Adoption Fundraiser Calendars - NOW ONLY $15!

Did I mention you have gotta getta calendar!?! We have about 38 more calendars to sell. When you purchase a calendar, the money collected will help go toward the cost of the Colombian Attorney Fee of $1500. Each family featured in the calendar have adopted from Colombia. I love flipping through the calendar and telling just a bit about each of the families. They are all so very unique. And to me, the stories are powerful and the families are beautiful!

We have families with siblings and older single children or infants; we have Colombians adopting Colombians, and we even have a gorgeous red-head Colombian! We have single moms represented, as well as the married folk! The calendar isn't just represented by Colombia and Children's Hope, our adoption agency. It is comprised of families from at least three different adoption agencies and there is one month where Guatemala and Colombian children are featured in a group picture.

Please consider buying a calendar or gifting one. Help us make our goal! Thanks so much for your consideration! God bless!

US Entry Visa Fee - PAID!!!!

The mail delivered an unexpected blessing on Friday! We received a $250 check from a friend from the hospital! With her check and our Christmas money we are putting toward the adoption, we will have the $400 needed to pay for our child's visa! Yay!

We are super excited to see how God opens more doors of opportunity to share and be a witness for Him through this second journey of adoption. He is SO good, and SO faithful! Some of you may not know that our wait has went from 6-12 months to possibly 2-3 years. Recently, ICBF deleted the 6 year old list and put us on a 5-6 year old list.

What does that mean? All the families on the 6 year old list also shifted with us to that same list and we aren't woven into the already existing list, but put at the bottom. We've been told there are OVER 150 people on THAT list!!!

Merry Christmas!

May you be blessed beyond imagination today and the coming year! Remember the "Reason for the Season" and give thanks to the Father for sending the "bestest" gift of all, Jesus, his Son.

John 3.16

Fun-Fundraiser!!!

We are only 16 days away from our "goal date!" We wanted to try to sale ALL our calendars by 12/31/10. We ordered 150 calendars. 11 calendars went to the families who donated a picture to the calendar and also agreed to help me sell 9 additional calendars. So, that means our goal is to sell 139 calendars! That's not a lot, right? Ben and I took 40. Had another family offer to sell 20!

With the numbers that I have gathered, it looks like we may have sold about 75. If this is all we sell, our fundraiser profit is only about $250. We are hoping to get the Colombian Attorney Fee paid through this fundraiser... Can we do it?

If you know of anyone interested in a calendar, please have them check out this blog, leave their email in a comment, and we will email them back and get them a calendar! They are ONLY $20, and each month features a different Colombian Adoptive Family! Great way to support adoption!

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not happy with the pixelation, but it is a work in progress! one pic is missing! shane, i think i lost your pic. i will try to reload it from fb. sorry. if anyone else sent me their pics, please message me and i will double check my archives. sorry for the oversight.

from my photog friends, what's the blog header secret? are there certain dimensions/parameters i should save in ps? thanks for tips; im still learning...lol.

again, thanks to all those around the nation for wearing the MFA shirts. hope to bring more awareness to mentoring, fostering, and adopting. also, if you have not sent in a photo and you purchased a shirt, please do. i hope to correct the header and have a "sharper" look!

Mentor. Foster. Adopt. Do Something!

Here's another Hot Adoptive Mami who does what she says and has adopted a sibling group of two from Colombia. Beth is a great source of encouragement, and I love getting her comments on the blog/facebook/yahoo group. Thanks so much, Beth, for your shared thoughts and prayers! So proud of my network of mamis! So grateful of your support, as well, and must say you ALL look great sporting the MFA shirt! Let's get the word out!

There are over 147 Million children out there... not JUST babies that need homes, but great older children and sibling groups that need homes! If you can't adopt, do something! Do something today! You will be blessed!

Granny Acklen

A Visit with Granny - November 2010

We went to visit Granny while in Louisiana. She was so very happy to see us! It was a great visit. Recently, she has had a stroke. She is recuperating, but is very frustrated with the slow progress, learning how to read and speak again. I appreciate any prayers you would lift and remember her to the Father... her name is Katherine. She has always LOVED her grandchildren... so very much. And WE LOVE YOU, GRANNY!

Have I Mentioned that You Have Gotta Getta Calendar???

And how could you say "NO" to this adorable little guy?

Thanks to Sheila and David Derr for the photo featuring Jonatan! It's absolutely AMAZING to see how much he's grown!!! He's gorgeous, Sheila! (Sheila sold 9 calendars!)

Another Hot Colombian Mami Sporting Her MFA Shirt!

LOVE Janine and family, even though, I've never actually met her in person! Weird, huh? It was her family blog that I began reading before our first adoption that helped us so much! We went to Colombia not long after they did. She adopted two boys and a beautiful princesa, as well. They are also featured in our calendar. Thanks, Janine for ALL your support and encouragement! We appreciate you guys more than you know!

-Wendi