Blessings in the Journey

World Relief Race for Congo and Cookbooks

2011-07-05T19:38:00.000-07:00

We still have cookbooks available for purchase. Since we are pretty much done with our adoption expenses, we want to give all the money away that we raise from selling the rest of them.

This month (until july 31st), we are giving all the donations to World Relief - Race for Congo. The following is from their website.

"The 1st annual Race For Congo is a race across the country and against the clock to help end the urgent crisis in Congo. With conflict tearing families apart, insecurity threatening the innocence of women and hunger stunting the growth of a generation, the people in Congo are praying for peace to come now.

Joining them in their cry, 8 Race for Congo riders will pedal in relay around the clock August 1 - August 7, crossing 2,776 miles in 7 days, enduring grueling hours and pain-filled nights to raise $2 per mile. To help reach the team goal of $43,000, we need your help. Join us and sponsor a mile, or ten miles, or a thousand miles–every dollar you give will be matched by a generous donor, instantly increasing opportunities to build peace in Congo"

Three of the guys racing are from our church. Click the link above to learn more about the peace building efforts in Congo and the race. They have a program in place to help build peace and to train pastors and others.

We are asking for a donation of $10 per book but feel free to donate more and we will make sure 100% of the donation gets to World Relief in support of the race for Congo.

If you would like to see more about our cookbook that we are selling click here.

Help us raise money for this effort! You can use the ChipIn button above to donate.

Order early for holiday gifts!

2010-10-17T14:45:00.000-07:00

We are still waiting on paperwork but we hope to travel in December (or there is a possibility to leave late November) to get our little girl! We are so excited and can't wait! We are really hoping to be back before Christmas and that's not too far away.

We have more cookbooks available. These make great gifts! Check out a sample list of recipes in this book in a previous post below. We've gotten a lot of great reviews on the book so far. If you are thinking about it for a holiday gift remember that we will most likely be gone the first half of December and it will delay any orders we receive around that time. So order early!!

Christmas Frenzy!

2010-10-17T14:26:00.000-07:00

Trying to think of that perfect gift for those people who are hard to shop for or who have everything? Check out this blog from My Cup Overfloweth!! This family is helping other adoptive families advertise their fundraisers!! You can visit My Cup Overfloweth to start your Christmas shopping! Buy gifts for your friends and family knowing you are helping to bring home a son or daughter to their family! What a great idea!! Keep checking back with them while new fundraisers are listed.

An Update!

2010-08-12T10:50:00.000-07:00

We got an update on our daughter with these new pictures! She is just adorable! The update says she is doing well compared to the other children in the orphanage. We can't wait to meet her!!

We have a referral!

2010-07-27T16:01:00.000-07:00

This is who you are buying a cookbook for. Introducing our new daughter Aliyah GraceLin Miller...

She is 13 months old and healthy. It looks like we will be traveling this winter!
Thank you for your support as we are getting closer to bringing home our daughter!

Cookbooks are in!!

2010-07-08T18:24:00.000-07:00

We did a cookbook fundraiser for our first adoption and everyone loved it so much we decided to do one for our second adoption. This new book has 325 recipes and was mostly created by me (Amy) and my sister, Kristen.

This cookbook is a 3-ring binder and contains an envelope for extra recipes. We also added freezer instructions on the recipes we knew would freeze well and have frozen before.

Here are some highlights:

** There is a Chicken Tamale Casserole that is super easy and so good.

** If you love the Kettle Corn that you find at the fairs and festivals, the recipe is in the book and it is so easy and tastes just like the fair.

** Also, if you have been to the Johnny Appleseed festival and love the Chicken and Dumpings like we do, now you can make it anytime. I (Amy) tried to duplicate the recipe and I have to say it's pretty good. My recipe has more chicken and carrots in it.

** Lastly, if you love Ice Cream Sandwiches, there is a recipe that is better than anything you can get in the store. It's a thin soft chocolate cookie with homemade vanilla ice cream. It's really hard to eat just one!

** Other recipes in the book:
Flaky Pumpkin Biscuits
Sticky Pecan Rolls
Chicken Enchiladas
Salmon Croquettes
Spicy Chicken Sandwiches
Foolproof Standing RibRoast
Charred Summer Veggies
Toasted Pita Salad
Pumpkin Pie Shake
Mocha Frappe
Dark Chocolate & Cherry Brownies
Coffee Ice Cream
Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

The books are $20.00 each. You can pay us directly or use the ChipIn on this page. This will allow you to pay by credit card using paypal. If you want it shipped to you, we'd be happy to do that, just add $2.75 for shipping. Otherwise, if you are in our area (Fort Wayne, IN) we can arrange to get it to you.

We have 340 cookbooks and our goal is to sell all of them by the end of the year! We don't have a referral yet but if it all goes smooth we might be able to travel to china this winter and we need to sell all the books by then.

Thank you all for your prayers and support!

A word about the contributors:

2010-07-07T13:46:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Janette (aka Mom) for inputting recipes and putting in a few of your own! She is a proud grandma to four wonderful kids. And she cannot wait for the next one!

Thanks to my sister, Kristen Streepey, who loves to cook. She gathered, created and inputted a lot of these recipes. She is a stay-at-home-mom of two and an attorney. Among other work, she does readoptions for international adoptions for families who live in Indiana. She’d be happy to help you with yours! She also sells Tupperware on the side. Let me know if you’d like to purchase any or would like a catalog or if you'd like to contact her about a readoption.

I (Amy) put most of this book together. I also love to cook and bake. I’m glad that we were able to do another cookbook. I am the proud mother of one (soon to be two). I am a stay-at-home mom and enjoy watching my niece a few days a week. I also sell Shaklee on the side. My website is http://www.amymiller.myshaklee.com/. I love the products! Feel free to browse and I’d be happy to answer any questions. You can email me through the website.