Treasured Pearls: Father's Day

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Father's Day

I know - I'm late as usual. We had a nice, somewhat relaxing Father's Day. We went to church that morning and then came home for lunch. BG and JA had a basketball game that afternoon (more in a later post), then I grilled steaks for the adults and burgers for the kids. We had corn-on-the-cob and green beans and watermelon for dessert. Our good friend Mr. E came over to join us for dinner. The four adults - CP, my Dad, Mr. E and I - sat outside enjoying a beautiful sunset and great conversation. We had such a nice time, I forgot to take any pictures. But here are some recent shots of the 3 fathers we celebrated on Sunday.

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Orphan Statistics

Inter-country adoption has decreased 59 percent from its high in 2004, due primarily to restrictions by sending countries.
81.5 million Americans have considered adoption. If just 1 in 500 of these adults adopted, every waiting child would have a permanent family.
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The average waiting child is 7.5 years old.
Last year, nearly 9,000 children were adopted internationally
Of the estimated 238,280 children who exited foster care during 2013, the median amount of time spent in care was 21.8 months.
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http://showhope.org/9-stats-about-the-orphan-crisis/