MARY KAY

Hello Ladies!

I have decided to sell Mary Kay this Summer to raise funds for traveling expenses for our adoption. As a special offer to help me reach my BIG GOAL I am offering 15% off any order of $50 or more from now through June!

Below is a link to my Mary Kay catalog please email me any orders at taramurphy@marykay.com or give me a call at 334-354-7755.

Thanks a Bunch!
Tara Murphy

P.s. If you need any help matching foundations or have any questions please let me know. I will gladly help in any way I can!


http://ecatalog.marykay.com/us_en-us/GetLatest.aspx?d=www.marykay.com&m=0&t=Look_Book&cid=ecat_Look_Book

So close!!

Well we are now OFFICIALLY #1 on the waiting list! The next matches will be out in June so God willing we will finally know who our sweet baby is. It has now been 2 years since we started the process and we have had several ups and downs. But through it  all God has revealed  his love to us through acts of kindness and encouraging words from family and friends. We have been busting at the seams with with amazing friends and family that God has graciously blessed us with. Please continue to pray for our family as we still have some waiting to do and that God prepares our hearts for our sweet little one in Thailand. Blessings to you all!

The Murphy's

Moving up!

Adoption update : We have now been moved up to #7 on the waiting list! We should be matched around March or June of next year. We are so excited to be getting closer. God has blessed us so much financially but we still have a ways to go! When we are matched we need to $9500 (We have about half of this so far)for the Thai government then around 6 months later we will need around $5000 for travel expenses. There are many ways to help if you are willing!

#1 We are always in need of prayer! -For our expected child, patience and wisdom for all those involved in this process.
#2 Purchasing Uganda beads or Haitian earrings! These make great Christmas gifts!!Half of the proceeds will go toward our adoption!
#3 Providing financial support when it is time to travel, This can be a monetary donation or giving us your frequent flyer miles at no cost to you!

Please continue to pray for our family and for our sweet child overseas. God Bless!

Moving up!

Well we started on the waiting list as number 21 last December we are now number 13. We are slowly but surely moving our way up the list. As of now they are as I call it guesstimating we will be matched around June of 2013. Thank you to all of our family and friends who continually keep us in their prayers on this long but worthwhile journey!

Waiting

 As things are now it looks like we may be matched in December at which point we will have to pay the Thai government $9500. 6 months later we will then travel which will be around $5000. We have been able to save and raise a lot but still have a long way to go any little bit helps!

Waiting list

Jason and I submitted our Dossier paperwork last week and today we received word that we are finally on the waiting list, number 21! Please keep us in your prayers I know that God has our daughter or son already picked out for us, Just please pray for guidance for those matching us up.

Dossier

Well we finally got our Dossier back from the Thai embassy! Now we just have to get some paperwork signed at the bank and get some passport photos done. We should be able to get it all done and in the mail by Friday, then we will be put on the official waiting list! We are so excited to be onto the next step. The waiting time is between 15 to 18 months to be assigned a child. Please keep us in your prayers over these months both for us and for our soon to be child!

Sugar Scrub Sale SOLD OUT

sugar scrub 001, originally uploaded by tmurphy19850.

Thank you all who supported us and ordered sugar scrub!! We have some of the best family and friends ever!! We will probably have more to sell at the end of November in time for Christmas. I am hoping to have a peppermint and cinnamon scent. Check back for details!

Progress Report

We have finally completed our Home Study and it was approved on September 30th! We have also sent of our I-800a forms and will be sending off our dossier to be certified this week. We have come along way and hope to OFFICIALLY be on the waiting list by the end of the year. Please continue to pray for us on this journey.

Home Study

We had our first of two meetings with our Social worker yesterday. She did our individual interviews, mainly just getting to know us better. And then did one with us together asking about how we met and our marriage. It all went great! And she went ahead and did a walk through of the house as well and didn't find anything wrong, which I was a little nervous about. We have already set up our next meeting for next Thursday September1! I can't believe that after we finish that meeting we just have to wait for our report to be typed up and we are done with the Home Study! If feels so great to actually have something completed!!.

Our next step will be to send in an I-800A form and when it has cleared our Dossier, then we are put on a waiting list to be assigned to a child!

silver swirl earrings

silver swirl earrings2 002, originally uploaded by tmurphy19850.

Silver Swirl earrings $10. Sterling silver backs can be added for $1 (Shipping $2 and .50 for each additional pair)

Light pink single wrap bracelet

Light pink single wrap bracelet, originally uploaded by tmurphy19850.

Light pink Single wrap bracelet.... $15.00.
Made with leather cord. (Shipping is $2 and .50 for each additional item.) Email me at tmurphy1985@gmail.com for any questions or orders. God Bless!

Brown and silver single wrap bracelet

Brown and silver single wrap bracelet, originally uploaded by tmurphy19850.

Brown and silver Single wrap bracelet.... $15.00.
Made with leather cord. (Shipping is $2 and .50 for each additional item) Email me at tmurphy1985@gmail.com for any questions or orders. God Bless!

Layered heart earrings

This is a set of layered heart earrings  for $10.00. Sterling silver backs can be added for $1.00 and shipping is $2.00 ($0.50 for each additional item). Please e-mail me any questions or orders at tmurphy1985@gmail.com.

Layered circle earrings

This is a set of layered circle earrings for $10.00. Sterling silver backs can be added for $1.00 and shipping is $2.00 ($0.50 for each additional item). Please e-mail me any questions or orders at tmurphy1985@gmail.com.km

Application

We have just received the news that our application to adopt from Thailand has been approved by Holt! We are so excited to be officially starting the process. Now on to our Home study, lots of paperwork ahead. I guess God will have to start working on my impatient tendencies!!

Spring Leaf Earrings

Spring leaf, originally uploaded by tmurphy19850.

This is a set of Spring leaf earrings for $10.00. Sterling silver backs can be added for $1.00 and shipping is $2.00 ($0.50 for each additional item). Please e-mail me any questions or orders at tmurphy1985@gmail.com.

Westwood Weekday Wonders Expo

Westwood Weekday Wonders Expo, originally uploaded by tmurphy19850.

I recently had the opportunity to get the word out about Blessings18:5 at the Westwood Weekday Wonders Expo. I was able to sell a few pieces as well as get my info and blog site out. Very blessed to have the opportunity and I hope to have many more soon!  If you would be interested in hosting a jewelry party at your home please contact me. It is a great way to fellowship with friends and you can earn free jewelry from Blessings 18:5!!

Our Current Family

Our Current Family, originally uploaded by tmurphy19850.

Taken around Christmas 2010.

Beginning a Journey

From Tara:
My desire to adopt began many years ago. My Dad was in the military and we traveled a lot as kids. One of the places we got to live was Korea. While living there My Mother would take my sister and I to the orphanages to help just rock and hold the babies who were starving for attention or to just play with some of the older ones. Since then I have always had the desire to either help those trying to adopt or to do so myself. My husband and I now have 2 young children and now have the desire to grow our family. And after lots of prayers and discussion we felt led to start the journey of adoption. For my husband it wasn't so much the adoption he had to decide on it was whether or not he could handle a third kid!! ;) We are so excited to be taking this leap of faith and completing our family.

I am now making jewelry to sell to help raise the funds needed to adopt Internationally. We know this is the path God has set for us and know he will provide! Thank for taking the time to stop and read and we hope you continue to follow our journey with us.

From Jason:
In the past 28 years of my life I've thought of adoption exactly 0 times until 2010! I've always thought I would have a few of my own kids and that would be it. But God works things differently than I would have them often times, and for good. When Tara first mentioned adoption as something she had a desire to do I didn't let it really impact me. I figured it was something we could talk more seriously about in 5-10 years, when our kids were older. But Tara was persistent in praying about this herself as well as encouraging me to pray about it. When I seriously started praying for direction God quickly revealed my selfish reasons for not wanting to adopt. Through a wonderful group of friends in a couple of our small groups (some of which were and our adopting themselves) God began to give me a desire for orphans. One friend put it this way, "Christians ARE God's plan for orphans". I have a feeling this process will change our lives. It will no doubt change me, and that is exciting.