A Heart for Adoption Sale

My friends Holly and Ben have a heart for adoption. I first met them on the way to Ethiopia to bring Levi home. They were traveling to bring home their daughter Bereket. They also have a daughter named Ellie whom they adopted from Korea. It is my honor to help them as they begin the adoption process again.


Holly is an amazing artist and she has recently put her art into necklaces. Each necklace is just $15 and you can pay by check or cash. (checks to Holly or Ben Kladder). The pendants are a little less than an inch and the chains are 24", but can be shortened to your preference. Each one is beautiful, the pictures don't do them justice. They would make wonderful birthday or Christmas presents.

If you would you like to purchase a necklace, please email me at bpostema724@yahoo.com .

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Blogs Joined

Now that we have passed court and "E" is legally my daughter, I feel the need to join this blog with my other one. If you have been following me here, and would like to read my private family blog, please leave a brief message of who you are how you know me, and your email address. I will send you an invite.

I will continue to post some information on here as we travel and bring Baby Girl home too though.

We PASSED Court!

What more can I say? Thank you for all of the prayers. I am officially the mother of two now! WOW!

Free Adoption and Foster Care Seminar

This is something to definitely try to make it to. I went last year and it was great!

Speaker: Bettye Jo Bell (Adoption Psychologist and Attachment Therapist)
Friday June 4, 7-9 pm
Forest Park Covenant Church
3815 Henry St.
Muskegon, MI
RSVP ginnyschutter at aol dot com

Let me know if you want to know more. Leave me a comment.

COURT DATE!!!

I was just informed that my court date is June 7!!! Amazing!!! If we pass the first time, traveling in July is likely. I am suddenly so nervous and excited! This is really happening, and we will soon go from a family of two to a family of three. WOW!

One Day Closer to Baby E

One thought goes through my mind quite often as I wait to hear about a court date and then traveling. It is this, "Everyday is one day closer to my daughter." That sole thought keeps me getting through the day to day. No matter what happens in a day, good or bad, I am always one day closer. Of course, I try to enjoy each day to the fullest, but when you have a small babe on your mind, that isn't always easy. I find myself quite distracted at times.

If you are wondering about the rest of the process, these are the two main events that need to happen before Baby E comes home.

1. Court Date: This will probably, in my best estimate, happen in early to mid summer. I may have more than one court date depending on a number of factors. Once we pass court, that means that Baby E is legally my daughter.
2. Embassy Date: This is when I will get to go to Ethiopia, appear at the US embassy and then travel home with Baby E. Before the embassy date, my agency will be working hard to gather the necessary paperwork and get the necessary clearance to do this.

Those are the facts; the emotions, as always, are a little more complex. But look... the day is over half done, the rest is filled with fun with my son, and when we go to sleep, we are one day closer to E. Amazing! And she is one day closer to us.

Referral!!!

I am so happy to announce that today at about 5:00 pm I received my referral for a precious baby girl. She is almost seventh months and is sweet beyond belief. I will not be able to post her picture until after we come home together. Until then...she has big beautiful eyes, amazingly curly hair, and cute archy eyebrows (just like Levi's). We are so blessed!