When we were waiting (and waiting and waiting) to find out what little Chinese girlie God had for us, I became a bit of a blog stalker to a handful of adoption related blogs (any of you types out there?)
One that I stalked daily was Carrie’s. She was no adoptive mama – she had the unique privilege of caring for a bunch of Chinese girlies and guys until they would meet their mamas and families. How cool is that? The significance of being a part of that redemptive work – it’s awesome in the true sense of the word. And, she brought it all to life in her words.
Carrie’s stateside now but still bringing it in her words as a mommy of a toddler in TX. But, part of her heart still lives in Beijing. So, she did something about that (and you know I like when women do something about whatever it is their heart is broken for). She and her husband started up this ‘lil thing they named Scarlet Threads, a fair trade online store through which they could help the women who lived around them in Beijing who had proven themselves gifted seamstresses to provide for their families.
I’ve got a couple aprons from them. I’ve given gifts of aprons from them. I’ve got a purse and some girly dresses from them too. And, I love knowing where they all came from and imagining the talented and beautiful hands that created them.
Carrie featured Jiayin over on Scarlet Thread’s site today – go check it out.
Make sure you read to the bottom (especially if you are in the market for a Chinese character charm). I threw in a little bonus for her readers (as she did for you too — enter code JIAYIN01 at Scarlet Threads for 20% your purchase).