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31 for The Sparrow Fund

You know I had to post about this business today. 

Have you heard of Thirty-one yet? They sell really neat boutique type of stuff–bags that can be dressed up or dressed down, personalized stuff, home stuff, organization stuff. I hadn’t heard of them until recently. But, I bet I’m going to start hearing about them more and more. 
Women can become associates to sell Thirty-one things through parties (home or online) and live out Proverbs 31 in so doing. Pretty neat. 
Lindsey Smith is one of those consultants and volunteered to help The Sparrow Fund as part of our May drive to build the nest by giving 20% of the sales generated through our online party to our cause. 
She’s been able to witness the blessing of adoption first hand as a TX friend of Ashley Milford, who serves with us on the Board of The Sparrow Fund. And, Kate is certainly a real blessing.
Go take a look at all the goodies in their online catalog. And, go here to Lindsey’s page and click on “My Events” to shop for The Sparrow Fund! And, don’t dilly dally, okay?
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Borrowed Blue for The Sparrow Fund

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.
As a lover of tradition, I dig the name of this photography business. They’ve been photographing weddings in the Baltimore area for 11 years. Almost 6 years ago, Natalie’s best friend adopted a little girl. Since then, they’ve been photographing families with adopted children every chance they can get.

And, they eagerly jumped right in to support The Sparrow Fund during the month of May, giving 10% of all sitting fees and portrait purchases. Isn’t that awesome?

Go visit their site. Like them on Facebook. If you are in the Baltimore area and would like portraits or know someone who would, support Borrowed Blue. But, even if you live hundreds of miles from Baltimore or hate having your picture taken, go thank them for supporting adoption, adoptive families, and The Sparrow Fund.
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Sunday Snapshots: {New}

Remember this?

I started this blog in April 2008, 3 years ago, mainly because I was addicted to lurking on adoption mothers’ blogs. I couldn’t get enough of them. So, I had someone design the blog for me because I didn’t even know what html meant. And, I was hooked (read this as proof).
For 3 years, I only changed the blog design once by changing out the pictures after we got back from China since having an ultrasound picture of the country of China for our last “girl” just didn’t belong any more since we had a real darling little girlie to replace it. 
But, it was time for a change. And, since my sweet friend Nicole (who just happens to be heading to China at the end of this week to bring home her darling Brooklyn) is a rockin’ photographer who happened to invite us down for a visit, I asked her to do some head shots for a new blog header. Theoretically, taking 6 individual pictures is easier than one picture of 6 people. With the incentive of lollipops (for the children…Mark and I did okay without lollipops), I think that proved true. 

Lydia gave us several adorable shots to choose from…good gracious, she’s cute.
Good pics coupled with a few hours of googling html code for how to make a horizontal menu bar and all that kind of thing and….ta da! Welcome to my cleaner, brighter blog complete with up-to-date pics of my handsome husband and adorable kiddos. Can’t promise you that content will be any different than before–still just the same ole me writing this stuff (for better or worse). But, hoping that whatever is here–whether I’m promoting The Sparrow Fund, waxing poetic about adoption, or simply journaling day-to-day life, is a bit easier on the eyes to read. 

Sunday Snapshot



By the way, got a couple more days going on in a giveaway. If you aren’t local to Phili, no problem. Just enter for the free cds at least. We have a pathetic two entries thus far, let the odds of winning alone (which are obviously pretty darn good) encourage you to enter.

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Bloom Child Bloom for The Sparrow Fund

It’s a big year for Sharon, the owner of Bloom Child Bloom. She and her husband have been married for 7 years, and they are in the process of adopting their 7th child. (That wasn’t a typo.) Jeesh. And, I thought I was tired. I’m thinking she must like coffee as much as I do.

Sharon’s has such a heart for children around the world and the families who are called to adopt. She is an active advocate for orphans in China. She worked with An Orphan’s Wish before branching out to start her own advocacy blog A Family For Everyone.

For as long as she can remember, sewing has been a part of her life as she watched her mama make clothes for her younger brother and herself. And, now, she’s the one sewing and teaching her little ones the value of making things with your own hands.

She’s still growing the business at Bloom Child Bloom and working on adding new designs there as she is able. Go take a look at the ones she has listed there already and the ones listed on her Facebook page (there are more designs there) and consider ordering one (super fast) so that 10% of your purchase goes to The Sparrow Fund. AND, she’s got a Memorial Day sale going on right now as an extra incentive – $20 per shirt with free shipping and a free name added.

I’m partial to this one –

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