Christmas Tree Angel

When I started blogging, I was introduced to a world of mothers that found blogging to be very therapeutic. These mothers are just like me and I often turn to reading their stories to help make me feel normal. And for the most part, they remind me what a blessing being a mom really is. I am absolutely addicted to reading blogs about every day life and I can say without a doubt that this place/forum has made me a better person. If you have ever just started clicking on blogs others follow you find yourself amongst some fabulous people that should be getting paid to write their daily lives, but I am so glad they are free ;). Amongst these blogs, there are several of mom's / families of Down's Syndrome kiddos that explain what a true blessing these kids are in their lives. One day I happen to stumble upon an adoption website from a momma that was adopting a baby boy. This adoption agency, Reece's Rainbow,  is based here in America but adopts out children mostly from E. Europe but also from various other countries. Most of these children have Down's Syndrome while others have illnesses or medical conditions that require care. Since first clicking on this agency's site, I have visited it daily and found stories of families adopting these precious kids. It is my daily uplifting and it allows me a time that I can say some prayers for some families in need. But as it is uplifting to hear about the kids/babies that are finding families, there are TONS that don't. And the horror stories of the lives of these precious children are too hard to forget. These children are allowed to live in baby orphanages until the age of 4, sometimes 6, years. At this time, they are transfered to institutions for the mentally ill. If these chidren are not strong enough to fight for what little food they do get, they starve to death. Some of the kids that are transfered can not walk because they do not have the medical attention or therapy that they need to learn how to walk. These children are left in cribs and often die from starvation or from beating their heads against the cribs. The rate of survival for the kids that are transfered is low. Many of them do not survive a year in these places. And all because these kiddos are not "perfect" and require more medical attention than their parents can afford.  I know as a human being with lots of access to the rest of the world through my computer, that this is nothing new to anyone. There is horrible things happening all over the world, the USA, my state, my city, and probably even on my street. But for some reason the faces on Reece's Rainbow have been written on my heart and I can't help but want to help all that I can.

So I am asking all of my readers to click on the Christmas Angel Tree on the right hand side of my blog. Go onto Reece's Rainbow's site and look at these precious children and try to help any way you can. Right now they are having their annual donation drive since this is how these kids have a true chance at a normal life. The donations that you make help families to adopt these kids, since the normal adoption cost $25,000. This is the ONE thing that stops a family dead in their tracks when they want to adopt. I know that I can't give a lot but I can give a little that might just be another families opportunity to adopt one of these angels, giving them a family that will love them. And if you are led to adopt, like SO many people are after visiting this site and reading the stories, please take a look on this site. There are tons of resources and great people to contact. There are also tons of stories / blogs of families in the process or ones that are already home. We, as a family, are trying to donate all we can between now and the middle of December for one of the little girls. Please find it in your heart to do the same. Thanks so much!!