Update

If you happened to check out my blog for the 11 or so hours that we had a fund raiser posted, than this post will hopefully clear up confusion. If not, it'll just be informative. See, I found an Ethiopian adoption tee-shirt design and fund-raiser on another blog that I got permission to use. So, after getting the pictures, paypal account and descriptions up, I found out that fund-raising on blogs or any other internet sites is illegal, (according to the Ethiopian Embassy). My agency called me today (after only having my blog updated for a few hours) and told me that someone saw my blog and told them about it. I guess it's a pretty serious thing. AAI told me that there has been a few incidents where people did not remove their fund-raisers from their sites and they were told that they were not welcome to adopt from Ethiopia anymore. According to the Embassy, they feel that a couple that is adopting should not have to raise any outside funds.

Anyway, this is the first news I've heard about this, and it kinda came as a shock to me, because I've seen many other blog sites that have fundraisers taking place.
While I found it odd that this person did not contact me directly, I do appreciate knowing this information. I would never want to be told I couldn't adopt from Ethiopia because of something like a tee-shirt!

Which gets me thinking a little more deeply. It actually makes me a little nervous. Should Tim and I not have started up the adoption process, not having all of the money in place? It's hard for me to think about because I already love this child so much and feel like he/she is already my own and I would do anything for them. I envision the near future, not with "what-ifs" and "buts," a family of 4 (and still to grow) and I get choked up! I feel God's leading in this, so that should be my answer, right? Yes, nothing is impossible with God!!
((...including me fitting in this tube slide with Cale! Man, that kid loves play-places!!))