"No matter how smoothly an intercountry adoption seems to be proceeding, there will be some delays. It is inevitable – not a matter of if, but when. Patience is a virtue when it comes to intercountry adoption."
We're in the midst of doing our online Intercountry Adoption Training, and the above statements pretty much sum up the theme of the last module. Well, maybe it wasn't the theme, but it was one of those things you know....you see it in writing....and you finally settle into it as (short of a string of miracles) what's ahead. You take another deep breath and realize that from what you've experienced thus far, it really must be true. Then you remind yourself of one of your family mottoes: we don't do what's easy, we do what's right.
In other news, we're getting ready for the Fall Rummage Sale ~ October 20th. Looking forward to actually having a spare room once again (after we get all the sale stuff out) and hopefully raising some more $ for the adoption fund. This time around the kiddos are doing a Coffee and Cookie Table. If you're interested in baking a batch of cookies for em', let me know! And, yes, the coffee will be self-serve!
Also, the t-shirts will be here within a week. Looking forward to getting those in the hands of all who purchased one. Thank you, again!!!! I bought one of the Simply Love shirts before we ever even started the adoption process, and it's my favorite ~ for multiple reasons!
Last thing...would love for you to consider these:
1. Orphan Sunday
2. Wrapping Around Adoptive Families
Consider #1, Orphan Sunday, simply because awareness is where it all begins.
As for #2, one of my best friends is foster/adopting {they began the adoption process some months after we did and have already added two children to their family of four in an incredible-only-God-coulda-done-it-whirlwind-of-a-story} . She and her family are living one of those not-so-white-washed-stories I wrote about previously. By the grace of God and their dependence on Him, I witness them making progress week after week. Watching their family has made me even more sure of the need of "wrapping around adoptive families". It is a way any/everyone can be involved in orphan care.
Now, here's a peek at a few peices of "inventory" for our Rummage Sale!
We're in the midst of doing our online Intercountry Adoption Training, and the above statements pretty much sum up the theme of the last module. Well, maybe it wasn't the theme, but it was one of those things you know....you see it in writing....and you finally settle into it as (short of a string of miracles) what's ahead. You take another deep breath and realize that from what you've experienced thus far, it really must be true. Then you remind yourself of one of your family mottoes: we don't do what's easy, we do what's right.
In other news, we're getting ready for the Fall Rummage Sale ~ October 20th. Looking forward to actually having a spare room once again (after we get all the sale stuff out) and hopefully raising some more $ for the adoption fund. This time around the kiddos are doing a Coffee and Cookie Table. If you're interested in baking a batch of cookies for em', let me know! And, yes, the coffee will be self-serve!
Also, the t-shirts will be here within a week. Looking forward to getting those in the hands of all who purchased one. Thank you, again!!!! I bought one of the Simply Love shirts before we ever even started the adoption process, and it's my favorite ~ for multiple reasons!
Last thing...would love for you to consider these:
1. Orphan Sunday
2. Wrapping Around Adoptive Families
Consider #1, Orphan Sunday, simply because awareness is where it all begins.
As for #2, one of my best friends is foster/adopting {they began the adoption process some months after we did and have already added two children to their family of four in an incredible-only-God-coulda-done-it-whirlwind-of-a-story} . She and her family are living one of those not-so-white-washed-stories I wrote about previously. By the grace of God and their dependence on Him, I witness them making progress week after week. Watching their family has made me even more sure of the need of "wrapping around adoptive families". It is a way any/everyone can be involved in orphan care.
Now, here's a peek at a few peices of "inventory" for our Rummage Sale!