tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221950906880399257.post1283382057872899284..comments2023-10-22T06:25:20.276-07:00Comments on Enbergadventures: Day 14: A website you like to visit.MoonDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707506968348810606noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221950906880399257.post-3218479847303251632011-05-17T20:18:43.226-07:002011-05-17T20:18:43.226-07:00Hi!I think adoption is a wonderful way to provide ...Hi!I think adoption is a wonderful way to provide a loving, warm and secure home for a child.Our church aids families who live in the Ukraine who adopt children from orphanages in the Ukraine.It is great to see how these children from the orphanage change once they are in a family.These children really bloom once they feel a connection to a family and can attach. Patprowley 10https://www.blogger.com/profile/05937598316974326604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221950906880399257.post-82885799900630303192011-05-16T13:25:55.730-07:002011-05-16T13:25:55.730-07:00maybe you should write to airlines and mention it!...maybe you should write to airlines and mention it!MoonDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707506968348810606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221950906880399257.post-8428600419941594362011-05-16T10:25:20.568-07:002011-05-16T10:25:20.568-07:00I know exactly what you are talking about. We only...I know exactly what you are talking about. We only have 1 adopted child and possible we will adopt again. When we decided to adopt we had many of those comments from others about not being able to afford it etc. To raise the money my husband and I worked jobs in the oilpatch for 15+ hours a day three weeks out of a month. Then we had a share in the sale of a summer cabin that we used. We used it all and had none left over. My own brother commented that he could think of a thousand different things to use his money for than adopt and that instead of me wasting my money I should invest it. Lets just say I blew a gasket. :) My comments to him were not very nice and included that his definition of "investing" was different than mine. I invested (And you have invested) to save a child, a life, a future. You continue to invest in the lives of your children and 100 years from now thats the investment thats been worthwhile. 100 years from now nobody will care about how big a boat, house, bank account a person had. 100 years from now my great grandchild will be able to tell the story about how their grandma came all the way from Kazakhstan etc. etc. I love saying that to people...100 years from now will it make a difference? It sure made a difference to Oksana and to your children too. :) I love the site Reeces Rainbow as well...though I do honestly wish that some of the agencies used to bring forth adoptions and even the travel costs were not as high. If an airline set aside 10 seats a month for adoptive families to go to and from, does it REALLY make that big of a difference on their quota? They could use it as charitable donations, writeoffs. Adoptive families would save thousands in just flight costs. :) Just a thought. <br /><br />CatherineCathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610889741304990972noreply@blogger.com