Buying A Child??

How can people even ask this question? I was reading on another blog today about this topic and the person whom wrote that blog agreed with me - how can someone even suggest this, especially when, if you think about it, when, after biological children are born - you still have to pay hospital bills.

The fact is - you spend money on kids, whether its by adoption or for their basic care. Does this mean you are buying them? No. It means you care. It means you want them to have a good life. It means you want to provide for them everything you can. It means you love them.

And to those adopting disabled children who get told, "you know she will be with you her whole life," if the child you are adopting has significant special needs. My answer to that would be, "I would hope so. My kids will always be my kids my whole life. What a blessing that will be."

Anyway, those are just a few little things I thought I'd mention this morning. Mara is still needing her home. The Orphan Dolls are still ready to teach the world. Please continue to pray that Ruslana's family can adopt her. My baby Nephew is growing bigger every day. My friend's miracle baby is a little girl! And the family I mentioned in the post below made it by. But they are still struggling badly. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers for them.

Oh! And I might have a new job! We shall see. Prayers for all of you bringing home kiddos, by birth or adoption!

Baby Update:

News from the baby front, Kathryn's baby is still with us - due in January, his/her mommy is already staying in bed. This is a sacrifice she gladly makes for this child, along with not eating any of her favorite foods and eating, from what I understand, a lot of salads.

There are three other little babies I know of at this time as well. One will be Miracle baby's cousin - also doing well. One is a boy due in two months and the fourth is the child of one of my sister's friends.

All four little angels are doing wonderfully. We are waiting expectantly, little ones.

Orphan Doll and Baby Miracle Update:

Hey all. Welcome to June!

Heads up! www.orphandoll.com will soon be opening and we hope you will all come visit! You can read more about the 'Orphan Doll Project' at Over the Moon With Joy, and see pictures of the header there. Kimmie and I are VERY excited! Very, very, excited. This has been a long time coming from a dream for her and a shout out for me. Now if I can just have the knowledge to finish the work! But I have faith I will get it in time, as I have with other parts of this site I've needed. I hope you all come!

In other news, nothing on my sweet Kathryn and her baby yet.

Ultimately, though we want this little baby to stay with us very much, if the baby stays with us or goes is not our call to make. This child is in the hallow of God's hands.

Baby Miracle on the Way:

Hey everyone, I wanted happy news today and I got it!

Back in January I wrote this this entry, [controversial topic]. Well, guess what -- the friend I wrote about in it that has miscarried five babies in a row, well, she's pregnant again.

Having first considered keeping the pregnancy secret until they knew if she could carry the baby she thought instead to tell everyone, and to ask that they might tell everyone so we can all unite in prayer.

If you pray, please please pray for Kathryn and that this little baby might be held in his hands and hopefully that the baby will stay with us. They have no idea why they lost the first five, the doctors could never figure it out. If you don't pray, please keep your thoughts with her when you can. She is barely 1 month along and would give anything for this child. Oh yeah and yes - they are considering adoption too!

Its such good news! - am about to cry! Happy tears, all, happy, happy tears. I will be making a support button for them soon.