FAQ

Yes. At the beginning of the story, it says “On (date), in a happy place called (location), God gave (mother) and (father) a true miracle—a baby!” This could easily be personalized to include the date the adopted child arrived in the family or it could be the time and place of the actual birth, i.e., Beijing, China.

On the page asking who the child resembled at birth, a perfectly beautiful way to describe an adopted child who looks different from the parents is to say that he or she “looked like a little angel” or “looked like the baby they had always dreamed of!”

The beauty of God Smiled is that you can personalize it to tell each child’s unique story.

Absolutely! You can even include more than one middle name in the “middle name” space, as long as the letter-and-space count for the child’s entire name does not exceed 52 letters.

The many details about each child make God Smiled a unique gift, but we realize that accurately filling in the information requires a bit of thought. May we suggest contacting the child’s parent for specific information? If you tell them that you are creating a one-of-a-kind gift for their child, they’ll probably be happy to help—and it won’t spoil the surprise.

To help you gather the child's information, you can email an Order Blank Worksheet form. (Download here.) Once the parent fills it out and returns it to you, use the intormation to complete your book order online.

Due to the extensive personalized nature of God Smiled, we cannot take information over the phone. To ensure correct spelling in all personalized areas, please proofread the personalization form carefully before placing your order.

If you ordered God Smiled through an organization’s fundraiser:
Books are shipped directly to your organization 4-6 weeks after the close of the sale. If you requested separate shipping, your book will be shipped to your selected address in the same timeframe.

If you are ordering directly, with no organization involved:
Your order will ship directly to the address indicated in time for Christmas or Easter.

For orders shipped in bulk to the school or organization, a $2.99 shipping & handling charge per book is added. For orders requesting shipping to a separate address, there is a $8.49 shipping & handling charge per book for orders within the United States. Books will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail.

Only orders shipped to an Indiana address will incur sales tax.($1.40 per book)

Mustard Seed Fundraising processes all orders through PayPal. We selected PayPal because it is highly respected and uses the most sophisticated encryption process available. Your credit card information is never kept once your order is processed.

Your credit card will be charged once you submit your order. Because each book is personalized and takes 4 to 6 weeks to create and deliver, you may see the credit card charge on your statement before the book arrives.

Due to the highly personalized nature of God Smiled, we cannot cancel or change your order after you hit the SUBMIT button.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept checks or money orders. Due to the unique personalized nature of the book, orders must be placed with a major credit card.

Yes. God Smiled comes with a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee for quality. If you are not satisfied with the quality, you may return your book to Mustard Seed Fundraising for a refund to your credit card.

There are three ways to receive more information on setting up a God Smiled fundraiser for your organization:

Go to the Sign Up page on this web site, fill out and submit the information requested. You will be contacted within 24 hours (Mon-Fri)

Send an email to jmiller@mustardseedfundraising.org

Call 1-877-800-9707.

Once fundraising dates are determined, sample books and a sales kit will arrive complete with everything you need to run a successful campaign.

After you sign up, Mustard Seed Fundraising will create a unique web page for your organization. Your organization page will include a letter from you to your families personalized with details of your fundraising event.

There is no contract needed. No money-handling and no minimums. There are no shipping costs to your organization. We have worked diligently to assure that a Mustard Seed Fundraising event is completely hassle-free for you. We are certain that your God Smiled event will be the easiest and most rewarding fundraising ever!

Contact us at info@MustardSeedFundraising.org or call 1-877-800-9707.

Mustard Seed Fundraising was started by Kathleen Mueller and Jana Miller as a way to use their gifts and talents to serve churches and children. Both had years of experience with various product fundraisers through their children’s churches and schools. Both wondered why the fundraising products offered through faith-based schools and churches were always non-spiritual and most often consumable—pizza, cookie dough, etc. They set out to create a personalized book that would delight children and families with a message of God’s love while raising funds for important church and school programs.

One of the greatest blessings Kathleen and Jana found in starting Mustard Seed Fundraising was encountering artist and designer, Pam Fraizer. It had always been Pam’s dream to use her artistic talents to illustrate a children’s book. Sharing her faith in God made the project even more exciting to Pam. If you would like to see more of Pam’s work, check out www.FraizerDesigns.org.