From Bad....to More Bad. :(

Today is Thursday and I have quite a TLC post for you today. It is a very difficult entry.

Most often, I feature three or four waiting children each week, but this time I feel led to share only one.
One child who has been through so much that I am compelled to focus only upon him. I am going to shout for him today because he is worth it. He deserves it, even if he most likely does not know it himself.

Meet Thad:

This poor sweet angel. He is 9 years old. He has severe brain trauma from physical abuse. Thad’s disabilities are a result of trauma that he experienced while being abused. He was removed from the abusive environment and placed in an orphanage where he still did not receive the proper level of care for his needs. He’s considered significantly delayed and is extremely small for his age.

Imagine it, if you can. Abused and mistreated so severely that your brain is injured. Then, imagine being sent to a place where you are neglected, starved, and left miserable and alone.

This little boy has had no rescue, he has had no refuge. Just heartache. Somehow he is still fighting and surviving. God must have an amazing plan for this little fellow's life. Thad needs a chance. He needs a family to step up and whisk him out of the place where he is. He needs someone to show him what love feels like. What it feels like to be safe, well-fed, and comfortable. He is waiting for someone to see his potential and his value. Someone who is willing to step up and say, "NO MORE!" No more of this life for this precious child that was created in God's image. He is waiting for someone to share God's love with him. Please, help me find Thad a family so that he does not have to wait any longer than he already has. 

Share this post! Share his profile! Let's get his face out there so that his Mama and Daddy can find him and bring him home! Help me yell for Thad! Help me rally around this child. He is waiting...while we go to sleep in our cozy beds. He is waiting...while we sit down to dinner. He is waiting...while we go to the park to watch our children happily play. He is just waiting....for us to ACT!

Standing Up For What You Believe In!

Today, many Christians have gone out to support Chik-Fil-A restaurants in their stand for Biblical authority. They are lined up and waiting in line for hours to spend their money in an effort to encourage this company's right to free speech. I am happy to see it. I stand behind this franchise's choice to stand firm in their convictions. It is so refreshing to see, and rare these days.

 But, with that said, I wish that those SAME Christians would choose to put their $$ where their mouths are in terms of orphan care. Just think of how fast we could get families funded to adopt if that many people put that same amount of money towards helping the children waiting in orphanages as it cost them to fill up on waffle fries, chicken nuggets, and sweet tea!

I am not trying to take away from this event in any way. But there is a difference. Let's face it. Treating the family to a meal out may be a bit of a financial stretch, but it is still in some ways serving ourselves.
To give to the orphans is sacrificial. They have no way of paying you back, but their need is great. It is HARD to think about children being left in cribs, hungry and alone. It is PAINFUL to look at pictures of children that are teenagers that are thrown away because of their physical needs or differences. It is not always an easy thing to do, but Christians, we MUST DO IT! James 1:27 was written to all of us.

I would just like to see the same kind of passion be displayed in such a large outpouring for waiting children.
I am not trying to belittle those who have participated in this event, I just want to see a burden for these little ones.

I am not writing this post to try and cause division among believers. I am sharing out of the deep burden I have upon my heart. This event has proven, it has shown, that under the right circumstances, we can come together and make a difference for the Kingdom of God. Please, won't you join with me in making a difference for the least of these? The ones that have no voice? They cannot ask for help, so I am asking for them. Join me in prayer for the fatherless. Share this message so that more can be awakened to this need.
Donate to support waiting children or families who have stepped out in faith to be a difference to one or more of these children. And consider adoption, your son or daughter may be waiting for you!

This Thursday TLC is URGENT!

It is Thursday again, and that means it is time for another waiting child "Tender Loving Care" post. This week's entry is going to be a little bit different than the previous ones. This time all of the children I will be listing have something in common. They are all within mere months of aging out from their ability to be adopted. That fact alone sounds bad enough. But do you know what this really means for them? It means that if they are not rescued, they will be left there for the rest of their lives. They MUST be redeemed from the cribs where they lay before they turn 16 years old. These children have waited SO long. Imagine the spirit and drive they all must have to have lasted this long. Turning 16 is supposed to mean good things. Gaining more independence and responsibility. Growing more and more into adulthood and life experiences. Turning 16 should not be akin to a death sentence!

Now I want to introduce you to these priceless treasures...

                                                            First, we have Trina :

Trina ages out in October.

Next, this is Jared:

Jared ages out in October, also.

Here we have Stefan:

Stefan ages out in September. It is the end of July, now!

And finally, here is Tommy:

Tommy will be aging out early next year.

Please, please help me find families for these 4 children. 3 boys and 1 girl who have spent 16 years  living in an institution. 16 years in a crib. Can you even fathom that? If I had not told you how old these dear ones are would you have even guessed that they were teenagers? I know that our Lord is mighty to save.  These precious children were made in His image, just like you and I were, and they are worth it. They are worthy of the love of a caring family. Please, let us find them families before they are hidden away forever. They have been hidden in darkness for too long. It is time for them to come out into the light.  I just know that whoever steps out into faith to rescue these children will be blessed beyond measure. The clock is literally ticking on their lives!

TLC-Thursday-Part Two

Well, it is Thursday again, and around here, that means Thursday TLC!


Each Thursday I will feature some waiting children on this blog...I want to give them some "virtual" TLC in the hopes that their family will find them, and bring them home for some real-life Tender, Loving, Care! For more info about each child, click on their name.


Today I have 3 wonderful children for you to get to know!


                                                                 First, meet Beatrice:

This little lovie was born with no eyes and no nose. She is less than a year old, so think of how wonderful it would be if her family finds her soon, and gets her the therapy and medical attention that she needs!

Next up is Marsha:

This sweetie has un-treated hydrocephalus. She needs to be rescued SOON so that she can get the life-saving surgery that she needs and cannot get in her birth country.

Last, we have beautiful Penny:

This darling girl is 11 years old and weighs just 21 pounds. She’s been confined to a bed her entire life in an orphanage where she received little interaction or care. She is still fed from a bottle and cared for very much like a baby. She has never had the opportunity to reach her full potential.

Please pray for these dear children. Please join with me in an effort to help find them homes, by sharing and getting the word out. They cannot speak for themselves. Let us be the hands and feet of Jesus and act on their behalf. They are worth it! 

Will You THINK About It...Or IGNORE It?

                                                         Will You Choose...





                                                           to think about it....





                                                                      or.....

                                                               to ignore it?






James 1:27~


"Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world."

Thursday TLC---UPDATED

I have put together this blog to journal our family's experiences as we follow God's lead in bringing home orphans via international adoption. But it has more of a purpose than that. I want to use it as a voice to advocate for as many waiting children as possible, and to help other families who are in the process of bringing home their children as well.

With that in mind, I have created Thursday TLC. I plan for this to be a regularly running segment where I feature children who have been listed for adoption and need their forever home to be found. I want to give them some virtual TENDER LOVING CARE. Most of all, I want to get their faces out there, so that their Mamas and Daddys will see them and bring them home for some real tlc!


So! Off we go! For more information about each child, just click on their name.


First on my list is little Wyatt:

Isn't he just a little love?

Next we have Ekaterina:

She really looks like she needs to be rescued!



Also, please meet Caiden:

This poor little one looks so lost. He has already been transferred to an institution. :(




And I want to add Sasha to the list as well:

He has also been transferred to an institution. One that has been described as remote, miserable, and life-sucking by someone who has been there to adopt her own son. There are NO toys here. Nothing to do. Just sitting in mind-numbing sheds surrounded by moaning boys or laying untouched in a crib ALL THE TIME. 

Please pray for these little ones. Pray them home! Pray them into the loving arms of families that are willing to
step out in faith and cross the ocean for them. And please share. Who knows? Maybe YOU will be the one who helps one or more of these children be found. Or maybe YOU have seen their picture and realized that YOU have found your son or daughter.

 May the Lord be glorified through the redemption of the orphan's life!


And never forget...