Please check out our etsy store. I have TONS of stuff listed at WAY less expensive than I normally sell them at Christmas craft fairs. We are simply selling left overs at LESS than my original cost to sell them FAST!
Shameless plug - yes
Good deal - yes
please check it out - please share with others!
My husband and I would appreciate it more than you know!!
Kate
Hhaha, I do appreciate that you guys are earning the money than asking for donations (if you cannot afford the fees, how are you going to support a child?) like many couples I've seen. I'll take a look at your stuff to see if I like anything. (:
ReplyDeletewe can afford to raise another child - we don't have the full $25,000 that it will cost for legal & travel fees - that is why we are fundraising - not to raise her. adoption is an expensive process - but we do have the funds to raise another child, we have very good jobs (and are obviously frugal =))once she is home she will have an excellent life, medical care, a college fund... - i know it is a common misconception with adoption....
ReplyDeleteKate- I am very proud of you for offering your home to a child that needs your lovin. I have thought of adopting but I could never do it with the cost like that but I am happy to help you. I will post it on my blog too and maybe we can you some takers :-)
ReplyDelete@ Marsha ~ thank you so much for your kind words & I would LOVE for you to post our etsy store on your blog!! yes - international adoption is expensive, but we do not mind fundraising & saving for fees - it is such an awesome experience & i would never trade the time, money, emotions we 'spent' bringing our son home for anything!! that being said - you can adopt in the US for FREE - totally free to adopt from the foster care system & there are over 125,000 LEGALLY FREE orphans in the US (even babies! even healthy kids!) - legally free means they will NOT be reunited w/ bio parents so you wouldnt have that 'risk' - anyway - international was what was right for our family - not trying to push adoption on anyone - but there are free adoptions too!! =)
ReplyDeleteplus there is a $13,000 adoption tax credit that is applied to any adoption (including our international - so we will get more than half our fees back in a tax credit - I hope i didnt scare anyone off w/ that big number!!) - we dont have that $$ upfront, so we have to fundraise, but LOTS of it comes back after taxes =)
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