Asking for Help

I want to start out this post by apologizing for how long it has been since our last post. This past month the Paukovitz Family has been doing some serious renovation. We decided to take on replacing our hardwood floors ourselves. Although we did heavy research and preparation, this has been an unbelievably hard project, leaving all of us exhausted. Now that we are at the end though, one lesson has continued to ring in our families’ ears- the value of help from others.

I cannot imagine where we would be without the help of others. First- simply for those who have done hardwood floors before and took the time to write articles, make videos, and give advice for me. My research is only successful because there were others willing to share wisdom. Then there are those who willingly helped with their time in energy. I think of our friend Tim who worked with us laying down the new hardware and allowing us to use his truck. I think of my brother David, who let us use some essential tools and then spent days with me pulling up the old hardwood, cleaning up the mess, and helping lay the new hardwood to where the wood would actually be straight. Then I also think of Mark, Amanda’s brother, who spent countless hours working hard, never complaining, and spending the most time on this project with me.

Everyone has a role to play when we work to achieve something significant. I would like to ask for your help and participation in our adoption journey today by considering to financially contribute. For our adoption, the total costs between our adoption agency, home study, requirements by two governments (Haiti and US), travel, and documentation will be around $50,000. Although we have the margin and space for another child to come into our home, we realize that we do not have the finances to cover the expense of the adoption on our own. We would like to ask our friends and family to consider supporting us during this time. As of today, we have been able to raise over $6,000 and we have been so blessed by your encouragement and support. If you would consider helping us during these starting months to get through the cost of adoption, it will enable Amanda and I to use our personal finances to prepare for the arrival of another child. Any amount from $10, $100, to $1,000 would make a huge impact and help us get that much closer to bringing our child home. You can give here and if you have any questions about the process or where the money is going, feel free to shoot me an email, and I would be happy to catch up with you. Thank you all for considering partnering with us on this journey. We appreciate your willingness to read this website and following our story.