Prime Day
People have asked us if we were able to do AmazonSmile for our adoption fundraising. I had no idea, and had to do some investigating...
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Alissa Spidell
- Jul 8
- 3 min
Home Study Ready
Spring and summer 2022 have been BIG for us. We bought a house and sold our house, moved, completed 2 fun adoption fundraisers...
Jedd Spidell
- Mar 13
- 3 min
March Madness!
Excited to finally be able to announce some real progress! For a very long time, it’s felt like we’ve been stuck, unable to move forward...
Alissa Spidell
- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
IOWAdopt turns One 🥳
The last year has been so fun posting life updates, what we've learned about adopting, and sharing fundraisers on IOWAdopt. To date, we...
Alissa Spidell
- Aug 29, 2021
- 3 min
Summer Lovin, had me a blast
It's officially the end of summer. Football is back, pumpkin candles are burning, students are back on campus, Halloween costume planning...
Alissa Spidell
- Mar 19, 2021
- 3 min
Spring Cleaning Time!
One of my favorite things about this time of year is spring cleaning! I may have inherited some hoarding tendencies from my mother...
Alissa Spidell
- Feb 16, 2021
- 3 min
We are so loved 💝
What a year 2021 has already been. We launched & completed our first adoption fundraiser, Jedd started a new job, Iowa got 92 ft of snow...
Alissa Spidell
- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
Piecing together our puzzle
One of the the most daunting aspects of adoption is the cost. Adoption costs vary by case, but typically total $40,000-$45,000...
Alissa Spidell
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
Forgiving What You Can't Forget Online Bible Study & Book Club
I have wanted to start a little book club for years... and I figure, if not now, then when?...