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Monday, October 26, 2009

A weekend in Phoenix

Brent and I left our kids Little Rock with my sister and flew to Phoenix, AZ this weekend to look at a church looking for a children's pastor. Currently, we are sitting in the Phoenix Airport, done with our weekend and waiting to leave. Our flight goes through Houston and it is delayed because it is raining AGAIN in Houston. Good 'ole Houston, my hometown.

Anyway, I have never been in this part of the country before. It is very foreign to me. I have been to Columbia, Brazil and China, and this part of the country looks more like on of those regions more than the United States. The brown mountains really looks a lot like Amy's province of Gansu in China. Lots of dirt, lots of mountains, not much green. The streets are very well manicured and are lined with trees and bushes, so it feels a little better. We could not even tell the neighborhoods from the shopping centers because they all looked the same to us! Low stucco buildings with gravel and cacti for landscaping. Very sad that I did not bring a camera, so I have no pictures to post. :-( The weather is perfect. Apparently it's always perfect. No clouds, no rain, always sunny, always warm. The church did a lot of things outside. No lobby, they pulled the snack bar and tables and info booth outside every sunday. All the classrooms opened up to the outside walkway, no indoor hallways. All very different to us.

We drove up to Sedona last night. That was beautiful. We got to see the sun set over those red rock formations. Again, MAN I wish I had my camera. We did snap pictures with our cell phones, so maybe some of those will look ok. Well, the plane is finally boarding. so maybe we will be on our way to Houston soon.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Orphan Alert: 9 year old boy with waivers and grants to help the cost

Passing this along. This little boy sounds so sweet.

Hi Everyone,

We need your help. A child we know, a nine year old boy with scoliosis, has been waiting for his family to arrive. But, the family approved to adopt him cannot complete the adoption for reasons that have nothing to do with this child.

We are beyond heartbroken, because this is the second family that has backed out on this child at the 11th hour. He is a smart, kind and completely adorable little boy whose entire demeanor changed when he learned that a family wanted him. He was beaming in his update photos. Now, if we cannot find parents for him, he will have to be told that no one is coming after all.

If you know anyone who is paper ready, or almost paper ready, who might speak up for him, PLEASE have them contact us right away. Nancy and I are quite distraught over this, because we have met this child and spent time with him. He has waited so long and has been so hopeful. We thought he would be part of a family by now.

If someone can adopt him, there will be no agency fee and there is some extra funding available. We did some fund raising for this child because we really felt for him and we knew that not many families would be open to a boy of his age.

If someone who is pre approved to adopt would be open to adopting a second child on the same trip, that may be possible. He's in Jiangsu Province.

It is very painful to think that this child will be left behind...please let families know about him. If you think he could be your son, call us at 845-727-0500 or email homelandadoption@ aol.com

Many thanks,

Pam Thomas

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Thursday, October 8, 2009

One of my outfits was featured on Parenting.com!

They got my store name wrong, but still neat. :-)

click here



Oh and I finally got my graphic designer to make a logo for me:



Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Orphan alert- 10 year old girl


Victoria
This little girl, whose name is Victoria, is ten years old and was adopted from Russia at the age of eight.

She has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Victoria excels academically but struggles

with peers and social settings. Her original adoptive family and her therapist have been working with her

to decrease behaviors related to institutionalization—i.e., lying, stealing, poor problem-solving, etc.

Victoria's placing agency, Kentucky Adoption Services, feels she would do best in a home where she is

the youngest child. KAS is seeking an older and experienced couple who are willing to devote the necessary

time and guidance to helping Victoria grow into a successful adult. We are attaching a picture of Victoria.

If you would like more information, please send an e-mail to victoria-info@theshepherdscrook.org.



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