Photo Perspective

This weekend we had the privilege to gather for a potluck with other families who had adopted children from Ukraine. V had looked forward to it all week, and was able to interact with 20+ other Ukrainian kiddos. We enjoyed swapping travel stories with others who had been there, and even met up with a family that we first met in Poland while we were both on our journeys home from Ukraine.


We adopted V from Ukraine through the Independent Ukrainian Adoption Family Network. The IUAFN naturally developed as one adoptive mom, Cathy Harris, turned around and helped others adopt from Ukraine. Many of those joined in the effort to help others, and now Cathy and the IUAFN has helped over 900 families adopt children from Ukraine without the extra costs of an adoption agency. We call our kids the Ukrainian Angels. Needless to say, I wanted a picture of V with Cathy for his scrapbook. V, though, didn't care much for getting his picture taken with a lady he had never met before and was not as cooperative as he normally is.


If you have time to get lost in a bunch of priceless pictures of children given a future with a family, check out Cathy's web site. We are family #275. Cathy's site is a bit out of date, but I suppose that is because she adopted 3 more children and now has a total of 10!