hi. i'm julia.

The night we found out we were matched with our birth mom we called to share the news with some friends and family. These calls were soooo fun to make!! @lancesandersblack and #sweetzaragirl are THE.SAME.PERSON. 😂 Lance’s country twang comes out strong when he’s excited. 😂😂😂 This week has been a flurry of excitement! We signed our official acceptance letter, got it notarized, and wired a gazillion-trillion dollars over for our first major payment ($15k to be exact). We are now saving for our second major payment to our agency as well as our attorney fees and travel costs... goal is to raise $22k by November. 😬😬😬 This seems insane (and incredibly daunting) when I see it typed out. We have applied for several adoption grants and have some exciting fundraising ideas up our sleeve! If you are interested in donating towards our adoption, check out our MySTORY site (link in profile), or we have Venmo (julialblack) and PayPal (julialblack@mac.com) options as well. Anything helps and THANK YOU for celebrating with us!!! ❤️🌵 #lanceandjuliaadoptagain

This was a fun night. ❤️🌽🥃

MATCHED!!! BABY COMING THIS THANKSGIVING!!! We received some very exciting news last night!!! We have been matched with a birth mom in Phoenix, AZ that is due the day before Thanksgiving! We are still pinching ourselves!! #sweetzaragirl is PUMPED and Lance and I are over the moon. More details soon! ❤️🌵 #lanceandjuliaadoptagain

Damn bed stealers. #biscuitparkblack #littlecatstagram

Guys. We just found out that we have been awarded a $3k matching grant from Orphan Care Alliance adoption fund, administered by Lifesong for Orphans!!! We are feeling beyond grateful for this gift. Donations must be made through our MySTORY page (link in profile) to qualify for the matching grant... and donations of $25 or more are tax deductible!!!! As for an adoption progress update... we are still waiting to be matched with a birth mama. We are trusting that the Lord already has this all figured out... He knew the make up of our family before the beginning of time. We are all learning to be patient and trust God’s timing... Zara asks “when are we getting a baby?” every day... I think she is just anxious to have someone to boss around. 😂 We are so grateful for the encouragement and support we have received so far, it means so much. ❤️ #lanceandjuliaadoptagain #sweetzaragirl

you should probably be shopping...

June 29, 2013 in "adoption", "fundraising", "uganda"

We've updated the Etsy shop... and items are moving quickly!! And every single penny goes straight to bringing our sweet baby girl home!!

Now go. Go shop your little heart out.