There are no coincidences

As I've mentioned before there are so many blogs out there that have helped me throughout this adoption experience. Many well meaning friends and family have been supportive, but nobody really knows the obstacles or first hand experiences like people who have gone down this adoption road before me, or are experiencing it first hand now.

I wanted to share with everyone something I think is very exciting. A friend from high school is entering into this adoption process at the exact same time as our family. We reconnected a couple years ago at church and our adoptive child will be able to grow up seeing another Ethiopian face every week at church. Yup, they are adopting from ETHIOPIA as well! Erin and I both agree that "there are no coincidences in life" and I feel that having her family follow us on this journey side by side is a huge blessing. Please visit her family's blog HERE. They are fundraising as well, so if you can open your hearts up to donating to another family I would strongly urge you to do so.

Another family who is getting close to receiving a referral is this family. They live in Oregon, and although I have never met them, I just ordered a t-shirt from them to support their fundraising efforts. At $12 each, you can't beat the price! Stop by and order one for yourself.

A Washington family who is starting the paperwork process now too is adopting a little boy from Ethiopia. She has some awesome shirts on her blog so swing by and order one to help them fundraise for the next part of their adoption.

There are so many families out there in the adoption world who need help fundraising to bring another orphan home. Will you help? The next time you go through a Starbucks line, get a pedicure, go out to eat, or see a movie, consider what that money could do in the lives of families trying desperately to bring a child home. It may not seem like much, but it truly adds up. I know I second guess myself whenever I hand over my debit card....and I find 9 times out of 10, that it isn't worth spending the money.

And lastly, I wanted to share a video with you. This little girl has inspired so many people to adopt! Lucy Lane has been home for 1 year now (visit her mom's blog to see the 1 year home video). Her family lives in Tennessee and has an enormous group of African adopted children within the community. I would LOVE to see that on the other side of the states.....so far there is our family and Erin's family....anybody else feel the pull to adopt??!!