It wasn’t easy at first to readily share our hope for children. After all, for most couples, growing their family is a very private matter. They don’t have to tell all of their friends and family about their desire to conceive. Sorry to put it bluntly, but it really only takes two of them to make it happen. Of course there are individuals who struggle with infertility who need the help of doctors and support of friends and family to bring their baby home. However, as a general rule, making a baby is a personal endeavor.
The thing is, we know that it will be difficult to find our baby alone.
Only 1% of babies that could be placed for adoption, actually are. The vast majority of unwed mothers choose to abort or parent the child. There are actually more couples hoping to adopt then there are babies to be adopted.
That is why we ask for help.
Our chances of finding our baby are so much greater with the assistance of friends and family. The more adoption blog buttons that are out there, the more likely our birthmom will find our blog. The more people who follow our blog, the more traffic that flows to our blog. The more people who like our page on Facebook, the more likely that someone who can help us will see our adoption information. The more people who have our pass along cards, the more people there are to share them.
Your help is so greatly appreciated because you can help us reach so many more people than we ever could alone.
Believe me, tooting my own horn is not my cup of tea. I have never been one to enjoy being the center of attention. It is a little embarrassing to ask people to help spread the word. When we sent our first e-mail sharing with family members our desire to grow our family, I was almost in shock afterwards. I have never felt so vulnerable. It is so hard to ask for help. It is so hard to share the deepest desires of our hearts.
I do know that sometimes we have to ask for support to receive it. I know that Heavenly Father is waiting to bless our family. I also know that He desires to help those who are trying to help themselves.
If you are a couple hoping to adopt, help Him help you. Share your desires with others. Ask for help. I know it’s hard, but I do know that you will be so grateful for the support.
My sweet sister, Shari, and her husband, Mike, are “sponsoring” a media blitz for us today. If you would like to participate, we would be so grateful. I know that Heavenly Father uses us to bless the lives of each other. We are ever grateful for the support of our dear friends.
Below are the details of the event:
Dear Friends and Family,
As most all of you know, my sister Whitney and her husband Spencer have been officially approved to adopt! I think we would all agree that they are absolutely amazing people and will be absolutely amazing parents.
Mike and I had the idea to "sponsor" a media blitz for them. Would you all be willing to help us? The idea is to use all the personal/craft/food/media blogs, facebook profiles, or any other form of social media you may have to get their names and faces out there. We will be blitzing on Monday September 26.
I know that many of you have already added Whitney and Spencer's buttons to your blogs or shared about them on FB, and we want to take that one step further - so we are asking you to please share again on one specific day. This Monday, Mike and I will be posting on our facebooks throughout the day links to Spencer and Whitney's adoption blog, profile, and FB page. We will also be writing on our blog about Whitney and Spencer. We will then in turn ask the people who see those posts to share them with people they know through facebook or blogs. We want to create a chain reaction to lead people all over the country to their adoption profile.
There's no specific time of day or number of posts that we're asking for and you can all do it in your own way. You are welcome to simply copy and paste our blog post (I will be posting Monday morning), or share our FB links. We would just love it if everyone did what they felt would be helpful.
Here is the link to Spencer and Whitney's adoption profile:
https://itsaboutlove.org/ial/profiles/26506714/ourMessage.jsf
And here is the link to their adoption blog:
http://spencerandwhitneyadoption.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to forward this email to any other people you think might be interested. Thank you for supporting them and we are excited to all work together this Monday!
Love,
Mike and Shari Satko
P.S. I am doing a giveaway to thank all of you lovely friends who have helped us spread the word. Hop on over to our adoption blog to find out how to enter.
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