Abandoned

Have you ever drove past a house and thought it was so beautiful? Then for some reason this house becomes abandoned. Who knows why, but nobody ever moves back in. As the years go by, time slips away, and the house falls apart. The windows crack. The paint chips. The bricks crumble. The foundation slips away. Time without love and someone living inside the heart of the home often makes it fall apart. The same thing happens to our kids.




I would like to introduce you to this little girl. Well, she's not little. She is SIXTEEN. Yes, she is sixteen years old. She will be turning seventeen in August. Then her chance for adoption will be over. She will live her life, or what is left of it in an institution. I am not here to judge any culture or any person. I am not pointing fingers. That is not the point. I could scream and yell and tell this person or that person that what they are doing is wrong. Maybe it would change in time, so our kids could have the life they deserve, but our kids don't have time. They need us. Me. You. The next person. There has been a lot of negativity with horrible troll comments dragging families and and their future adopted children through the ground. Fighting among Ds families. People pointing fingers at Reece's Rainbow. Rumors. Lies. Maybe some truth. While all of this is happening, this girl is waiting. She is waiting when she should be home getting ready for her prom. So, if you don't like Reece's Rainbow, for a personal reason or because of what you have been told, then that is your choice. I am a supporter of Reece's Rainbow and I always will be. Instead of fighting about this though with me, or anyone else, move forward. If there is a child you want to adopt and you don't like this organization...please by all means find another one to help you. Find another agency to work with you. It is not about any certain agency or non profit, it is about our children. It is about children here in our country and all over the world. We have got to stop fighting. We have to stop defending ourselves against trolls who thrive on pain they like to inflict, because for every blasted moment we spend on them, we are losing precious time. These children are losing precious time.

If it is about picking others apart. Remember there is still sin, but we still have faith. There is crime, but we still have trust. There is divorce, but there still is marriage. There is death, but we still live. There is darkness, but there still is light. There is grief, but we still have happiness. There is hate, but we still have love. Please remember this little girl in your prayers. Remember every single child in every single country that needs a family. No orphanage, no matter how nice it is, is ever going to take the place of a family that will love them as part of their family. I see the change every day in my girls faces. My heart aches for the ones I left behind. If you are not in the position to adopt, please pray for the children left behind. If you feel inclined to donate, please visit www.reecesrainbow.org and you can pick a child or family in process. If you are in a position to adopt, please feel free to seek Reece's Rainbow's help. If you do not want help from us, then seek an agency that can help you. Please, just remember the bottom line. Our children. Get to them whatever way you can.