A few more photos of the 3 DDs

I had trouble with viewing the copy of the Hands of Hope DVD that Denene gave me, so until I get that figured out, I won't be able to upload it here. In the meantime, I thought I'd post a few more photos of our 3 lovely daughters.

 

 

 

Hands of Hope; Reflecting Gods heart for orphans

This weekend there was an event at our church that highlights the ministries that are active there. This was Hands of Hope Orphan Ministry's first time participating. I was nervous, but I didn't need to be. It went very well. Our booth was just inside one of the main doors to the church and just outside the door to the main worship hall. Pretty good location for foot traffic. Also each of the board members took turns manning the booth between and after the services on Saturday and Sunday. We brought our children, and one of the women on our board brought her 3 year old adopted daughter (from China) with her dressed in a Chinese silk and tulle dress. She was so cute! You can imagine that she brought alot of people over to talk with one of us. Gracie was there too, but on Saturday she wasn't feeling well, so she only stayed for 15 minutes before DH took her home with the other girls. Sunday I took the hint from Denene and dressed her up in her tradtional Chinese silk dress, and she too got alot of attention. Ron brought his newly adopted son, Samson (adopted from Liberia, home for about 2 months) too. He's 10, and so outgoing. He too got alot of attention. So with the kids bringing over the adults, we had the opportunity to get exposure to our ministry, and got about 15 names of people to contact. Pretty good for a first time out!

I have to say that our board is the best! As the leader, a couple of weeks ago, I was getting pretty nervous about what we'd have to display at the expo, but after meeting with them, they did a GREAT job! So professional, you wouldn't have believed that the display, the handouts, the video were all put together with about a week!  Thank you to all of you that made this a great event! I'll post the video after I get it uploaded on our computer that has a dvd drive.

All three of our beautiful daughters

I just got our photos back from the photo shoot that our three girls were in. They turned out so well, and the 3 are all so beautiful. At least I think so, but you judge for yourself!

The Gift of Life

I didn't give you the gift of life,

But in my heart I know

The love I feel is deep and real,

As if it had been so.

For us to have each other

Is like a dream come true!

No, I didn't give you

The gift of life,

Life gave me the gift of you.

Author: Unknown

Celebrate National Adoption Month!

November is National Adoption Month. There are several suggestions for celebrating the month at www.adoption.com, but I'd like to suggest one that is not listed there. This idea not only celebrates adoption, but is an easy way to show that you support the adoption of children into their forever family.

This necklace: http://adoptionshop.com/adoption_products/Adoption-Infinity-Circle-Necklace.html is an inexpensive way to not only celebrate National Adoption Month, but to also show your support for adoption. Since I've been wearing it, I've had several people ask me about it. It's a great venue for starting a conversation about why you support adoption, your adoption story, and just maybe be the first step towards getting someone else to think about bringing home their child through adoption!

If you don't jump on this idea to celebrate adoption, please consider some other way to celebrate this month. The more people are aware of the need for adopting children, the more likely it is that we can find homes for children needing forever families!