Still here!

I am still here, but summer is crazy. I hope everyone is having a great summer and playing out in the sun. By fall we will try to get together as an FSA family more often. National FSA Conference is coming up in a few weeks. What a great opportunity to go and get a great uplifting experience about adoption. If you can plan it, go. Please be in touch if you have any questions.

Just a wish for Mothers and Mothers-in-waiting. You are in our prayers!

Another update for Birthmother Day!

Well, this Saturday is Birthmother Day. I didn't get the response I was hoping for, for the activity I was planning. So instead, I wanted to share with you what the FSA is doing for our local Birthmother's. We will be giving them flowers, to let them know that we appreciate them and support them.



Please remember to recognize your own birthmothers. For many of us, this is how we are Mothers.

Have a great week.

Birthmother Day!

As mentioned in the previous post, Birthmother Day is May 9th, the day before Mother's Day. We are planning a Spa Night for our local birthmother's. Here's what we are planning to do...

Mani/Pedi's for the birthmothers
Maybe parafin waxing
and Makeup

This is an opportunity for adoptive parents and parents-in-waiting to show your appreciation to birthmothers. We would really like to get an idea of who will be able to make and help us out with this activity. By help, I mean, adoptive moms and mom-in-waiting will be doing the mani/pedi's and waxing and makeup for the birthmoms, while the adoptive dads and dads-in-waiting will be serving dessert. We will need help with making the dessert ahead of time and if anyone has connections with supplies that we can use. Please contact me via email or by leaving a comment here. Thank you for your consideration and help, while we look to an opportunity to give back in service.

Update

Another great class tonight. We learned about the internet and how to network yourself throughout your adoption journey. The journey can be long and sometimes hard to be patient. One thing you can do to gain control back while you "wait"...be proactively involved with your search for your children. Just a few ideas that we talked about tonight...

beta.itsaboutlove.org
parentprofiles.com
adoption.com
set up a blog
get a website

There are a lot of ways to be proactive in your search for children. We encourage you to participate and move your family forward, rather than sit back and wait for things to happen and come to you. You all are always in our prayers and hearts.

Another item of business: Birthmother Day!

Birthmother Day is always the saturday before Mother's Day. Without our sweet birthmothers, it is difficult to be mothers. We feel it is important to honor these angels. This year Birthmother's Day falls on May 9th. This will be our May activity. We encourage all who are involved with FSA, whether you have adopted in the past; whether you are adopting now; or whether you are "Parents-in-Waiting", please join us in our activity.

We have a few ideas for our Birthmothers but we wanted to get a poll on what our adoptive parents (and in waiting) would like to participate in. Remember, this is our way to thank them and show them that we love them.

Option 1: Dinner and a musical program

Option 2: Spa night with games and dessert

I would like to see what people would prefer or what activity would we get more participation with. Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post as to your preference.

Last item of business. To the right of this post you will see in the sidebar, a section titled "Parents-in-Waiting". This is where you can have your blog, or website put as a link to share with others. Just another opportunity to tell others about yourselves...we all are here to help and share.

We love you!

Service Donations

FSA started a project a while back, which we will be finishing next week. They are putting together bags for children. They have been able to gather most of the things that go in the bags, but in need of just 10 more childrens' books.

We would appreciate the donations of any new childrens' books that you can help out with. Please bring them to any of the two remaining adoption classes, or you can just drop them off at LDS Family Services in Twin Falls.

Thank you for your help.

Also, class on the 23rd won't start until 7:00 pm. This will be our birthmother panel...a really great opportunity to get to know birthmothers and hear their stories.

Class for the 16th will still begin at 6:30 pm. Hope to see some of you there.

First Adoption Education Class

Tonight was our first Adoption Education Class. I want to thank those involved for setting it up and getting our speakers for tonight. Thank you also to our speakers for sharing their stories and educating us on so many other options in adoption. We learned about adopting through the state, health and welfare, foster adopting, PRIDE, private attorneys and others.

There are so many opportunities for adoption, please be aware of your options and resources out there. If you have questions don't hesitate to ask your caseworker.

Thank you again for all who participated in tonight class.