Mommy Monday

Adoption Associates Gala

This evening, our family has been chosen to be the highlighted as the domestic family for 2012 at the Annual Change a Life—Change the World Gala.  This year's theme is "What is Adoption"

This night is not only a fundraiser for the four main initiatives of the agency, but also a celebration of the forever families and the commitment these families show as they walk the adoption journey. The fundraising initiatives include supporting birth mother outreach and education; humanitarian aid to international orphanages and children in surrounding villages; grants for adoptive families who wish to adopt but don’t have the means; and lastly an endowment fund used for the long lasting perpetuity of the agency and its mission.  Their focus on birth mother education and support was the main reason that Richard and I chose Adoption Associates to assist us in adopting Cooper.

As part of the event, our family will be on stage as the Executive Director reads a short bio about our family/adoption.  As many of you know, we created a 10 post Adoption Journey as part of this blog.  When the marketing director ask me for a "short" bio, she didn't have a clue how HARD that would be for me.  But in the end I was able to trim it down to one page (about twice as much as the other family!!)  As the bio is being read, they asked for some pictures that could be scrolled across the screen.  These are the ones we chose...

 

 

 

They are also going to ask us what adoption means to us.  Here is our answer...

"To us Adoption is Faith.  We trusted the Lord throughout this process and He was gracious to give us an amazing journey and a beautiful baby boy and we are thankful for His Faithfulness"

God started us on this journey and he will carry it unto completion!!