This was early morning of the sale. The pic doesn't do this huge sale justice, an areal shot would have been better. Bet they could see this garage sale from space. It's like the rednecks opened their own version of Wal-Mart.

 Sooooo many clothes!!!!

From the end of the driveway. Never got a pic of the neighbors side yard or Momma Shep on the Ab Lounge, but there is an awesome dance video of Linz get'n down "garage sale style"! Sadly, this video has been banned from appearing on this blog. Maybe with enough requests she'd grant permission to post???

On a more serious note though, we are both so truly blessed and humbled by the awesome display of God's love at work! Thanks be to HIM who makes all blessings flow. Thanks to our family for all their support in so many different ways. Thanks to our friends who donated, baked, set up, took down, bought t-shirts, sold, laughed, cried, and prayed for us....we couldn't have done this without you all. Thanks to all the strangers, friend of a friends, and dedicated yard salers who gave above and beyond what we had ever hoped for.

Just thinking about today brings tears to my eyes as I write and reflect. I think there are a few times in our lives, that if we're lucky enough to see and take notice of, we get to see what God's perfect kingdom is like.

Today Lindsey and I got a glimpse perfection and for that we are forever grateful.
I found myself wondering today as I watched so many wearing the same t-shirt; why would they choose to give up there saturday, work for hours in the 100 degree heat, trying to sell other people's stuff, for other people? The only answer that made any sense was....Jesus. Whether we all realized it or not the reason everything, or anything for that matter, happened today because of Jesus Christ!

Finally as I close this blogging time I can't help but think about why we're doing any of this stuff, it's because of some kids from Africa and our desire to be their parents. And while I write about the abundace Lindsey and I were blessed with today it's easy to forget that for our future 'forever children', July 23rd, was probably a very different day. Did they have enough to eat and drink today? Do they have a place to lay their heads tonight? Do they have parents, friends, and family they can count on? Will their most basic of needs be met until we become a family? It's scarey to think about the possible answers to these questions, but we will continue to trust that God has a perfect plan all our lives...including some babies from the Congo!

Blessings