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Friday Faves!

Happy Friday, y’all!
Today I’ve got a few FAVORITES to share with y’all so I’m just going to hop right into it!


November is National Adoption Awareness Month.  I keep saying it’s so funny how God works, but I know everything He does is with purpose.  I’m part of an adoption Facebook group, and while Dustin and I were in the early stages of paperwork for FAC, I posted a question on the Facebook group asking for advice.  This girl, Julie, replied back and I think I ended up messaging her asking her something else since I found out she was with FAC, too.  We ended up swapping phone numbers and have texted pretty much every day since then since we were pretty much in the same exact place within FAC.  I know God brought us together to give us someone who we could get advice from or to have someone bring us out of the sadness the adoption process sometimes brings and point one another to the hope we have in Christ.  She posted this yesterday and I think she said everything of how I feel right now perfectly!

My Halloween costume for school is still a favorite!!  My friend Hailey and I recreated those “Best Friend” necklaces that were popular when we were in elementary and junior high.  Sadly, some of our little junior high kids didn’t get it and kept asking why we had broken hearts haha!

We’re putting some finishing touches on the nursery, so last night we hung frames for a grid gallery wall.  Well, our marriage survived the tedious measurements of hanging frames 😂.  I can’t wait to share the nursery with y’all eventually!!  And since I know people are going to ask, yes the walls are blue and no that doesn’t mean we’re having a boy.  We’re still open to either gender, but blue is my favorite color and I’ve made the nursery gender neutral–even with blue walls.


Y’all know my obsession with Meghan Markle.  This might have been my favorite look of hers while she and Harry were on their 16 day tour of Australia and surrounding areas!  While I love Kate Middleton, I think I love Meghan Markle’s style a little more because while she does dress classic, she also modernizes it and I love it!


This Free People sweater has been my most purchased item from the blog because Nordstrom price matched it a little over a week ago.  Since it’s now back to the original price, I found this FP sweater that is on sale (50% off!!) and so cute!  I love FP sweaters because they really are great quality.

Adoption Update!

Hey y’all!  It’s been a while since I’ve done an adoption update and we’ve had a bunch of people ask us where we are in the process, so that’s what I’m doing today!

Last night we had our bbq plate fundraiser, and we met our goal of selling 200 plates!  Over half of the people who bought plates from us showed up within the first 30 minutes, so needless to say, the first 30 minutes were crazy–but fun!

We’re taking a break on fundraising right now until the end of November/early December.  Then we’ve got an advent market we’re part of and we have a gorgeous quilt my aunts made that we’re going to raffle off then, too.  As always, our paypal account is still open for any donations
Our goal is to take out a loan for the least amount of money we possibly can, and we’re so incredibly grateful for those of y’all (some of y’all are blog readers that I’ve never met!!) who have been so kind to us and donated.  Every little bit has truly helped.

Last night at the bbq plate fundraiser!

So where are we now in the process?

We’re still waiting to be matched.  
We’re seeing cases throughout the week but not all of those cases meet our criteria….like budget.  A lot have been over our budget, so we’ve had to say no to being presented, and some within our budget didn’t meet criteria in another area.

I was so excited to get to this point and finally see these cases, but I wasn’t prepared for how difficult it would be.  It’s difficult in that I can’t say yes to every case we see.  If budget weren’t an issue, we’d say yes to a lot more cases!  It’s also difficult in that when you finally do say yes and then you hear that the birth mom has chosen someone else, you wonder what it was about you that she didn’t like–or at least that’s how I felt the first few times we were told no.  Now I understand and know that it’s because that baby wasn’t in God’s plan for our lives, but when emotions are high, it’s easy to blame yourself on why you weren’t picked.

Please keep praying for us during this process!  
-Please pray as we wait and that we can glorify God in the waiting (instead of complaining like I default to sometimes!)
 -Pray for discernment as we receive cases weekly 
-Pray for the birth mom who will choose us in that she has a peace over her decision and that we’re able to share Christ with her if she isn’t a Believer
-Pray for our future baby

Christmas Ornament Fundraiser + Weekend Happenings!

It’s Monday already?!  This weekend flew by way too fast and it was also the hottest weekend ever in Alabama.  I’ll talk more about that at the end of this post 😊

My sweet friend Hailey is the craftiest person I know.  She’s my partner teacher and is always doing something cute for her classroom, and I’m next door trying to find where I can buy something cute haha!!  I hate crafts…sadly!

She surprised me with a new fundraiser idea for Baby Shaneyfelt, and I know y’all are going to love it!!

You can order today – Monday, October 1st!

Ornaments range in size from 2.25-2.75 inches in diameter.

Ornaments are $10 each, all of which will go toward our adoption fund!

Ornaments will be ready by Monday, November 5th!

Add $4 for shipping, if needed.

Must pay through paypal or with cash/check BEFORE she will begin your order.  Send money to paypal.me/HaileyClark

Comment either white or black background and what you would like on your ornament.  She can create a combination of any of the words/images/colors that are pictured.  (Example: white background, The Clark Family OR black background, PEACE)

Y’all, these would make the cutest little gifts, too!  I feel like this is the cutest thing to get your coworkers, kids’ teachers, ornament exchange, and for your tree, too!

And for this weekend’s happenings…

 Friday’s #ootd was a favorite.  I love that top from Anthro (*I bought it early May so I’m sure it’s sold out!)

And on Saturday before football started, I went with Mom and Rachel to our town’s annual festival.  It was the hottest day ever and we sweated so much that I didn’t want anyone to even be near me!  One of the weathermen said that we should have real fall weather at the end of the month, so I’m just really praying for that!