Thursday, May 17, 2012

Leaving for my sister LINA but first a field trip and a few more photos....

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Leaving for LINA...but first a field trip...and a few photos from...

LEAVING FOR LINA...but first a field trip...Where am I?

Ok...you will notice that most of these photos are of ME...why?
Mom and I were on a field trip today...where were we?
Ok...a clue...I was in a hollowed out tree...any idea where I was?
I had ice cream...any idea where I was?
Ok...does the VERY LARGE COW give it away? I would NOT GET near that cow...it doesn't look normal...my friends are brave but I AM NOT GETTING NEAR that thing...I stayed far away in mommy's arms!
Ok...cow..ice cream and a playground...can it get any better...well I could skip the cow part but ice cream, friends and a playground...they are all on the top of my list!
Where were we you ask?
Here we are riding on a wagon pulled by a tractor....
If you look real closely you can see the tractor pulling us...this part was fun!
This is what we saw...WE were at a DAIRY FARM! These cows look like they are annoyed with one another...and don't worry...the cow that is lying down...she was just resting...
This cow was way to up close and personal for me...I would not turn around to look at her any more closely...I would NOT have gotten out of that wagon if they had left me...
These cows are really really big!
This is Kathy...she was our tour guide...oh the things she told us...did you know...OH could I tell you some things...
Here we saw the cows being milked...IT stank!
Ok...this is to up close and personal for me...even though she is a baby and mom is just wanting to hug the calf...I AM NOT SO SURE OF THIS....
MOM loves any animal...me I AM NOT SO SURE...
Ok...mom is touching her...the calf is chewing on mom's jeans...
Ok...that is close enough...and don't put me down mom!!!
Ok...end of the field trip!!! Now for a few photos from NIGHT two of LIBERATE LINA Cedar Crest vs. Elco...more awesome photos coming soon...after the soccer banquet when someone from the stands can give us photos of the two teams on the field and all of us in the middle...all with LIBERATE LINA Shirts! IT WAS awesome! The banquet is tomorrow..so more photos soon...stay tuned....
My Daddy!!!!!
Daddy and Avi...
Our girls....Cedar Crest...we love them!!!
Daddy, Big sis Sasha and ME!!!!!
Here is our sweet AVI MEISTER as we call her...actually her real name is Avigayil...Hebrew for Abigail!
We were on the bench waiting for all the girls from Cedar Crest and Elco to go out onto the field to stand together for LINA! Mommy was so blessed she was crying...I think Daddy was too!

If you look real closely to the back of the shirt...you can see it says...LIBERATE LINA...Psalm 68:8
"God sets the lonely in families" That is you sister LINA...YOU ARE IN OUR FAMILY...MOMMY is coming for you...we are counting down the days and we are now in the single digits....MOMMY has never stopped being excited...So hurry home...I CAN NOT wait to teach you lots of things...like how to...well I will save it all until you are home safely with us...and with me! I love you already...maybe just in photos and in my heart but you will see...love is awesome!
Soon that frown will be a smile like mine and we will never stop laughing and playing and loving! I love you Angelina Mariyana...Carpenter...love your sister...Ellianna Ya-Ting Carpenter

Thursday, April 26, 2012

It's my birthday!

Today I am the birthday girl! Me - Ellianna Ya-Ting...queen and princess for the day..."what do you mean for the day...with this smile can't you see I am princess all the time...queen too!"

I celebrated the day with my friends...
We have our own way of doing things...we are cleaning the floors just like a mop!  My clothes after this game were proof positive that the method works!




It was a grand day!
But I miss my sister Lina!  Moms says soon...when is soon...not soon enough...if kids made the rules she'd be home already cause I love her and want her to come home!  Missing you little lina bug baby!
It's been a week since the judge said yes...it'll be soon!  Mom says to trust her...and I DO!  You know...I trusted my mommy the first day she picked me up and from that day on I have been her princess everyday!  I can share my princess status...besides...it wasn't mine to begin with...big sister Sasha shared the princess title with me so I'll do just like Sasha...she's my hero!

click here listen to her sing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g36aZPqF-3Q
This verse is the one that is for Sasha's real name Natalya and it even says "I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High."  Remember...my mommy gives these long beautiful names and then we all have nicknames but come to think of it...everyone calls me Ellianna...well sometimes Ting...sometimes pumpkin pie...sometimes babydoll...sometimes princess...YOU CAN call me that one all the time!

Psalm 9: 1 -2 NIV
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.  
I will be glad and rejoice in you;
I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.


Sunday, April 8, 2012

IT has been a LONG TIME....

It has been a long time since anything with "MY" blog...but the time has come to show you my notecards and for you to see what the LORD is doing...

check out

www.marianaorphanfund.blogspot.com to see more photos


HERE is ME with my Big sister...she is the greatest thing since POPCORN, green beans and asparagus!

 JUST ME....I am the life of the spaghetti dinner!
 MY ART with Mommy's photo of my little sister Lina - we are waiting for her to come home!
 My art and Liberate LINA t-shirts at our spaghetti dinner for Liberate LINA...
HERE are my NOTECARDS...they are for sale to raise funds for LINA and orphans...
$10.00 a for a pack of 10 notecards with envelopes - plus shipping if sending to you...
ME with my baby sister Avigayil..we call her Avi...Avigayil is Hebrew for Abigail and means "JOY of the Father." My mommy and daddy always pick these long complicated names that have great meaning...thank goodness we just call her AVI for short!  Avi has grown so much in 1 year that I can barely hold her anymore but I SURE try!  I Love AVI!
 MY little sister Lina...well here we go with the name thing again...Angelina "LINA" Mariyana...see what I mean about the LONG GREAT name...we call her LINA...thank goodness...I think I will just call her baby! 
That's all for now...I LOVE MY LIFE...I also love popcorn, green beans and asparagus!!!

LOVE ...Ellianna Ya-Ting

or as Mommy calls me "Peanut pie"  Ok...you give me a beautiful long name like Ellianna meaning "I have prayed for this child and God has heard and answered" and you call me Peanut pie?!  But I love it...I love LIFE!

Monday, January 16, 2012

Art Work by the Jacobsen girls - 4 prints SOLD!

Sarah Jacobsen and her sisters, Leslie and Rachel have been hard at work to help Lina!  They have been working on original artwork to sell to help bring home Lina!  Sarah has a heart for the orphan and the LORD is using Sarah, Rachel and Leslie at their young ages to be a voice for the voiceless. 

They have been blessed to be the sisters to a brother adopted from the same country as Lina and they are stepping out and following the LORD's command in Proverbs 31: 8-9!

It is my joy to share with you that 4 of the Jacobsen prints have already been sold!  Some of their prints are being auctioned for the Next Auction to benefit the precious children from Lina's orphanage!  Check out http://treasuresinhiddenplaces.blogspot.com/ to read more the upcoming auction for 3 little boys all being adopted by the Archer Family! 

Ellianna and Sarah, Leslie and Rachel are all having some of their art auctioned to help these boys come home! 

PRINTS SOLD for LINA-

 SOLD!!
 SOLD!!
 SOLD!!!
Thank you so much to those that purchased these prints to help LINA come home!  What a huge blessing!

The Following prints are still available -
By Leslie

 By Sarah
 By Sarah

By Sarah

Here is a glimpse of Rachel's picture!  It is already on matting board but I have not had a chance to photograph it on the matting board!  I will repost Rachel's print tomorrow when it is sunny outside and I can get a good photo of it on the matting board! 

But wanted you to see Rachel's beautiful artwork! 

All three Jacobsen girls have amazing talent and are using their talents to serve the LEAST OF THESE!  They are praying for our little LINA and the needed signature!  Praying that comes tomorrow...so I can post the good news that I am leaving for Lina's country and also post the matted print by Rachel!  The colors will be much more vivid!

LIBERATE LINA at ART for ORPHANS by Ellianna
and original work by Sarah, Rachel and Leslie Jacobsen