The Heart of Christmas...

for me is God which begin with family...so thankful for my beautiful daughters!!

Finally Halloween pictures.....Savannah's first!!

Tears.........but hope with your help!!!!!!

Well, what I was praying for on my earlier post did not end as I had hoped. I do know that God has plans and that I have to trust in him.

In the meantime I need to reach to each of you!! Please please help me with this!! Please take this link http://reecesrainbow.org/5655/olga-e-15 for Olga (the precious little girl at the top of this post) and put it where you are at on the web........Facebook, Yahoo Groups, under your signature, in letters to family and friends. Olga deserves a home. Her diagnosis and information can scare anyone but as an Occupational Therapy Assistant for 12 years I can promise you that she has so much to give any family!! I have worked so many children very similiar to Olga and they are truly Christ in my life. Don't look at the limitations but the abilities she has. She smiles so beautiful to others. She responds to those who have come in contact with her. Oh she will need physical assistance through out her life but to be honest.........no matter the age a child will forever need their parents.....it might be to change a tire, change the oil, to ask their opinion of a life decision, help with purchases, and many many more. Olga.....she will need your help physically but she will be giving you way more than you will be giving her. Trust me.........I know!! As far as when she grows up, as a mom but more as a professional, there are many places she can live with her peers as your other children would do but with assistance. I actually recommend it because if something happens to you as her parents if she is not already has a seperate life then it will be even more painful for her. There is already 7200.00 raised for her adoption and a wonderful woman name Kenlyn has raised for her application fee to apply to adopt her through her agency. I am willing to do fundraising and helping with any type of fundraising that you or who ever would be wanting to do to bring her home. So if you are not her family, please pass this information on to others because God does have a plan for her but He needs us to help Him bring her to her Forever Family!!!

The love of family..

Today for our family will be a difficult but hopefully faithful day. It is a day that I am putting in my God's hands to guide everything I am to be who He needs me to be. It is a day that I pray my family as well as myself have an open heart, and open mind, open ears, tongues to express themselves with love so we can all understand and be open to all of our fears, hopes, dreams, love and faith.

I have realize that the most important thing to me after God is my children and husband. I realize that as being a young mother I have never regret that part of my life. I know that I would not trade what I gave up to be something different. I know I would not want to replace those years now with days of partying and freedom. I know that I actually would love to fill my world with children and grandchildren and I believe I would choose that over the "freedom" as people relate to it. You see in been given the honor of being a young mother God put into my heart the love of giving to children. I have met many people in my life that actually took the opposite road and had ill feelings against children because of one of their own coming in a not so good time of their life. That love I have for children has given me so much hope, peace, faith and love in my life. Not that it was one way but I have learn to give it back and feel so honored to be blessed in that way. I think we all have been given graces and yes I might have run with mine and gone "over board" but I think God sees me different. See the reasons and pull that I have is not odd or different or being difficult. I wish I could see God and truly understand what He is thinking or wanting for me. I do know that I have come to know God and to know that even if others don't understand what He is calling for each of us individual He does and He wants us to go out on a huge limb in faith. To be honest...........my question to all........if you have never done that...Gone on a huge limb of faith with God maybe it is time.....maybe you can see what you have been missing by living in a "safety" zone.......maybe you can feel what it does when you know and believe the power of the Grace of God. So please don't judge me......please know that this yearning is not me being unfilled but God not being done with me and what He has called me here for.

Please pray with me:

Praying.........

We are asking everyone who comes to our blog tonight, tomorrow or whenever you come that you say a little prayer for our family. We are needing a huge miracle and need all the prayers we can receive. I know God listens and answers but I know he loves it when we come together for each other to ask for his mercy. Thank you so much and know we have already said a prayer for you as I am typing this. God Bless!!!

I need your help!!!

PLease help me find this precious little girl a home. She is 4 years old and lives in Russia. She has Cerebral Palsy but she wants a mommy and daddy. If she does not find a forever family by the end of Dec then she will be sent to an institution to be left to die. Please go to http://reecesrainbow.org/5655/olga-e-15 to find out more about her. Please please please!! There is already a grant to help with her adoption. Please please consider her for your little daughter!!!

Clothing for Huiyang SWI

We are taking this Christmas to teach our girls about paying it forward. As you can read from the below post we are sending gloves over to Wuhan SWI, Savannah's orphanage so the children can play in the snow with warm hands.

Now I am also wanting to send a care package over to Sierra's orphanage Huiyang SWI. We are wanting to send gently used children's clothing. I would say size 0-3 months to 8 in girls and boys. We are accepting anything your children have grown out of or never used. There is two special girls there that will never be adopted due to situations with parents and the other little girl due to her medical issues. I am wanting to send a special care package to them. I will be buying new clothes for them and I will contact the orphanage staff for their sizes so we are sure to get the right price. I think a small or medium size toy would be wonderful too. If you want to join me please contact me at little helper28@yahoo.com

Please know I do care about the children here in the States but I have met these children and many of them will not ever have parents or families they will call their own. Please know we all have our calling and I feel my calling is to provide for the loss and unforgotten children where both my daughters lived.

God Bless and thank you for all your love and support!!

Lisa

We need your help!!

I had a wonderful talk with my fantastic, sweet and caring daughter Savannah. She is beginning to understand and communicate in English so much better. She was so excited to tell me how much fun she had playing in the snow at Wuhan, CWI (her orphanage) BUT she said we did not have those things you wear on your heads......I said in question...Mittens? She said yes...she was telling me how much she love making balls out of snow and throwing them at her friends and this was done bear handed. I told her we should buy all the kids at Wuhan mittens and she looked at me with a scared look "But mommy that would cost too much....lots of kids!" I told her I would include all my friends and family. That is why I am reaching out to each of you. We are collecting new and gently used mittens and gloves. We are looking for infant to adult sizes since the children vary in age. Please contact me at littlehelper28@yahoo.com if you want to donate. We can pick them up or have you mail them to us. Just give us a call.....please help us give 600 children a rare find in China.......warm hands in the winter so they can enjoy the snow and outdoors.

God Bless!!

Lisa