A couple adoption mamas recommend I read this book- What's Eating Your Child?  They said I would love it and they were right!!  If your child or children have any of these conditions:
 mood swings, allergies, ear infections, eczema, anxiety, tantrums, ADD/ADHD, picky eating, lack of growth, and a host of other physical, behavioral, or developmental problems





Check to see if your library has the book or buy it!!   Author Kelly Dorfman, a nutritionist,  reveals the hidden connections between nutrition and chronic childhood ailments while giving you simple, straightforward tools to understand and solve their children’s problems.
I love the book so much, I have read it twice in the last month.

Update on Project Sew Important

On Sunday we had our first sewing event for Project SEW Important.  Here are a few pictures from our event. 

Shoes!!

Our children at our HopeChest Care point in Kombolcha, Ethiopia received new shoes in January!!  Look at the smiles! 165 children received new shoes. big thank you to everyone who helped make this possible!

We still have some children who are not sponsored at our care-point. E-mail me mblueberry.madamblueberry@gmail.com for details or click on the sponsorship tab on our blog. 

Project Sew Important videos

Project Sew Important is  in full production!  It's amazing to receive e-mails from friends of friends asking to be a part of this project.  Thank you all so much for your support.  We are so grateful for your help.

We have had many questions about the pattern and the best method for sewing it.  Laura created the following videos to help answer your questions!
Diamond Pattern
Liners
We hope this helps.  E-mail me if you have any questions.

Henry turns 5!

Our sweet Henry turned 5 years old!  He requested a donut instead of a cake.
Happy Birthday Henry!
 

Created for Care

This weekend I spent the weekend with 400 adoptive moms at the Created for Care retreat in Atlanta.   Created for Care is a non-profit ministry designed to encourage, equip and bring rest to adoptive moms via a yearly retreat.  Last year I was so encouraged by the speakers.  They poured out God's truth about our children and they provided encouragement for those of us who have children from "hard places".  This year was just as amazing.  I cannot wait until next year.

I had a wonderful time connecting with moms from our agency and moms who have adopted from Russia and Ethiopia. 

They are hosting a second retreat March 23-25, 2012. If you have adopted or are in the process of adopting, I highly recommend this retreat.  You will come away refreshed! Click here for more details. 

Project Sew Important update

If you haven't read about our newest project- please click here then come back to read the update.

We are delighted by the number of woman who have joined our Project Sew Important group!!  This will be an ongoing ministry so we will accept your sewing projects throughout the year.  The deadline for our first project is April 1, 2012.

Several of you have asked if you could sew something less complicated. Yes!!  We need drawstring bags for the pads and shields.  You can find the bag pattern here.

If you don't sew but want to help please visit the la Sucette shop on Etsy.  You may buy the finished products on Etsy and have them shipped to a team member.  Please contact me at mblueberry.madamblueberry@gmail.com  for a shipping address. 

We also have several girls who need a sponsor.  A sponsorship fee ($34 monthly) provides resources for children to receive at least one meal a day, school supplies, a school uniform, basic medical care and an education! Sponsors not only offer monthly support, but encouragement through prayer, letter writing, and relationship. Please contact me at mblueberry.madamblueberry@gmail.com  for more information or to sign up!

Thank you for making a difference in young women's lives.