Marching Around Jericho...

Hey you all, remember these guys - Hope and Chance? Currently, they are in their fourth home of their trip and have seen so many people along the way. One of the common themes that seem to come up is how once they are in your hands the outpouring of love and prayers gone before over them are actually felt. It is amazing, I know, because I have had and held them.

What I am about to say might be taken the wrong way by some, but that is not my intention, sometimes I don't word things the best way. But another thing that surfaces when these dolls are in your care and it is your turn to share their purpose and story you suddenly may become nervous about it, you feel may like changing your mind and you think that maybe people will think you are silly for wanting to share dolls with a message to them. Personally, when they were in my care, I argued with myself almost an entire night about if I should hide them in the back instead of having them out front at the desk with me at work. In the end, I knew, that hiding them was not the intention these dolls were created for and this was something God wanted ...how could I hide something God wanted? Others, since Hope and Chance were with me, have related it to feeling silly and have reasoned it out as well by using the 'March Around Jericho' approach. Sure, it probably looked silly to march around Jericho for six or seven days -- but they did it, and look at the result.

That said, I am not saying this is up there with that particular march. At the same time I am not degrading its worth and value and saying it is not. What I am saying is that simply in the same vein - this is God's work --

[and just now I almost took that out and had to stop myself from doing so, because that also would be hiding it just as putting the dolls away would have, as I know there are some that do not believe in God that come here, people whom I consider friends, we have always stayed respectful to each others beliefs, thank you so much and I love you too!]

-- and I am blessed to be a part of it. Please pray for the Orphan Dolls in your prayers, that their mission to teach people that we are called to help orphans -and widows, lets not forget the beautiful widows[ers], everywhere. Ask yourself what you can do to help and visit their website and share their story today.

Hugs all, and take care.

Oh yes! Still working for little Mara and Freddie! See ya later and take care.

Travelling Again...

...hey everyone, this is just a little post to let you all know the Orphan Dolls, as of today have started traveling again. I just got back from putting them into the mail to go to their next home. What are the Orphan Dolls? For newer readers, they are two little dolls that a friend envisioned and I built a site for. They are sent out into the world, family after family, to open people's eyes to adoption. You can follow along with them here. Its been amazing watching how people responded to them first hand. I know it will be amazing to continue to watch them even from afar. I was sad in a way, to say goodbye, as i tucked them into the nearly indestructible envelope and sealed it. On their way, Hope and Chance, to a new home and new people to meet. Its been amazing and I am glad to be a link in the Orphan Doll Chain.

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!

The Orphan Doll Project:

So here we are, September 19, 2009. The pic/banner above was taken on 09.17.09 of me and the orphan dolls in my mother's front yard where I grew up. This project has been long in coming, and offically begun a bit ago. The dolls in the picture, I have named Hope and Chance for the time they are with me, their mission is to go out into the world and teach about adoption, and the millions of orphans world wide. I am the second link in a chain of people who will be adopting them into their homes. You take them where ever you would go as you would real children, and let me tell you this, you should see the eyes of people light up when you tell them what these dolls are about. You should hear the conversations its starts. Quite honestly, everyone gets into it - co workers ask where 'my kids; [meaning Hope and Chance] are. The other day my sister made sure she put them under a seatbelt. My brother even got into it when I tried to take their picture on the back of a car, a recent new daddy himself, he told me "you can't put your kids there."

We both started laughing. It is amazing, I use that word allot to describe this ministry I am blessed to be a part of, but it truly is. You should visit orphandoll.com to read their journal tracking their adventures for yourselves.

When it is time for them to move on from Arizona, I will pack them up and send them to the next family in line who is waiting -just like in the adoption process- to adopt these kids. Their adventure and lesson will continue in other arms in another place. Then on to the next family and the next. In the short time I have found them I have seen people's eyes open. I've talked to people about adoption whom I never thought I would talk to. I am glad to be a link in the chain.

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.

Must Tidy up the Blog...

I need to update the blog a little, the right side bar mostly. I need to move some of the families down whom have thankfully brought their kiddos home and if you have a button, already home or still waiting, I will gladly include it. If you need one I can attempt to make it if you like? The quickest way to reach me is to leave a comment.

Some of the blogs I have here are completed as well and will perhaps move into their own section. Also there are a few more I would like to include.

And soon I will be posting a link to a website my friend and I are making, orphandoll.com, to spread the word of adoption. Its been a slow process but I believe it will be released soon. More to come on that later.

Its very exciting, so stay tuned.

And thanks for reading by the way, I think that's pretty cool. Two more posts shall follow this one, it seems May is a most thoughtful month.

Take care.

I am honored...

...and it is true. I am going to try and build a website for the dolls created by Kimmie at Over the Moon with Joy. This is big for both of us, please keep us in your prayers as she tries to build these dolls and I try to make a site for them according to God's Will.

A bit about this project for those of you just hearing about it. Two dolls will be made, a boy and a girl, and they will be sent out into the world to teach people about the adoption, and that we are called to care for orphans and widows. The website is so people can log their stories as they receive and learn from the dolls in their travels, like a journal of sorts.

I highly encourage you to visit Kimmie's blog, as this project was envisioned through her and she can and does explain it much better. I am just honored and so happy to be part of it. Thank you Kimmie. Thank you, God.

-Me.