When "Thank You" just doesn't seem sufficient...

 On July 30, 64 amazing golfers came out and supported the Laymen's Cup 1st annual Golf Tournament. It was hot. Surface of the sun hot. And yet these 64 people picked up their clubs, hopped into their carts and headed out onto the beautiful Glen Oaks Golf Club course to play. They were there to play for a cause near and dear to my heart...our adoption.

The Laymen worked tirelessly for the months leading up to the tournament. Finding sponsors. Getting raffle prizes and donations. Advertising. All of the things it takes to make an event successful. While all of the Laymen did a fantastic job, I'm going to say an extra special THANK YOU to Wes. Wes went above and beyond in his efforts to make this tournament a success. It
wouldn't have gone as smoothly and been the success it was without his effort. Wes - You ROCK! Truly, Wes, thank you. And to Patrick and Kemp, Thank you!

I also wanted to post a huge THANK YOU to our sponsors. These companies sponsored holes, donated prizes and helped us raise funds towards our adoption. What is awesome about this is they took a chance on a new tournament, not knowing how big it would be. If you're in the market, check out these businesses!

What is the Laymen's Cup you ask? It's a podcast put out by Shaun, Wes, Kemp and Patrick, that discusses theology (but not in a boring way) and their mutual (read obsessive) love of coffee. Strong coffee. Manly coffee. Check them out on iTunes in the Podcast Section - Laymen's Cup, at www.laymenscup.com and on Facebook and Twitter @laymenscup. Tell them I sent you!

We are still chipping away at the total needed to bring our baby home, but this golf tournament didn't only help financially, it gave me hope again. Something that had been hard to find for a long time. They say that hope is a dangerous thing, that it could lead to disappointments, but I realize that I feel better being hopeful than discouraged. Yes, there have been many discouraging things - some as recent as this week, but I'm going to focus on the fact that we have amazing friends and family that helped make this tournament an overwhelming success! So...I'm going to keep hoping, keep praying, keep chipping away at that financial challenge until we bring our baby home.