WOW

Sunday at church I saw something that made me cry happy and sad tears at the same time.  Theres a beautiful girl who has down syndrome.  She has been incredibly shy and had a bit of a social phobia but through Gods love.......along with her parents and large family she has moved passed her fear.  She was actually able to dance for our whole church at 4 different services.  It was a major accomplishment and our church made a big deal about it.  It was wonderful but thats not why I am writing this. 

The sad part is I have now in my heart all the little faces of the children in other countries who will never make that kind of accomplishment.  The ones who ache for love and something to do.  The ones who are not stimilated for lack of caregivers.  I also see the ones that have families that have committed to being thier mommies and daddies and I see what a little love can do.  I see them make amazing accomplishments and blossoming intensely.  I can't close my eyes to this.  I wish we could save all these children as many of us do. 

This blog was so much better in my head, lol.  Im still learning. Thanks for listening. 

Thinking about the unloved

It's weird how something can really get you thinking.  I serve in the childrens ministry at my church and when the children's ministry director said they needed volunteers for volunteers at our daughter church's grand opening I quickly agreed.  There were a lot of us from my church so many of us did not know the children at all.  My job was the nursery...and I had a helper but it was a very tiring day.  But what stuck out to me the most was as I met these kids it took some of them a moment to warm up to me and others not so long.  Why was I seeing the posts in my head of when adoptive parents meet thier children for the first time. 

The event lasted 3 hours and the kids did very well and I was able to get them to trust me.  But I couldnt help think of the blogs I have read and the children who just want that security.  These parents were downstairs and love thier kids very much so my heart breaks as I think of the kids in the orphanges who may never find that love. 

I just wanted to share.

Obsessed

My first blog ever and I title it obsessed.  I ran into Reeces Rainbow through a friend from church.  I glanced at her posts never giving it a second thought.  Then one day something clicked.  I became a follower of the children on Reeces Rainbow.  My first committment was to be a prayer warrior for a sweet boy named Tanner.  Since then I have read many, many stories and I love watching the first time these families meet each other and the gothcha days are amazing.  I feel God pulling at my heart to help as much as I can.  My husband isn't on board yet but I'm praying that I'm able to help....one child at a time.