Coming Soon ~ 'Noah's Art' fundraiser

That's right! Coming soon to a blog near you is "Noah's Art" I'm launching a new fundraiser for our travel expenses and wanted something that Noah can really be a part of! So we have been working over the last week or so on "Noah's Art" which is just that, Noah's art work! Noah loves to paint (especially on plates) so we are diligently working on those painted plates and other paintings and I'm going to post them on his blog, one at a time for about 4 days each and during those 4 days I will have a live auction going to sell the art work! The person(s) bidding will send the bids to me via e-mail and I'll post the top bid amount on his blog for those wishing to bid. Then once the auction closes, I'll contact the highest bidder via e-mail to handle shipping charges and instructions and payment options. I will say this, payment must be cash, check, or money order and must be received and cleared from the bank before shipping will be done. Shipping will depend on the art work and where it is being shipped to.

So, if you haven't already, add Noah's blog to your favorites because I should have the first of "Noah's Art" posted by tomorrow morning!! So check you bank account today, have your check books ready, and get ready to start bidding!!

Just a disclaimer cause I have to: any money paid for these art works is NOT tax deductible. You are simply paying for a little boys art work to help get him to his service dog and to help get his service dog home!!

New friends!

This picture is some of our new friends! This is Sam and his seizure/mobility assistance dog Sitka. We got to meet them today and spend a little bit of time with them. Sitka is another 4 Paws for Ability dog that is here locally.

Once again we got to see the 4 Paws "Magic in Action" as I call it! These dogs are totally awesome. Sitka was so well behaved during our visit and Noah loved that she would lay in his lap. He got so tickled when she licked his forehead! Sam's mom showed the kids some of the tricks that Sitka knows and they loved that too! Noah got to make her "speak" and he thought it was so funny that she did it! He says she barks loud!

Noah kept asking me if his dog "can do that too" when ever Sitka did something he liked! It was amazing to see Noah bonding with another "special dog" that I can't wait to see how he will bond with his dog!

Thanks Sam and Sitka for letting us visit today! Once Noah's new friend is home, we will have to get together for a doggie play date!!

An Amazing Experience!

We had the opportunity this week to visit 4 Paws for Ability and all I can say is WOW! We got to visit the August training class and got to witness first hand the children receiving their dogs. It was such an amazing experience that words cannot begin to describe it. The child were so excited to get their dogs! There was a few that got overwhelmed by it but there was one little girl that was upset while waiting to get her dog and it was taking her parents everything they could do to keep her with them and somewhat calm. Well as her dog was brought to her within minutes she calmed down and began petting her dog and giving it treats. The dog kept licking her hands and she finally sat down and loved on her dog. It was truly magical! As if I wasn't convinced before, I'm definitely convinced now that all the hard work and the waiting will be so well worth it in the end to see Noah be that excited about his dog too. It's one of those things that you just have to see for yourself to believe it and I'm so glad that we had the opportunity to see it! Thanks to 4 Paws for allowing us to sit in on this class and thanks to all the families, who may not have even realized we were there, for letting us share in the experience with them! I can't wait for our turn!!

Please continue to pray for our journey as we patiently wait for our turn! If you are able and wish to help us in getting Noah's dog home, please see the "Doggie Wish List" to the left of this page and let us know if there is something you can help us with! As always, thanks for all your prayers!! They are being answered and they are felt daily!