We cannot believe April is already over. It seemed to have gone by so fast for Amanda and I. We are excited, nevertheless, with how much we have accomplished with the many tender mercies we have seen this month. We will briefly highlight some of these tender mercies.
First, I earned my Master of Education degree and walked the third week of April. It was quite a feeling to walk across the stage and receive my degree while family and friends cheered me on. After my graduation, however, Amanda mentioned to me that she is now excited to have her husband back and would appreciate a break for awhile before I go on to receive a doctorate degree! Next, with your support we have now raised roughly $730 toward our IVF treatment. Many have bought items from our fundraising site or have simply made a cash donation online. We thank you for your continued thoughts, prayers, and donations. It is helping Amanda and I carry the burden of infertility.
Towards the end of the month, we attended an infertility conference http://www.utahinfertilityawareness.com/ on the University of Utah campus. This conference was very informative for us and allowed Amanda and I to connect with other couples struggling with being childless. This event was coordinated by Kerstin Daynes, the author of Infertility: Faith, Hope, and Healing.
She is also a sponsor of our Pound the Pavement for Parenthood 5k run/walk scheduled for Saturday, May 14th at 11:00 a.m. Kerstin is such an inspiration and we enjoyed meeting her in person. You can find out more information about her at www.ldsinfertility.org.
Oh, it is important to mention that those planning on attending our 5k race need to have their registration forms mailed in by May 11th to be eligible for the raffle prizes. There are some great raffle prizes and we are looking forward to having you join us for the race in Saratoga Springs, Utah. Please share this race opportunity with your friends. More details regarding the race can be found at www.poundthepavementforparenthood.com.
It is also important to mention that Amanda can still out run me :) Nevertheless, I am catching up to her. She has been enjoying going to Planet Fitness to train for the race and then enjoying a cool down walk with me around our neighborhood.
April has been a busy month for Amanda in making items for our get outdoors expo booth (# 416). It has been a tender mercy that Amanda has been able to make a good number of items from our fundraising blog www.twoinfertileturtles.blogspot.com with the help of family, friends, and co-workers to sell at the booth. Amanda has obviously been stressed out with all the things she needs to make for the booth. Nevertheless, she is getting excited to spend a couple of days at the expo selling her wares and helping build awareness of how infertility impacts many couples trying to conceive.
Last but not least, another fundraiser, Scentsy, started by our friends John and Connie has been going well. Over $200 has been raised so far, and will continue into the summer months. If you can benefit from Scentsy items, please share this link http://connie.scentsy.ca/buy/setupprompt with your family and friends. In using this link, be sure to change the Canadian flag to the U.S. flag so the currency is right, unless your a supporter buying in Canada.
These have been a few tender mercies from our month of April. Thank you for your ongoing support. We couldn't have gone this far without you!
2 comments:
How amazing you and Amanda are! We marvel at your strengths and accomplishments. We do understand what it is like to suffer such a hardship, but with much sacrifice, prayer and Heavenly Father's help all things are possible. We, are cheering for you and this emotional journey you both have been going through, however you both are amazing and will be blessed in the end. Glad to hear all the things you both are learning through all of this and for sharing it on your blogs. Infertility is so easily overlooked and the more awareness the better, because it affects so many couples out there. Please, let me know if you need any other help with your booths? Unfortunately, we will be out of town on the day of the race, but in any other events you hold or have, let us know what we can do. Much Love, Brian and Leandra. Also Austin way to be on the Master's!!
awesome!! Way to go on the fundraising and the master's degree! we can't wait for the race! Great to meet you guys at the conference. :) We're blogging over at http://www.callmekristin.com if you want to come say hi. :)
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