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Tah dah…the book revealed

04.18.2011 by juliegumm@yahoo.com //

It’s 4:12 a.m.

I just loaded the files to the printer. My bed is calling me.

But a promise is a promise, so here you go.


The Front

…and the whole thing.

Like I said, Cameron rocked it! Hiring him was pretty much the smartest decision I made in this whole process.

I know it’s kind of hard to read, so here’s the text from the back jacket.

In 2000, Julie and her husband, Mark, declared war on their debt – credit cards, student loans, cars and the house. Seven years later, as they wrote the check for their last mortgage payment, God called them to adopt two children from Ethiopia. A few months later, with their income unexpectedly cut by two-thirds, they wondered if they could finish the adoption without crossing back over into the red.

When they brought Wendemagegn and Beza home 12 months later, Julie and her husband proved debt-free adoption is possible!

Passionate about helping others achieve their adoption dream, Julie shares how to find extra money in your household budget, apply for grants, and fundraise in order to build your family without saddling it with debt. With over $65,000 worth of creative fundraising ideas from more than 25 adoptive families, Adopt Without Debt shows you how to fulfill your adoption dream without signing away your financial freedom.

And no, the web site isn’t set up yet. I’ll get to that next 🙂

The book comes out May 11th – on my birthday. Pre-orders available soon. If you want to get an email when pre-orders are open, sign up for the email list.

Categories // Financial Freedom, Orphans & Social Justice, The Book Tags // Adopt Without Debt, adoption, fundraising, grants

It’s becoming more and more real…

04.06.2011 by juliegumm@yahoo.com //

The book title is DECIDED.

No that’s not the actual title, I just mean I chose one.

And I like it.

Actually I love it.

I ended up headed down a little different path but I feel total peace about the title.

Am I going to tell you?

Not yet, hee hee.

Because I’ve got an amazing design team working on my cover, and I think it will be uber cool to do the big reveal all at once.

Big and suspenseful huh!

I purchased the ISBNs number today. Pretty soon I’ll be the proud owner of a barcode.

Sigh, makes your heart beat a little faster doesn’t it.

No, okay, that must just be me.

Categories // Affording Adoption, Orphans & Social Justice, The Book

YOU helped save lives!

03.23.2011 by juliegumm@yahoo.com //

THANKS everyone for your support for the World Water Day project. With your help I surpassed my personal goal by $100 ($300 total). You were part of a movement of 325 people who gave $11,595. Because they met their goal, The Adventure Project received and additional $10,000 from The Prem Rawat Foundation. GRAND TOTAL $21,595.

That means clean water turned back on for over 3,200 people in India.

YOU SAVED A LIFE YESTERDAY!

Categories // Orphans & Social Justice Tags // clean water, India, mechanic, repair, The Adventure Project, wells, World Water Day

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Writer. Wife. Mother. Traveler. Coffee-addict. Book-lover. Television-Junkie. I love stories. Hearing them, watching them, telling them, living them.

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