All, there are only 6 days left of our Bumpy and Maggie sweatshirt sale! Click to purchase: https://www.tstacker.com/view/bumpyandmaggie Bo wrote a short story that goes along with this sweatshirt design. Check it out here! We need to sell at least 25 sweatshirts in order to get them printed. Feel free to help spread the word! Many thanks! |
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Ever wonder what it would be like to walk around with elephant butts on your back? Wonder no longer! Bumpy, Maggie and Moe sweatshirts are for sale for only 13 more days!
Order yours today! https://www.tstacker.com/view/bumpyandmaggie The phase 3 fee of $5,750 seemed so daunting when we first started. We were told we needed to make the payment in full before our first home visit with our social worker (which was taking place on Dec 16). On Monday, we had $1180 to go and by Wednesday, we had $2 to go! Wednesday night our social worker came over for our first visit. We're so amazed that we had the full payment ready to go! It was a God thing :)
Suddenly we flew past the half way mark and have now raised 52% of our adoption fees. God is so good and faithful and we are just stunned that so many people have given time, energy and money during this hectic holiday season. Since Monday, we've raised $2,468.33! THIS IS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS when everyone is busy buying gifts for their loved ones.
I hope you all know how much Bo and I appreciate your kind support. We feel so encouraged and motivated as we strive to become parents. And while our main focus in this season has been towards raising funds, we think often of the end goal and how we will become a family, a dream we've carried for many years. And so as I sit here in a puddle of tears, please know we are ever grateful and appreciative to the many of you who read our blog, who share the link, who purchase sweatshirts, who rent us and donate time and money to our adoption. May God bless you immensely this Christmas season! We've been so encouraged this week with the outpouring of support and feedback regarding Bo's short story. We've had over 700 blog views this week alone! If you missed the posting, you can find it here. We are selling sweatshirts as part of our adoption fundraiser and have already sold 7!! Here's the link if you're interested in purchasing a sweatshirt: https://www.tstacker.com/view/bumpyandmaggie
Bumpy and Maggie’s Adoption Adventure by: Bo T Blumenshine
The herd of elephants would walk through the bright green jungle and eat grass from the ground and leaves off of the trees. Maggie especially liked to eat the leaves of the banana tree. The herd of elephants would bathe in the slow moving river. Bumpy loved the river, he would splash and splash in the cool, clear water. Bumpy and Maggie loved to walk with the herd, but they felt like something was missing. Lots of the other elephants had little elephant children to teach about the tastiest leaves and splashing in the river. Bumpy and Maggie saw how good it was to teach the baby elephants about the jungle walks. ‘We should have a little baby to raise as well, then I could teach him which leaves are the sweetest,’ said Maggie. ‘Yes we should,’ answered Bumpy, ‘and I could teach him how to spray water high into the air.’ Bumpy and Maggie told the elephant herd that they were going to leave and search for a baby of their own. The herd did not want to see Bumpy and Maggie go, but they were happy that the two might find their own little baby to raise. The herd had a loud party the day Bumpy and Maggie walked away to find their baby. Elephants have the best parties and their goodbyes last a very long time. As Bumpy and Maggie walked away into the jungle the elephant herd lifted their trunks and let out a great big noise that shook the treetops. Bumpy and Maggie knew the herd loved them and that they would return after they found their baby. First Bumpy and Maggie searched the forest for a little baby they could raise. They walked and walked until finally they came upon a mother tiger with two little tiger cubs. Bumpy and Maggie told the mother tiger about their walk to find a little baby they could raise. The mother tiger listened to Bumpy and Maggie while her two little cubs played tiger games. ‘I have listened to your story,’ said the mother tiger, ‘but I do not think a baby tiger would be right for two elephants.’ ‘Elephants like to eat grass and leaves,’ said the mother tiger, ‘but baby tigers cannot eat grass and leaves.’ Bumpy and Maggie thanked the mother tiger for listening to their story and then they said goodbye. The mother tiger wished Bumpy and Maggie good luck with their baby search and then she said goodbye. Bumpy and Maggie next searched the desert for a baby. The desert was hot and dry and the two elephants were very uncomfortable, but they knew they needed to look everywhere if they were to find a baby. After a short while walking in the desert Bumpy and Maggie met a mother snake with a nest full of unhatched snake eggs. Bumpy and Maggie told the mother snake about their search for a baby and they asked the snake if she would give them one of her eggs they could love as their own. The mother snake thought carefully about all Bumpy and Maggie had said, then she shook her brown head and said, ‘I do not think a desert snake would walk well with two elephants.’ ‘Elephants like to play in streams and rivers,’ said the mother snake, ‘but desert snakes do not enjoy splashing in the water one bit.’ Determined to find a baby to walk with them Bumpy and Maggie said goodbye to the mother snake and continued their search. Bumpy and Maggie walked into the mountains next to search for a little baby. The mountain air was cool and the elephants enjoyed the mists that tickled their big ears. While walking in the mountains Bumpy and Maggie met a colorful mountain bird feeding her many chirping little chicks. Bumpy and Maggie told the mountain bird about their search for a baby and how they wished to teach a baby about the best parts of being an elephant. The colorful bird twitched her head back and forth as she listened to what the two elephants had to say. Quickly the bird began to chirp her response to Bumpy and Maggie’s story. ‘I do not think a mountain bird would make a good baby for two elephants,’ said the mother bird, ‘mountain birds need to spread their wings and soar up into the clouds while elephants stomp very slowly along the ground.’ The mother bird wished “good luck” to the elephants and then returned to feeding her hungry chicks. Bumpy and Maggie felt like they had searched everywhere for a little baby. There was no baby for them in the forest. There was no baby for them in the desert and now there was no baby for them in the mountains. Bumpy and Maggie decided to walk back to the herd. The elephants had long, sad faces as they walked, they thought their dreams of raising a baby were over. On the walk back to the herd Bumpy and Maggie passed a big noisy truck that was carrying a large cage in the back. In the cage was a sad looking rhino with tears running down her face. Bumpy and Maggie did not know why the rhino looked so sad, they wished they could help her in some way, but the truck was too fast and soon the truck and the rhino were gone. Bumpy and Maggie continued to walk and soon they saw a small baby rhino crying by the side of a muddy little pond. Bumpy and Maggie knew that this little rhino’s mother was the one they had seen in the back of the truck. The elephants decided to help the baby rhino. Maggie grabbed some tasty leaves from a tree and gave them to the sad little rhino. The rhino gobbled up the leaves and let out a big burp. Bumpy then sucked up a trunk-full of cold water from the pond. Gently Bumpy sprayed the cold water over the baby rhino’s head, the little rhino stopped crying and began to giggle. ‘He really likes the leaves I gave him,’ said Maggie. ‘Yes, and he seems to like to play in the water as well,’ said Bumpy. Bumpy and Maggie knew that this little rhino had lost his mother, but they thought maybe they could take care of him. The elephants asked the little rhino if he had a name, but he did not seem to be able to speak yet. The baby rhino rubbed his little face against Maggie’s large leg then made a soft grumble sound. ‘He really likes you,’ said Bumpy, ‘let’s see if he will follow us.’ The elephants began to walk in the direction of the herd. The baby rhino looked at them for a moment and then as quick as he could the rhino shuffled his little legs to catch up to the big elephants. Bumpy and Maggie walked slowly and the little rhino found his way between the two large elephants. Looking up at Bumpy and Maggie the baby rhino smiled as big as a rhino has ever smiled.
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The sweatshirt will be available for purchase until Monday, January 4th, 2016. |
Adoption UpdateOur adoption has been put on hold until Spring 2017. Stay tuned for more updates!
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