Weekend recap!!

On Saturday God’s Children Adoption Agency (our agency GCAA) had an adoption gathering. It was so fun! This was our second year attending it. It is so nice to see the Bismarck adoption community grow SO MUCH! There were lots of families there. Some who have adopted, are in the process, or want to adopt. It was so nice to catch up with the families we know and meeting new families. We even got to meet a family in the same boat as us: no kids, adoption is their first choice, and close to our age! It was so nice to chat with them and share our stories. Most families are or have adopted from Ethiopia, but there were a few domestic families there as well. It was fun to think that’s probably the last GCAA gathering we will attend without being parents! It’s fun to go, but also bittersweet when you see all those little adopted children running around…they are so so cute!! Makes us feel a little jealous and out of place, but it was so fun! We have been getting so much support from families in Bismarck who have adopted…always fun to see them and keep in touch!

Sunday was Mother’s Day…again bittersweet…hopefully my last one without being a mom :) I took my mom out to eat at Johnny Carinos on Friday after work and Sunday we cooked breakfast for her, gave her flowers, candy, and a card…and then cooked supper for her as well. She does so much for us throughout the year. She really is the most giving, selfless person I know. It was nice to spoil her for a day and give her a break from all the cooking she does!

All in all, it was a great weekend. We continue to wait to be matched. We are finding it even harder to be patient after that adoption gathering, but we are holding on and praying we’re matched soon!!!

Have a great week…

Tasha

Coffee fundraiser!!

Hey everyone!

So Chaske and I are looking to raise a little money for our adoption and we have set up an account with an online coffee company. They specialize in helping families raise money to fund their adoptions. Anyway, if you are interested in ordering some coffee from their website it’s:

www.justlovecoffee.com/faulks

It’s just like any other fundraiser…whatever you purchase a part of the proceeds go toward our adoption!! We are not much for fundraising, but we have a ton of friends and family that LOVE drinking coffee so we thought it would be a good one for us!! Also, there are some really unique kinds on there that you don’t find around here. You place your order, coffee gets shipped to us, and we deliver! That simple!

We so appreciate all your support in bringing our little one home!

Thank you,

Chaske & Tasha

Baby calves

I figured since there isn't any fun news with our adoption right now I would give my first picture post a shot :) This way I'm practiced up for when our little one comes!!

I love spring because it means baby calves!!! Aren't they sweet!?

Tasha