Seeking Justice

Re-posting this as a reminder and because it has some updated information. Hope to see many of you there!

Seeking Justice
Orphan Care Conference
First Family Church

Saturday, August, 13th, 2011
9am – 12pm
317 SE Magazine Road, Ankeny, Iowa

Join us for a morning dedicated to encouraging believers to act on James 1:27, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”

Come listen to Johnny Carr, impassioned orphan care advocate and National Director of Church Partnerships for Bethany Christian Services. You’ll also have the opportunity to attend two of three breakout groups focusing on International & Domestic Adoption 101, Foster Care 101 and a panel of parents who have gone through the adoption process (both domestic and international). This event is free, open to the public and does not require advanced registration. Please contact Marti Skow with any questions, 515.313.3517.

Grandpa Tom

Jason's dad, Tom, drove up from Texas to visit us earlier this week. It was WONDERFUL to have him here! We mostly just hung out at home, but there was a trip to Lowes involved . . .

And lunch at Hickory Park . . .

And dinner at La Fuente!
Our time ended with Abram reading the books Grandpa Tom got him.

The New House Tour: Boys' Room

Time to work on the house tour. I've been neglecting it. Today . . . the boys' room.

Abram's old room was navy, deep red and grey. I liked them but was ready for a change and wanted to do something fun. Orange it was! I re-did the "abram" canvases I made for his room in our old house. They used to be red letters and I painted over them with dark grey so that 1. they would match his new room and 2. they will most likely match whatever room the boys have for years to come (since there is a 99% chance grey will be involved at some level!)
The wall color is High Speed Steel (Lowes) with Roasted Squash (Lowes) to match the orange in the bedspreads and bulletin boards. The orange seemed REALLY bright when I first painted it but is a very fun addition to the room and matches well.
Isaiah got his name on the wall, of course!
Abram's bed used to be his crib converted into a toddler bed. But my mom and I found his current bed frame on the side of the curb on my street. It was in good condition and matches Isaiah's bed (a great hand-me-down!) nearly perfect. Score!

A great way to use some of Jason's old St. Louis Cardinals baseballs.
Bulletin boards courtesy of Miss. Jessie Wheeler (again). Love them! Abram's birth family in different frames that I had and spray painted silver. By the way, we are flying down to see them in a month. SO EXCITED!! And the lamp was a $2 garage sale snag that I spray painted silver. It is hard to find a good looking lamp that says, BOY but this "lantern" lamp perfectly fit the bill.