Yay for More Adoptive Families in Oklahoma

I was starting to feel like we were one of the only families adopting a child from Ethiopia in Oklahoma when we started talking to people about it.  I thought, man are we going to be explaining quite a bit to our friends and co-workers about "Why Ethiopia?", "Why adoption?", "Why adopt from a different race?" and Yes, we have had to answer many of these questions over and over but I am now finding that we are not the only ones adopting from Ethiopia in Oklahoma and I am SO excited to be developing a friendship base with other families nearby.  So here is my list of those families I have met thus far and please feel free to let me know if you know someone not on this list in or nearby Oklahoma.

 

Kelly and Dillon  http://oursomethingbeautiful.blogspot.com/
Jennifer and John  http://ourmissinglinck.blogspot.com   (check out the sweet post Jennifer just wrote about my artwork...just made my day!)
Jocelyn   http://jocibro.wordpress.com/
Kerri   http://1crazyfamily.wordpress.com
Scott & Toni   http://ourangelsinafrica.blogspot.com/
Rachel and Scott   http://www.waitingforaamina.blogspot.com
Matt and Sarah  http://forthesakeofone.blogspot.com/ 

and of course my dear friend of (gasp) almost 20 years!!!  Hilary and Joshua  http://helmshappenings-ethiopia.blogspot.com/  they;re not in OK but very close and only 2 hours from us.

For all of you in the area, remember November 6th at Queen of Sheba for the quarterly Ethiopian Fellowship Group gathering....we can't wait and will see you there!!!