CREATED TO CARE!

GREAT NEWS!

I AM JOINING THE 225! WOMEN

WHO SIGNED UP FOR THE

"CREATED TO CARE" Women's Retreat!

My blog friend, Andrea, received a Divine idea to develop a retreat for women with a heart for adoption and/or orphan outreach. The response of attendees was HUGE and God is moving BIG for this retreat!

The retreat is the first weekend in February, and it will include mommies and mommies-to-be who have a heart for adoption and reaching out to orphans in the US and throughout the world. While being a weekend of refreshment, it will also be an opportunity for all of us to put our heads together to create MORE change in the world for children.....together! We are SO excited to see what God is going to do with all of us in the same room together, seeking His guidance for His children! GO GOD!

Andrea created these fabulous shirts (below) for the retreat, while also hoping that they would create great opportunities for conversations about how LOVE is what makes a family!

The t-shirt proceeds will go toward the conference, breakout room fees, set-up fees, audio rentals, etc. YES! Our $100 cost is only to cover our food for the weekend. Andrea needs another couple of thousand dollars to cover the costs of ALL the other stuff to make the weekend happen!

Whether you are going to the retreat or not (registration is closed for this first retreat), the design is precious and I wanted to share the opportunity for you to wear a sweet tee ~ while also supporting the cause of the retreat and more importantly, helping to increase the awareness of the blessing of adoption!

Check them out!

Won't you please go to my blog friend, Andrea's, website (click HERE) to buy this awesome tee!?

NOTE: These tees are NOT true to size! Go up TWO sizes for a normal fit....go up just ONE size for a more fitted tee. Andrea normally wears a small but she can wear a medium in this shirt ~ but is more comfortable in a large.

In LADIES FITTED they have S, M, L, XL, XXL. She recommends a normal S should order L; normal M orders XL; normal L orders XXL; normal XL orders L in unisex.

In UNISEX they have L, XL, XXL. The unisex is a normal fit.

Well, I hope you love the tees as much as I do! I already ordered mine! May the tee bless you and your family story; while maybe even helping another child to be united with their forever family!

Going to the retreat!?!? I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOU IN PERSON!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT!

WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU

AND

YOUR WONDERFUL SUPPORT OF OUR FUNDRAISER PRE-SALE!

Orders were placed last Tuesday, though with the Holiday Weekend, completion of the order will be just a tad slower than expected. NO WORRIES, though!......you will get your item(s) in plenty of time for Christmas! {smile}

I am excited to share with you a couple photos of precious friends I have come to know via internet ~ we all share a heart for orphans! They are wearing the t-shirts they ordered in support of our adoption, while they were IN ETHIOPIA!!! As they were blessing the children at two different orphanages, they sported our adoption shirts that talk of what a blessing it is when God places a child in our lives. Isn't that just sweet? It warmed my heart to see our tees all the way over there!

Emme, a sweet daughter of a friend of mine ~ she was in ET too!

Karen and Kristin, two dear hearts whom I have come to know through this wonderful world of adoption!

My friend Karen with one of the many sweet kiddos in ET.......

You can follow Kristin and Karen as they share with you their blessed experience while loving on children over in Ethiopia........

Want to know of another way you can support another adoptive family?

I want to encourage you to visit and support my dear blogfriend, Alison, over at Lovin' Much. She and her family are adopting a sweet baby girl from Ethiopia, and they already know that they are going to name her Caroline Faith. Isn't that a precious name!!??!!??

Alison and her husband, Jody, are fundraising for their adoption through Ordinary Hero. You only have THREE DAYS LEFT to buy something on the Ordinary Hero website and support their journey to Caroline Faith!

After choosing to purchase one of OH's hot items, all you have to do is type in "Jody and Alison" in the "add special instructions to seller" blank when placing your order. Such a simple way to get a great tee or coffee/mug or ornament and know that you are helping our friends bring their little girl home. FOREVER!

Here are some quick pics of only some of your options:

I have this one and absolutely LOVE it!

Red shatter-proof ornament

So............DON'T DELAY! Go to Ordinary Hero and place your order on their behalf! Remember to mention their names, "Jody and Alison" when making your purchase at Ordinary Hero!

Then hop on over to Alison's blog, Lovin' Much, and continue to follow their journey to Caroline Faith!