For Coffee Snobs

Friends,
As you may know, Stan is an utter coffee snob. He buys his own raw beans from all over the world and roasts them himself. To raise money to pay for our $3100 home study, he has ordered his beans in bulk and is packaging them for sale. They are available now in a variety of holiday and generic packaging, so please let us know if you would like to purchase any for gifts. The price is $10 per bag, and if you want some shipped to you, we'll figure out shipping costs and get the coffee in the mail as soon as you order it. Call us at home if you're interested. Even if you don't want any for Christmas gifts, order some for yourself. It's DELICIOUS.

Our online profile is up!!!

How exciting! Birthparents from anywhere in the U.S. can now find us online and express interest in our little family. Here's the link:

Stan and Angie online

Online Profile

Today, we sent in text and three pictures for the online profile that will be linked to the Bethany Christian Services web site. We have agreed to adopt from any state, so a birthparent in Washington or Arizona could search online and find us. I'll put up a link when it's live. We are also working on a YouTube video to be linked to the profile. We'll walk around the house and yard; film Spencer, Rudy, and Gidget; and interview each other. Then we'll splice and dice and put up a ten-minute video to introduce ourselves to birthparents all over the U.S.

If you'd like to get an idea of what we're doing, check out this link:

Family Profile

Perspective

This morning, I was drawn to Ephesians 1, and I was struck by the language used in the New American Standard translation to describe God's perspective of my relationship with him. He "chose us in him before the foundation of the world." He "predestined us for adoption." He "lavished" his grace upon us. He set forth his purpose in Christ "as a plan for the fullness of time." I am the "Beloved." The use of adoption as an analogy is beautiful, and I'm starting to get it.