We are now officially #39 on the girls' list with our agency, but based on referrals that have gone out since the end of September, we are probably around 31. Lots of referrals have gone out in the past couple of weeks and our agency's orphanage is full of children and babies who have parents here and are waiting on court and embassy appointments. It's been very exciting to watch these families come together. Based on what we've seen thus far, a referral by April or May seems feasible and not really that far off.
What I have to remember as these children get referred to families is that with each child gaining a new family here, they have also experienced an incredible loss. And the birth parents of these children are, of course, grieving for their little ones they've had to relinquish and whom they love. That's the part of adoption that is easy to forget in the midst of our joy at becoming parents, but these children and their birth families really need our prayers.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Our Adoption T-Shirt Fundraiser
We are selling t-shirts to raise money for our adoption. We have children's short sleeve, women's short and long sleeve and men's short and long sleeve for sale. Unfortunately, we ordered the wrong style/cut for our women's short sleeve so they run extremely small. A friend's seven year old can wear a woman's small. I can wear a woman's xlarge and I normally wear a medium. Thus these shirts are perfect for girls and tweens and petite woman, but will not work for most of us. If you would like to order a woman's short sleeve, I will be collecting orders and will order specific sizes/quantities of the correct style when I get enough of them together. The men's shirts are really unisex so a woman could certainly wear those also. We'd be honored to see you sporting one of our shirts and are thankful for everyone who helps us with our adoption in this way.
Women's and Kid's Shirts
Men's Shirts
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