Cyber Monday Update

Hello blog, I'm the one who used to write witty stories about my life for all to read.  Then those stories started to move by so fast that I could no longer remember them much less use my skills to make them sound interesting.

We're still here.  I remember those days long ago when I could type away and the farthest Riley could get was into the next room and she could get no higher than ground level.  Boy do things change.  Cute, precious, innocent little ones...well...they turn into small crazy people.  They now have adult skills like climbing, opening drawers, opening cabinets, opening doors, opening boxes of cereal, etc.  Yet they lack the sense to know what to do next.  Important things like: how to get down, how to close a drawer or cabinet or door without slicing off fingers, and how it really isn't wise or efficient to throw the cereal all over the car, especially if your goal is to eat said cereal.

So blogging once again took a back seat to constant parental supervision.  Whew.

Now, an adoption update, which is probably the reason you're here (FN1).  We have completed all of our paperwork and are in the process of presenting our profile to birth mothers.  It's an emotionally heavy process as we wait to meet our newest family member.  But it has been a wonderful experience to pray for these mothers and to pray together as a family for each child.  We are excited to see what God has planned for us in the next few months.

And since it's Cyber Monday, I thought I would let y'all know about some ways that you could turn your Christmas shopping into a huge blessing for an adopting family.

We were able to snag some very limited solid red Ugandan Bead just in time for the holidays.  We only have a few, so please let me know soon if you would like some for your Christmas gifts.  (You can order these with the link on the left, just let me know in the comments that you would like the red beads; they are $20 to pick up or $22 to ship).

Click here to read more about the necklaces

Our friend Alison has a great blog about their adoption in Ethiopia.  She had the brilliant idea of compiling different fundraisers to help consoldate Christmas shopping.  Check it out here and find great gifts that support adoptions.  *Cassady Street is on the list!*

We are grateful to you, our friends and family, for joining us on our journey.  May God bless you through this Christmas season.

FN1.  And now for the real reason why you're here.  Here she is lookin' sweeter than the cookie I used to bribe her for the photo shoot...