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02/10/17

a quilt for Star…

You know what sucks? Fundraising…yep, I don’t like it. It’s not the late hours of work, nor the burned fingers from hot gluing, not the vinyl cutter malfunctions, or even the painstaking, hunched over, coffee driven mania I achieve late at night. No, it’s not those things…it’s me. Yes, I don’t like to receive help. I am a very controlled person in many ways, and I manage a lot. At my job, in my home, and as a woman, I have always been a do-it-yourself, driven person and I take pride in my abilities….and did you hear that? That word. PRIDE. Yes, that is why I don’t like fundraising, I am prideful. And honestly, you’d think I would have swallowed that pride when we brought home Israel, but I’m also a slow learner.

Two days ago, I walked into a quilt store and was picking out fabric for Star’s Quilt. I had the idea to let friends and family buy quilt blocks with their name embroidered on them to be stitched into a quilt. The quilt would go on her bed and she could see all the names of people who helped bring her home. As I browsed the aisles,  a lady asked me if I needed help. I’m sure I looked utterly confused and lost. I explained I was looking for fabric for a quilt and it soon came up what the quilt was for. She got tears in her eyes and said, “I know you, I followed your adoption of Israel, he’s so amazing” And then this beautiful, big-hearted woman said, “I don’t have much, but I can donate all the fabric and the embroidery” And gazing upon this beautiful gesture, I realized something very important. These adoptions and my family, they are so much bigger than me. Can you imagine if I would have said, no thank you I don’t want your help, I’ll do it myself? Or, I don’t want your gift or your sacrifice, but thanks anyway. Instead, this woman is investing in something incredibly beautiful and lasting. And like the blocks in a quilt, her sacrifice now becomes stitched into the story. By accepting her gift, I am allowing her to be a part of Star’s healing, transformation, and redemption.

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Just like the quilt blocks, we see each prayer, donation and word of encouragement we receive as a piece of her story. As you all follow along in this great love story, I hope you see the absolute wonder of the purchase. A little girl flawed and worthless in the eyes of many, has turned valuable and pursued.

One of the most defining moments of my life, was watching my 6 foot 9 inch husband “choose” Israel and carry him up the steps and out of that orphanage. My son spent 4 years not picked and not valued, and then his daddy came and he was strong and big. Israel’s daddy came because a community of people saw his worth and supported his adoption. They each became a piece of his journey. Our family is willing to spend itself to bring home our daughter, and we are blessed that others are willing to as well.

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If you’d like to be a part of the story with your name on a quilt block, donate $25 to her Star’s Reece’s Rainbow account and email the name you’d like on your quilt block to dsb_fam@hotmail.com.

Reeces Rainbow link for donation is

STAR for the Gagnon family — AZ

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