“Alabama Adoption Agencies” was the first thing I typed into Google when we were considering adoption. I had no idea what the next step was, but I figured this was a good thing to search for first. I came across a few, dug around their website and narrowed it down to one. I also had […]
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“how are you doing with the adoption so far? no, really.”
I wanted to take a step back from all the fundraiser talk and chat about our heart behind this adoption journey so far. Not like, “reason why we’re doing it” heart but “how we’re doing.” Adoption isn’t just fundraisers and facts / updates, there is also a lot of emotions. Just like I shared in […]
adoption merch – kid shirts
The Shaver Crew adoption merch now has KID SHIRTS and they are LIVE & ready for you to rep! 🤟🏻 is sign language for “I love you!” & 🙂 is the national symbol for adoption. But it’s also just awesome! After our adult merch released, we had many requests for kid shirts. We are so […]
mother’s day 2022
Mother’s Day was just like any other day around here. I woke up early with Spencer and we had our little morning-date playing and eating first-breakfast. Once everyone was up, we got ready for church. I knew if I wanted pictures, it needed to happen before we left so we got those done and I […]
our second adoption yard sale fundraiser
Some friends of ours live in a neighborhood where they do a neighborhood yard sale, and they offered us their driveway for our adoption yard sale. We gladly accepted. Our first yard sale was incredibly successful for only one day (we raised over $2,600), but we had a lot leftover. I put out a couple […]
our adoption facebook group
I’ll be honest with you, Instagram is my favorite social media platform. BUT, Facebook does have its perks. I found early on in our journey that strangers (who I had briefly talked with as I picked up yard sale donations) wanted to follow our journey. Realizing not everyone wants to be “Facebook Friends,” I decided […]
life lately – april 2022
We kicked off the month with Emmaline’s 3rd birthday, her party and all the prep that went along with that. We dealt with a tornado watch, which also included a middle of the night rush to the storm shelter (& my mom was in town so it was documented). Gymnastics and Library time were weekly […]
let’s normalize big families can adopt too
I was in WalMart the other day by myself with my four kids when an older gentlemen commented on how many kids I had with me by saying, “you have your hands full!” This is a comment I get a lot, and I replied with a smile, “yes, I sure do. And we’re adopting.” I […]
strawberry banana oatmeal bake
Every now and then, I find a breakfast recipe that I could probably eat every day and be happy! This recipe is all kinds of delish and with a few Shaver twists. Ingredients: 2 cups rolled old-fashioned oats 1/4 cup maple syrup 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups almond milk 1 egg 2 tablespoons liquid coconut oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 ripe […]
egg my yard fundraiser
We took advantage of the holiday and offered something unique to families in our local communities. I posted it in our Adoption Facebook group, some mom Facebook groups and community groups and got a great response. In the description, I included the link to our Google Form which is where they signed up and paid […]