Ethiopian Kid's Community

Today Michael and I were able to take part in the inaugural meeting of the Wisconsin Ethiopian Kid's Community. The idea behind this group is for families in our area to have a chance to meet others who have (or are in the process) adopted children from Ethiopia. Two couples from CHSFS organized a "Meet & Greet" that was held in West Allis at the Adoption Resources of Wisconsin building. It basically involved sharing our story with some of the 70 other participants and discussing what we would like the group to offer in the future. Some of the neatest parts of the experience is meeting individuals whom you have heard about through others and finally getting a face to the names. I continue to be surprised at how many people know someone who is or has adopted from Ethiopia - we met a couple that our friend Lucia went to high school with, a woman whose children go to school with a co-worker of mine and also a woman who is the daughter of Erin Wolaver's deacon. There were 3 families from Wauwatosa there as well. The world gets smaller by the second!