Enkutatash

7/9/2011

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As previously mentioned, Ethiopia celebrates the new year on September 11th due to their use of the Coptic calendar. The new year celebration is called Enkutatash (en-koo-TAH-tash) which means "gift of jewels." Not only does this celebration mark the end of the rainy season, but also the return of the Queen of Sheba (known in Ethiopia as Makeda) from her visit to King Solomon in Jerusalem - which is recorded in 1 Kings 10:1-13 and again in 2 Chronicles 9:1-12. Once she returned to Ethiopia, King Solomon sent her a gift of jewelry.

Enkutatash is a time when Ethiopians enjoy the fine weather and celebrate new life, often covering their floors with freshly cut grass. Children dress in white and go door to door singing and offering bouquets of wildflowers, yellow meskel (mehs-KEHL) daisies, to every lady of the house. In return, the children sometimes receive a small gift.

-Logan
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Last Call For Shoe Donations!

7/7/2011

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We are ready to start shipping out our shoe donations!  We have two families who have volunteered to carry them to Ethiopia for us.  If anyone still has shoes, but hasn't given them to me yet, just let me know!  I can pick them up or you can drop them on our front porch.   Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far!

We would love to have more infant, toddler and child sizes.

We are also mailing off a box of medial supplies today, to be taken to Ethiopia and Rawanda. 
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Just How Weird Are We Anyway?

7/5/2011

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I saw this video for the first time on the Seevers blog.  So some of you may have seen it already, but the message is so good that I wanted to post it here to share it with a few more people.

Since we could have another biological child, adopting an Ethiopian orphan makes us "weird" to some people.  Some people think it is strange that we would go through all of this trouble when we didn't have to.  So this message really hit home for me, because we know that what we are doing isn't really "weird" at all.  It actually makes a whole lot of sense and there is a very popular book written all about it. 
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Pampered Chef Party for Baby Wade

7/3/2011

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This winter during her own adoption process our friend, Carmen Druckenmiller, became a Pampered Chef consultant for the sole purpose of hosting fundraisers for adoptive families.  She recently brought her two handsome sons home from Ethiopia.  They're settling into their new normal and she's ready to help families start fundraising again. 

In regards to our own adoption expenses, we currently have everything we need to cover the referral acceptance fees.  However, we are a long way from having all that we need to cover the travel expenses for the two trips to Ethiopia.  So, since Carmen offered us this great opportunity and I love Pampered Chef I was happy to agree to have a party!

Over the years I have built up quite a Pampered Chef collection.  If you have any questions about any particular products, I can probably help you.  I've seen or used just about everything! 

A portion of every sale goes toward our adoption. 
  1. To shop go to  http://www.pamperedchef.biz/DrucksKitchen.  
  2. Click on "Shop Online" on the left hand side.
  3. Type "Brandy" in the Host's First Name box and click search.
  4. Click on "Wade Adoption"
  5. Start Shopping!


 
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