More Familiar Kiddos?

I Wanted Him...

...today, I read on a blog that a little boy has been transferred to an institution. A sweet little boy with beautiful eyes and a glowing smile that said he was so happy with what he had, too innocent to know it wasn't much to be happy about or that it all -soon- would be taken away. A little boy whom is an orphan, with $7,105 in his account and yet he wasn't chosen. He was smart, active, playful, outgoing, he wanted love.... ...he was sent to an institution in eastern Europe instead.

This is what that could be like, we've all seen it by now but I ask no matter how horrific it is just spare a few minutes at least for this little boy and watch it again:



Or maybe watch this one [warning, very disturbing content]:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by0Q1H79bec

Or this one [also very disturbing]:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9lNUsLLC8c&feature=related

None of these were the country this little boy was in. But the country he is in was listed in the second video. As that video said, the conditions are generally the same in institutions all over the world. It brought a chill to my spine, and tears to my eyes, and a bit of anger to read when someone's blog declared that NO ONE WANTED HIM:


I did...[click here for an older post] He wasn't un-noticed.

This year on my birthday there will be a cake for Alexander instead. For a present I hope to help find his family and will be starting fundraisers for him. Look at him everyone, you can SEE his joy and his potential. Now look at him and think of him in one of the places as posted above. I can hardly stand to think of it. I wanted him. I can't have him. Hopefully this and this woman's blog post will have someone somewhere who can have him wanting him too.

He can't wait anymore. Contact Andrea at Reeces Rainbow about Alexander today.

Chinese Adoption Older Child

This is Bella. She is one of Wasatch's Waiting Kids. Directly from this post on this blog.

"She is 13 years old and in Shanghai. She is an orphan living in an orphanage. Bella has six months to find a family. If this doesn't happen by February, she no longer be eligible for adoption. AT ALL, EVER. Let's not let that happen. Let's spread the word, give her a chance at a mother, a father, siblings, and an education.
Could you be her parents?"

Ok all. She's 13. She's going to be only 14. Only 14 years old, everyone. If she doesn't have a family by then -- she never will. And she will have to face this world on her own, she will have to face life alone. She will have to grow up early, way too soon. And face all the trials of young adolescence alone. She will have to face loss alone. She will have to face the social stigma of her home country and their male preference/one child policy - alone. The fact that she was an orphan will not help this. Look at her picture. You can see it in her face, the mix of hope and despair that this is her time is running out and this photo might be her last chance. Think of your kids, or think of yourself at age 14 and then think about how young you really really were. She will have to face all that and more -- alone. All the confusion, alone. She will have to do what it takes to survive. Do you even want to think about it?

We've all seen miracles happen for these kids here in the blogging world lately; lets try for another. Please put her on your blog or website or face book. And if you are looking for adopting a Chinese child, or have searched and found this blog by looking for older Chinese children, please, she's just a baby. Do something to save this little girl. This, is all I can do, and I almost put off posting this until tomorrow.. but then, as I prepared to leave her page to go look at websites I've already visited six times tonight in hopes that something might have changed on one of them I realised that while I have until tomorrow to post this -- Bella doesn't. She has until February. That's it.

This older boy in China is 13 and has only 20 days left to find his family before he can never be adopted, ever. PLEASE CONSIDER HIM [posted Dec 21, 2010]

For more information about Bella or how to get in touch with people who know where to find her please visit this blog. The contact email are at the bottom of the featured blog post. Thank you.

Hope is Fading – Orphan Sunday from Allan Rosenow on Vimeo.

The Need to Post This:

I feel the need to post this for someone. Maybe a lot of someones. Such sweet wisdom in one little childhood song...

Please Do Not Spam This Blog...

...recently I have been receiving spam instead of comments on topics entirely not related to what is posted here. This is why my comments are moderated for approval before they are ever seen; this isn't about diet pills, or magazines or depression, etc -- with a link left in hopes that other people will see it and visit.

If you would like ME to include a link to your blog please ask me first. Please do not just throw it into a comment as though its alright. I feel that is rude, especially when it has absolutely nothing to do with the topic at hand. I am sorry if this offends you but this is MY blog.

That said, a good percentage of the comments here are not spam, and I thank you and I am sorry I have to post this. Thank you for your visits here and your input as well. I hope you will continue to do so.

Little Twin Princesses

...you may notice in the right side bar, this button:


Grab This Button
...it is the sponsorship button for this lovely family whom is trying to adopt a pair of adorable twin girls. Prior to being committed to by this family these little twins have been available for adoption for a long long time and I often wondered why someone didn't snap them right up. And right now, this family may have to release their commitment to adopt them while they find a way to finance their home study. Sooo... what do you say everyone, want to help them out so sweet little girlies can come home sooner? What do you think; a cheeseburger for you, or a lifetime for them? Yep, thats all it takes. Hop on over and meet them today. Thanks everyone. Until next time.

Orphan Sunday

A blogging friend of mine posted this on her blog, I wanted to thank her, and pass it along:

Hope is Fading – Orphan Sunday from Allan Rosenow on Vimeo.

Happy Halloween!

Everyone! Hope you and yours had a good one.

October...

...is almost gone, and I have been quiet.

This month brought more changes, but they say change is good - yet the impact can be hard. Thing is, I do believe things happen for a reason, and there are still things from August whirling about to be done.

But I will, somehow, find the courage, to go on, to say what I have to say, and to more than one person.

“Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.”

10-10-10:

...a date that only happens once in a lifetime -- less of a chance than Haley's Comet even! lol! A date that happen once, in a thousand years! Like someone else wrote its a date we only get to say once so I thought I'd say it here. Hope it was a good one for you all!

Featured Blog: Bring the Rain

You might all have seen the "I Am a Sunday" button in the right side bar of this blog. That button is a direct link to a beautiful site called, "Bring the Rain."

I have decided to start featuring my favorite blogs I read with a post from time to time to share with you. This one is the first, and this blog in particular Bring the Rain, by Angie Smith - has touched my heart and helped me in so many ways, when happy, or when sad. Join us Sundays and Angie today at Bring the Rain as she blogs her beautiful life with her daughters and husband, her faith and her amazingly beautiful and inspirational story of one precious baby girl - Audrey Caroline.

Proverbs 3:27

"Do not withhold any good thing from those who deserve it when it is in your power to help them."

From the Ground Up:

A blog friend of mine recently went to EE and brought home an older boy whom had been on my heart for years. It was amazing to see their journey and I found myself wishing to adopt an older child as well. Sure, it may be a struggle, there will be adjustments, but is the same when new people of any age comes into your life, and not just kids. What a blessing for sure. My blogging friend has now started advocating for the older orphans of E.E. on a new blog: EE's Orhans.

Bringing home an older child is different yes. They are who they are, bringing with them memories in tact that adoptive parents treasure for younger children whom cannot remember for themselves and whole heartily pass on to help them achieve a sense of identity.

Older children have their own memories and an already developing sense of identity. And while some of those memories might not be good ones, I would think surely they cannot all be bad ones either. After all who does not have some bad memories? Who hasn't been hurt? What about the fun memories or the favorite food to share?

That is what you are for.

When God made us, he broke the mold for each of us. Everyone is different. But everyone needs love and understanding.

There is an amazing feeling you get when you watch an older child learn they are loved, there is an amazing kind of wonder mixed with amusement, amazement and endearment in perhaps the mixture of naive-itivity and innocent wisdom that we have adults have sometimes lost that older kids put back in your lives. Yes, there is frustration too, but there is strength. There will be hard times yes, but there is love. There might be questions, but God always answers. Always.

These are his children too.

Some people say, you change them. But they change you too. You might wonder why you didn't do this before with an older child. You might want to do it again. All of this I found myself wishing for while I followed the adoption of a very special boy. Please visit EE's Orphans today and watch them work their way from the ground up.

Alyssa and Marek

Alyssa and Marek's mommy and daddy also need help. They are short a bit of money to finish up the 'red tape' to bring the kids home. Contact them or catch up with their journey here. Have a good day everyone.

Do You Remember Lera?

...the sweet little girl whom had a few different families try to adopt her? Click on the label 'Lera' below for just a bit of her story. I just saw this post on Lera's blog. We just saw a miracle happen. Why stop there? Lets try and make another? Pray for Lera everyone and her family.

God's Army Marched: Yulia's 20,000 has been made

The financial burden has been taken away. God is so good! God is good and his people are amazing, in five days, the 20,000 needed for Yulia's (see post below) adoption to be funded has been made! 313 people over a matter of just five days has made this possible, and those are just the ones who were able to chip in before the goal was reached. I am certain there are many others out there whom would have liked to do so, just as I am pretty certain your donations will still be more than welcomed. Beyond that 313 are the many many people who talked about her and prayed for her and continued to pass the word on. This is a countless army marching for this sweet girl, amazing to watch the hand of God, amazing to watch this true miracle come to life in front of us all.

Thank you Adeye for answering his call. It was your most important post, and one very special little girl on the other side of the sea is very very loved. Her life has already been used for his Glory and is so gently cradled in his hand. He has her a very special family picked out I am certain. Keep praying that He leads them forth. I can't wait to see who is chosen for her, and will include that update here too. Thank you God for your miracle. Thank you for this precious little girl. Thank you for letting us all be part of her life. I didn't start it, but I want to thank everyone who prayed, paid, cried or passed word on. Keep going. We need to find her family now. God's Army on the move. Onward soldiers, pray on.

From the Bottom of My Heart,
Debrah



This song goes out to my sweet Mara too, this child whom has been on my heart for years. Whom has to have decisions made for her. Please, without too much detail, pray for her tonight. God is greater than the will of men, there is no impossible with him. We have seen miracle here in a matter of days. Pray, pray hard, for another. Your few seconds of silent whispered prayer while even reading this can move mountains and change her life. 'That's what faith can do.'

Thank you everyone. With love, and have a good night.