Nate & Stella Abrahamson

Updates

• Update 3

  Gyro-difference Maker! Fundraiser

  October 24, 2022
  You're A Difference Maker! - Gyros - DJ - Silent Auction - Cute Items for Sale - Tasty Drinks - Help the Abrahamson family (Stella, Ruthie & Nate) provide a home for a baby through adoption! Stop by Doundrins Distillery on Saturday, November 5th from 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. for Greek food, a lot of fun, delicous drinks and to make a difference! The Gyros "Yanni's Gyros" - With decades of experience in the restaurant business in the Twin Cities and California, Stella's Dad, John knows how to deliver an incredible gryo that you'll be telling all your friends about! The DJ - D J-1:27 (James 1:27) - Better known... Read morearound Cottage Grove as Pastor Nate, was a dj for years throughout college and seminary. Now he busts out the skills for special occassions like this! The Cause: From Stella, Ruthie and Nate: Our Decision to Adopt is a great example of how God can bring something beatuiful out of a challenging season. After Ruthie was born, Stella experienced intense post-partum anxiety. We decided that it was best for her to not carry a child again. Yet, we both continued to love children and desired to see our family grow. We began to see that God had used our challenging season to lead us now to provide a home for a precious little one. Stella, especially, having worked with a family in college with adopted children, had been thinking about the possibility of adoption. Now our whole family is ready and excited for the possibility of loving a little one, instilling in them that they are a precious child of God, created for a purpose, and helping them to have life to the full. Even if you can't make it to the fundraiser, you can support the Abrahamson adoption: http://adopttogether.org/families/the-abrahamsons Venmo @AbrahamsonAdoption

• Update 2

  Ruthie

  October 5, 2022

  Ruthie & I had so much fun taking care some friends' sweet baby today! Ruthie said, "he is a super good practice for my baby brother or sister. Babies are just the best. I can't wait for my baby brother or sister!"

  To make a tax deductible donation http://adopttogether.org/families/the-abrahamsons

  To help avoid processing fees Venmo (not goods & services) @AbrahamsonAdoption
  Zelle @Nathanael Abrahamson

• Update 1

  Thank you!

  September 27, 2022
  We want to thank everyone for their encouraging words, loving prayers & donations towards our adoption. We are incredibly blessed to be surrounded by such amazing people! We wanted to answer a few questions we have heard! Where are you adopting from? We are planning to adopt a newborn from within the United States. How much does it cost? There can be a very big range! According to the Child Welfare Information Gateway from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the average costs of adopting a child in the United States is between $20,000 and $45,000. The cost is such a wide... Read morerange because there are many variables. We have already spent about $9000 to have our home study completed & to be accepted into a adoption consultant program. Additional money is needed for possible medical, living & counseling expenses for the expectant mother, travel, lodging and legal and court fees. All of these costs vary greatly depending on each individual situation. Where are you in the process? Our home study is done & we have completed the required training. We have created a family profile book to be shared with expectant mothers. Most cases require families to pay a big portion of the expenses once chosen by an expectant mother. We are in the process of saving & fundraising those expenses. To make a tax deductible donation http://adopttogether.org/families/the-abrahamsons To avoid processing fees Venmo (not goods & services) @AbrahamsonAdoption Zelle @Nathanael Abrahamson