been looking at RR and I saw a boy that we should get.......

Excuse me did I hear you correct.....are you sure????  Yep he said and if you all know me that was it.  I planned my wedding in 3 wks you don't need to tell me again.  I was on the phone the next morning trying to get everything set up and going.    Unfortunately no one would approve us for Russia so we needed to look further for a child from a country we could travel to.  I can't say enough how it kills me to know that the little boy we first fell in love with is still sitting there......So anyone want to travel to Russia I can show you a little one who is precious : )

As door after door was closing on Russia, every door opening was for China.  Now I was set that China was not the place for us but after about a month of trying to do it my way and not getting anywhere I chose to listen to Him and well the doors started to fly open.  We found a little boy, "our Ezekiel", that stole our heart and after starting the process there was confirmation after confirmation that we were on the right track.

As I said before we are in the process of getting our homestudy together and then compiling our dossier which will be sent over to China to get our travel date.  We are continuing to do many fundraisers to help with the cost.  We have 6 months to get our 25,000 together or we may not be able to travel when we get our date.  So with that said..........FORE!!!!!

We are having our golf outing July 23rd.  Click on our fundraiser tab at the top to find out how to be a part of it.  Remember it is a scramble.  You don't have to golf to participate.  You have a group of 4 on a team and use the best ball.  Which for all you non golfers means after everyone hits you move all balls to the spot of the best ball and then all hit from that spot and so on.  So come and have some fun!