November = National Adoption Month

Hey everyone!! Happy 3rd of November and a HUGE Happy 1/2 year, BIG 6 Months to my baby girl Lydia :) Holy cow she has been here 1/2 a year already and I just love her so much (but that is for another post later on this evening)

I am posting right now because it was just now brought to my attention that it is National Adoption Month. I had never really given much thought about adoption until Lydia arrived and I was privelaged enough to hear Mary Beth Chapman speak on their adoption of 3 girls from China. I also read her book that detailed a little more about their adoption experience. I must say that the thought of these beautiful girls, someones Lydia Rose, being left in an orphanage somewhere, not loved by one single mommy of her own, breaks my heart.

But thanks to so many like the Chapmans and a new bloggy contact Emily @ the anderson crew, more and more children don't have to be orphaned because these amazing people are opening their homes. (who knows maybe it's in the Heinekamps future as well) Now adoption is not an easy journey (I have heard) it's not a cheap journey either. Emily is trying to bring home their little girl Elsa from Ethiopia, they are still working on getting the funds to do so but hope to bring her home in February. WOOOOO ELSA!!!

How can you help them bring little miss elsa home?? Go to The Vintage Pearl and purchase one of these awesome Awareness necklaces and 30% is going towards their adoption fund! YAY, help them bring home their sweet girl who will be greeted with so much love and laughter after joining this amazing family.

Ribbon Necklace found here and Africa necklace found here  .... so go on over and help them out! Plus the Vintage Pearl rocks, I may or may not have already done some Christmas Shopping with them :)

See ya later with some cutie patootie pictures of a big 6 month old that is my baby girl Lydia :)