Welcome to our family's adoption blog! We are Stephanie and Frank Ruckman a family blessed with two daughters living in Tennessee. Frank and I have always felt led to adoption but recently decided it was time to quit talking and start acting. This blog is simply our journey to bring home "baby brother". We believe God brings our families together in many different ways. If you read our blog you will understand that adoption can take you down may paths. At first we thought our child was going to be joining us via Bulgaria now we have learned our journey is going to detour to Moscow!!

Monday, October 25, 2010

Approved for Both Hands Fundraiser!!

We got word Friday that we have been approved to participate in the Both Hands fundraiser project. For those of you who are not familiar with Both Hands it is an opportunity for us raise money and do amazing work for a widow. I invite all of you to google Both Hands Foundation and learn more about this amazing project. We have found a wonderful widow we are hoping to be able to work with. I am working with her family to make this possible. Please be in prayer that she will allow us to help her and in return receive such blessing!!

We also got word from Bulgaria that we would get more information on where we stand in the lineup of waiting adoption parents. in January. At this time we will learn if we are one of a million waiting for a little boy or if the numbers are smaller. We also learned there are over 1500 special needs children just waiting in Bulgaria. Some of these children have huge struggles in life. I just pray that God will protect and guide these children until they are placed with their loving parents.

Continue to pray for us and baby brother wherever he is tonight!

Steph