My daughters of my Heart, cause truely thats what they are since I am too young to adopt them & about the time I am old enough it might be too late for these girls. I know many have taken intrest in Celine (which is good!) but then I wonder why no one has taken intrest in Cora Lynne? Is it her picture? is it the grant size? is it qualifying for her region? Why do they still wait? Everynight I pray for them, blowing kisses at their angel tree ornaments wishing them goodnight & I love yous. I would race to the moon & back to be able to see them on my family page or meeting their family for the 1st time, or meeting them myself. Please keep spreading the word about these girls!! Pray for Celines country that it shall reopen soon & that even if its slow right now that it won't stop a family from commiting to her! I am doing the best I can right now to fundraise for both girls so let that not stop you from commiting either! Pray for the fundraisers currently going & future ones for Celine & Cora Lynne. Scentsy fundraiser ends today for Celine so check it out on the fundraiser tab or look for the old post on it!! WE HAVE RAISED ALMOST $100 ALREADY THROUGH THE CARRINGTON NECKLACE FUNDRAISER BY JOYBELLEJEWELRY ETSY SHOP!! MY PERSONAL GOAL IS TO AT LEAST SELL ENOUGH NECKLACES FOR BOTH GIRLS TO HAVE $100 EACH WHICH MEANS ONLY ABOUT 5-6 MORE SALES TO GO! ENDS MARCH 15TH!! PLEASE CHECK THAT OUT AS WELL by the tab or old post!!
For my post today, I would like to see how many of you are reading this blog so if you are a lurker & have never left a comment please post with who you are, how did you find my blog, & what you enjoy most about the blog.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Rejected
I was having one of those funky days the other day, with all that's going on with Celines country, between the 2 fundraisers that were going kinda bad, & just plain ole being sad both girls don't have families & why have they not been chosen. But I should know by now to trust in God right? I am so happy the Necklace fundraiser has had 3 sales which is better than none! I don't know if their has been any other scentsy sales other than my order but you know what? I will trust in the one cause he always provides! Everything happens in his time! I failed to get done a post about Heath, but I feel the need to do a post about several older children specifically involving 2 newly listed teens that are about to age out. I did not think the title would go along with it but you know it actually does.
Meet Duncan, 15 years old & all he wants is to feel loved:
Duncan very much wants a family. He is smart and works hard. He gets along well with others. Duncan struggles with facing the future here in his native country. He knows that unless a miracle happens and he gets adopted (or a family commits and gets USCIS approval) in the next few months, he is going to be sent to a mental institution, even though mentally, he has no issues. Duncan appears to have CP, and he is small for his age (about the size of a 13 year old). Duncan's medical information is en route from the orphanage now, but the family who met him and who he approached to ask for a family and the facilitator want to go ahead and get his information and picture out there.
Duncan is a compassionate teen and one who says he "fears even to hope for a family, because he doesn't think anyone would want him because he isn't handsome". In fact, when it was time to pose for this picture, Duncan worried that someone would see it and then not want him. NEEDS A FAMILY ASAP BEFORE HE TURNS 16!
Can you see why someone could not love this boy? He's afraid of rejection sadly.
How can anyone reject him? Sadly, people have as with another family who said their daughters referral got seen by 500 families before they adopted her. I mean really?
Meet Samuel also needs a family ASAP before he turns 16:
Sam's disability is very minor- he has malformed fingers on both hands that appear to be due to banding of some sort. Otherwise, he is healthy. Sam's faith in God is very important to him and he would like a family who also worships God, who will encourage his gifts in soccer, and who will tell him "I love you" and listen to him as he talks.
Rejected simply cause he has malformed fingers. That's a special need so minor but to another country that means he needs to spend his days in a orphanage. And while not all orphanages are bad, its nothing compared to the love of a family.
How many orphans are rejected by their extra chromosome, cerebal palsy, or other special needs? What about simply being rejected by your gender? Sadly that happens in China where Boys are highly favored cause of their 2 child law. Why do people overlook the boys? surely they are as good as girls right?
Heath:
Heath is a ten year old boy with Down Syndrome. He is tiny in stature. His feet hardly reach the edge of his shared wheelchair. Because of his age, he has already been transferred from the stimulating environment of his baby house to a dull and underfunded mental institute for boys ages 6-18. He is no longer the youngest boy in his group, but he is certainly among the smallest.
Who shall reject my smiling face simply cause of my age? I know raising a teenager much less one with Special Needs is challenging but if not you than what will happen to my smile? I can bring so much JOY IN YOUR LIFE! Bernadette NEEDS A FAMILY ASAP BY HER 16TH BIRTHDAY!!
Want to help Bernadette & win a Kindle Fire? Go CHECK OUT the Sunshine Girl Giveaway!!!
HOW CAN YOU HELP THE REJECTED, LOST, LONELY ORPHANS IN THIS WORLD TODAY??
Adopt, Advocate, Donate, & PRAY!! Are you one of these kids mommy or daddy?? Go for it, older kids can change your life too! They deserve LOVE & TO BE ACCEPTED NOT REJECTED!!!
Meet Duncan, 15 years old & all he wants is to feel loved:
Duncan very much wants a family. He is smart and works hard. He gets along well with others. Duncan struggles with facing the future here in his native country. He knows that unless a miracle happens and he gets adopted (or a family commits and gets USCIS approval) in the next few months, he is going to be sent to a mental institution, even though mentally, he has no issues. Duncan appears to have CP, and he is small for his age (about the size of a 13 year old). Duncan's medical information is en route from the orphanage now, but the family who met him and who he approached to ask for a family and the facilitator want to go ahead and get his information and picture out there.
Duncan is a compassionate teen and one who says he "fears even to hope for a family, because he doesn't think anyone would want him because he isn't handsome". In fact, when it was time to pose for this picture, Duncan worried that someone would see it and then not want him. NEEDS A FAMILY ASAP BEFORE HE TURNS 16!
Can you see why someone could not love this boy? He's afraid of rejection sadly.
How can anyone reject him? Sadly, people have as with another family who said their daughters referral got seen by 500 families before they adopted her. I mean really?
Meet Samuel also needs a family ASAP before he turns 16:
Sam's disability is very minor- he has malformed fingers on both hands that appear to be due to banding of some sort. Otherwise, he is healthy. Sam's faith in God is very important to him and he would like a family who also worships God, who will encourage his gifts in soccer, and who will tell him "I love you" and listen to him as he talks.
Rejected simply cause he has malformed fingers. That's a special need so minor but to another country that means he needs to spend his days in a orphanage. And while not all orphanages are bad, its nothing compared to the love of a family.
How many orphans are rejected by their extra chromosome, cerebal palsy, or other special needs? What about simply being rejected by your gender? Sadly that happens in China where Boys are highly favored cause of their 2 child law. Why do people overlook the boys? surely they are as good as girls right?
Heath:
Heath is a ten year old boy with Down Syndrome. He is tiny in stature. His feet hardly reach the edge of his shared wheelchair. Because of his age, he has already been transferred from the stimulating environment of his baby house to a dull and underfunded mental institute for boys ages 6-18. He is no longer the youngest boy in his group, but he is certainly among the smallest.
Who shall reject my smiling face simply cause of my age? I know raising a teenager much less one with Special Needs is challenging but if not you than what will happen to my smile? I can bring so much JOY IN YOUR LIFE! Bernadette NEEDS A FAMILY ASAP BY HER 16TH BIRTHDAY!!
Want to help Bernadette & win a Kindle Fire? Go CHECK OUT the Sunshine Girl Giveaway!!!
HOW CAN YOU HELP THE REJECTED, LOST, LONELY ORPHANS IN THIS WORLD TODAY??
Adopt, Advocate, Donate, & PRAY!! Are you one of these kids mommy or daddy?? Go for it, older kids can change your life too! They deserve LOVE & TO BE ACCEPTED NOT REJECTED!!!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Under re-construction!
Trying to figure out this blog edit stuff, usually I have someone else do it but thought I would give it a shot! Still got to figure out a new header but keep the pictures so please be paitent. I hope this new change will reflect what these girls & other orphans truely are meant to be butterflies. I still am behind on a Teamwork Tuesday post about Heath which is now looking like a Thursday night/friday post. I appologize but I am tired of the same look & want something new & exciting!
Saturday, February 18, 2012
A heart that breaks
Somedays I wonder what it's like to feel unwanted, not loved, not one person cares for you. It's a sad reality orphans face. I wonder what the girls are feeling, wondering if their feeling. Will someone ever love me? It's been almost 2 years since I first fell in love with a girl named Celine with a smile as big as the moon. You have been waiting for so long. For Cora Lynne has not much information, not the best picture has been listed since December 2010. For you see I wonder why have they not been chosen? Surely its not cause of a bad picture or age or grant size right? Sadly this is why so many still wait. What can I do? I can't adopt but I CAN support adoptive families & orphans. Many orphans wait, what can we do?? We can adopt, pray, advocate, donate to a waiting childs fund. I have prayed for many kids, but mainly have continued to pray that Heath, Celine, & Cora Lynne find families. Cora Lynne will turn 6 in May, I have no idea if she too has been transferred or if she has been sent to a place worse or about the same as the Institution Celine is at. My heart aches, at the thought of many of the older kids go unnoticed, unloved, not cared for & not chosen just cause they are older. Older kids need families too! Yes I know it may be hard to take on a 6 yr old or a 16 yr old but not all life is easy & they need a family to love them too! They can too be a blessing! If my sister was in a institution now their would be no chance for her as she is 24. Plenty of families can tell you whats it like adopting an older child. It may not be easy all the time but don't let the unknowns & what ifs scare you from pursuing an older child. Here's some kids who need families, all older, some with LARGE GRANTS, some with small grants, TRANSFERRED TO INSTITUTIONS, BUT NONE THE LESS ALL NEED A FAMILY TO LOVE & CALL THEM THEIR OWN.
Celine, 6 years old Transferred thankfully to a good place. Grant of over $8,000 & still growing with the help of a awesome team of people who love her & would help with any fundraising needed!! Her adoption will likely cost up to $40,000 or more
Cora Lynne, almost 6 years old. Grant of over $4,000
Heath, 10 years old IN A INSTITUTION & NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THERE!! Over $3,500 grant!!
Masha 8 years old, HAS BEEN IN A INSTITUTION FOR QUITE A WHILE, & is a sweetheart at least from her 15 second debut on abc world news with dianne sawyer. More than $600 grant
This is Bernadette, SHE IS 15 YEARS OLD & NEEDS A FAMILY BY NOVEMBER OR SHE CAN NO LONGER BE ADOPTED!! I can't imagine, being almost 16 & never knowing of a love a family can bring.
Jack, 11 years old asking for a family. That certainly breaks my heart. Some of what his profile says: He asks mature questions, and his voice breaks in tears when he asked a family why they had come for a younger child and not for him? He asked "what do I need to do for a Mom to come? Do you know where she is? Is she looking for me?"
Last of all is Alden, my prayer warrior child. 6 years old & hardly any information on him which sadly means until they get information on him he can't get a grant fund. But you know what I am sure their might be a family out there for him that would take the risk so more information might be found.
Older kids CAN HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE if they find families so if your considering adopting, adopt an older child!
Celine, 6 years old Transferred thankfully to a good place. Grant of over $8,000 & still growing with the help of a awesome team of people who love her & would help with any fundraising needed!! Her adoption will likely cost up to $40,000 or more
Cora Lynne, almost 6 years old. Grant of over $4,000
Heath, 10 years old IN A INSTITUTION & NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THERE!! Over $3,500 grant!!
Masha 8 years old, HAS BEEN IN A INSTITUTION FOR QUITE A WHILE, & is a sweetheart at least from her 15 second debut on abc world news with dianne sawyer. More than $600 grant
This is Bernadette, SHE IS 15 YEARS OLD & NEEDS A FAMILY BY NOVEMBER OR SHE CAN NO LONGER BE ADOPTED!! I can't imagine, being almost 16 & never knowing of a love a family can bring.
Jack, 11 years old asking for a family. That certainly breaks my heart. Some of what his profile says: He asks mature questions, and his voice breaks in tears when he asked a family why they had come for a younger child and not for him? He asked "what do I need to do for a Mom to come? Do you know where she is? Is she looking for me?"
Last of all is Alden, my prayer warrior child. 6 years old & hardly any information on him which sadly means until they get information on him he can't get a grant fund. But you know what I am sure their might be a family out there for him that would take the risk so more information might be found.
Older kids CAN HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE if they find families so if your considering adopting, adopt an older child!
Why We think Every Life is Beautiful Pt 1
Whether you have special needs, or are adopted, or just plain ole you EVERY LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!!! Heres the replies of my most recent post Every Life is Beautiful.
This is John-John as we call him he is now 21 years old. CP, Autistic, and has 1/2 a brain He is my cousins son He is special to all of us and has so much love for all of us-Tammy R
my little starfish is very special and beautiful! Jan
''this is why, I think life is beautiful''♥ Mariah
"I think life is beautiful because we get to glorify God and live on a mission for Him everyday♥. And on that mission, He blesses us in many ways, in my case, many brothers." Genesis
This is Kole, who will soon join his forever family!
I did not get much response, if you want to be included in pt 2 email me a picture & why you think every life is beautiful to singergirl15@yahoo.com. Need an example? go to the highlighted link above.
This is John-John as we call him he is now 21 years old. CP, Autistic, and has 1/2 a brain He is my cousins son He is special to all of us and has so much love for all of us-Tammy R
my little starfish is very special and beautiful! Jan
''this is why, I think life is beautiful''♥ Mariah
"I think life is beautiful because we get to glorify God and live on a mission for Him everyday♥. And on that mission, He blesses us in many ways, in my case, many brothers." Genesis
This is Kole, who will soon join his forever family!
I did not get much response, if you want to be included in pt 2 email me a picture & why you think every life is beautiful to singergirl15@yahoo.com. Need an example? go to the highlighted link above.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Still need to hear back from the following for Giveaway prizes!
LEASE CONTACT ME ASAP with your address so I can get all the prizes to the right people.
singergirl15@yahoo.com
Here are the following who won something that need to contact me still-
Jennifer
Ryan F.
Kim
Also Elissa I emailed you please can you email me back with your address & to let me know you got my message. I believe you had a prize to ship to a winner too.
Thanks again everyone for getting back to me quickly!
singergirl15@yahoo.com
Here are the following who won something that need to contact me still-
Jennifer
Ryan F.
Kim
Also Elissa I emailed you please can you email me back with your address & to let me know you got my message. I believe you had a prize to ship to a winner too.
Thanks again everyone for getting back to me quickly!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Joy Belle Etsy shop fundraiser for the girls
About 1 year ago, a little girls life hung in the balance. No one knew how fragile her life was, sweet Carrington would have to encounter the longest road to recovery from the airport to straight to the hospital as soon as she arrived to her new home in the USA. She needed a lot of care which cost money, so a kind friend took up the cause of little Carrington & created a Necklace just for her which would later help other families to bring home their kids through Reece's Rainbow. Thankfully Carrington has grown & thrived in her new family! Joybelle Jewelry, has been kind enough to do a fundraiser of these 4 necklaces to support Celine & Cora Lynne. $20 of every Necklace goes to the girls grants. Let me tell you the Carrington Necklace is prettier in person than the picture!
Go order here & benefit these girls! Ends March 15th
Go order here & benefit these girls! Ends March 15th
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