The F word

The F word...some hear the word and immediately cringe. Some use this word proudly without fear of rejection, not caring if others decide to cringe and run away. I am one who tends to use this word proudly, I will shout it from the rooftops and find a way to make people who cringe want to shout it too.. It will make you feel like you have never felt before! For some it gives them a purpose and meaning, for others, they do it hiding behind a computer while giggling and laughing because they may have just saved someones life or at the very least, changed it.

The F word that I am referring to...FUNDRAISER.

This word is an important part of something bigger, something that has changed me. It is the core of who Bobby and I are. We have seen the life altering effects of raising money can have on so many peoples lives. We may not always be able to give much financially, we are always willing to knock down doors to help those who need it. UNTIL one day, we realized that it is us who needed it. It was us who wanted something so badly that we even had the thought to ask others to donate to our cause. Is it fair? Is it something worthy of others to give to? Why would anyone want to help us populate the world with a little Bobby or Andrea? We have agonized over it for a long time. Why is it so easy to help others by encouraging them to open up about their situation and convince them they are a worthy cause, but so very hard to take your own advice? Bobby and I do not like putting ourselves out there for the world to see, unless it would truly help someone else meet their full potential. But here we are, 8 years into our infertility journey, desperate to move forward. Desperate to make this dream be our reality, this amazing dream, that one day our house is filled with paper, rock, scissors at 3 am to find out who changes the diaper, or roaring laughter at 9pm from their bedrooms when they should be asleep, or the sound of instant pain when I step on a Lego. These things I will never take for granted. These things that may seem so trivial, so mundane, so normal. But to us they are a dream that we are desperate to make our normal.
With that said we are finally taking the steps to ask for a little help making this dream come true. Every little bit counts and we are so grateful for the prayers and encouraging words from everyone in our lives.

We have set up a Go Fund Me page: www.gofundme.com/lemonstolemonade but have also decided to do at least one fundraiser in the Columbus area withing the next couple of months, with spiked lemonade and maybe a 50/50 raffle! We are so grateful for all of you and can't wait to see what our future holds.


Thank you

*** Our family and friends have been so supportive over the years. We are so blessed to have people in our lives that genuinely care about our happiness and well being. There were times where we thought we would never make it, but there they were, right beside us, literately carrying us through to the other side. They have helped us get to this place where we can have hope to actually get this procedure. Helping to pay off student loans and debts just to be able to save as much as we can for the life we have always wanted, we will be forever grateful!

Cheers,

Andrea