Adoption T-Shirt Fundraiser

So, after waiting for about 2 months for our t-shirts to come in, they are here. Yeah! Kellin and I were so excited we both wore them to youth yesterday. We are selling t-shirts (see picture) for our adoption. They are designed by missionthreads, who sell all sorts of t-shirts. They started making t-shirts for their adoption from Ethiopia and now help others who are fundraising. By buying a t-shirt, you can support us and be reminded of our adoption every time you wear it. It is a minimum donation of $25.00 per shirt. I have added a paypal button on the side for easy payment or you can just let me know and pay cash or cheque to me. Thanks for your support for us in this process. We will also be selling a different design down the road, designed by my sister Lori. So keep your eyes open for it.

Adoption support group

On Sunday, we went to our first meeting with an adoption support group. I was quite nervous since I had to go on my own and Kellin met me there later on. There were 4 other couples there. One adopted from China a year and a half ago and the rest were in the process of adopting through Ethiopia. Among them, we are the furthest along in our adoption process, so they had a lot of questions that I really didn't know the answers to. There was going to be another couple there who had adopted from Ethiopia. I was anticipating asking them a lot of questions, but I did get some ideas and information from the couple that had already adopted, even though the country requirements and such are different. She had recorded everything as it happened so she could tell us when they had completed different parts of the process. I had always planned on doing this but didn't. I will have to get on this before I forget.

I am really excited about getting to know other people who are in the process and know what we are going through. And of course having friends for our children who will know what they are going through as an adoptee in a multiracial family.