We are officially on the wait list! Number 142! This number may seem high, but the list is not separated by age, or whether a family is okay with special needs or not. For example, if there is a child that is younger than 18 months and special needs, and nobody above us has those specifications then we will get the referral.
While we wait it is my goal to become knowledgeable and proficient in cooking Ethiopian food. My first recipe to try is Injera. Injera is like a flatbread with a spongy texture. Injera is also used as the plate and utensil for the other food items served. It is quite a process. It takes about 5 days to make, due to allowing the teff flour and water mixture to ferment. I am on day 3, so we shall see how it turns out.
Along with the Injera I am going to make a couple of stews called doro wat (chicken stew), mesir wat (lentil stew), and abesha gomen (collard greens).
Traditional Ethiopian Feast
I am also in the process of opening a store on Etsy. Currently I am making things to be able to sell. All of the money that comes from selling the handmade items will go towards our adoption fees. My hope is that once our adoption is complete and we bring home our baby, that I will continue to make things in order to help out other adoptive families. I will post more information once I get my Etsy store up and running.
Blessings,
Sonja
1 comment:
This is so exciting! Recognizing library books and children have very little in common, it never seems to take as long for me to get my book as I think it will when I'm the 100+ hold. Praying for the swift and safe arrival of your new little one.
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