The answer to why are children are waiting..

What is taking my Momma and Poppa so long in bringing us home?

Daily I get emails and comments from friends on when our children are coming home. Yes we are excited that we are finally their legal parents.  There is not one day I do not think of both of them.  And yes many days I miss them to the point of crying.  But I know in my heart we will be traveling to bring them home but it may take some time.  I try to be patience in understanding and save every dime we can to make this happen.

Just how can I tell my momma's friends how much she misses me and also my brother?

I want to be honest with everyone they can not come home till we pay off our agency.  No fault of the agency by all means it is just we had two children sick at the same time with very serious illnesses.  Believe we did not imagine that our daughter Makayla many tumors would have increased and her older daughter Samantha had some problems in her pregnancy.  We had been paying our fees but we became behind. And doing an adoption and then another adoption it can add up quickly.  We are often ask why we jumped into another adoption when we just completed Chrissie's.  Honestly all I can say was our hearts were in love with these children. And we knew we had to bring them home.  We took every nickle we had to commit to them and once we get done it will take every extra dollar we have to bring them home.

There has got to be away for everyone to notice that they need the funds?

Daily I advocate both children and pray for them again and again. I have ask our Lord to give us the tools in helping us obtain these funds. Money can add good but it also can add stress and worry.  I have also been a frugal person, a coupon person, a person who shops sales, buys in bulk, buys second hand, reduced and the list goes on and on.   I manage each month to have the birthdays covered for 14 grandchildren, 9 children and the neighbor children. I run to the 75% to 80% off sales especially when it is children items.  I make a lot of my children's clothing, blankets and things.

Hey I know what to tell everyone.

If you help me get home I will help my Momma advocate for each of my friends.

And just like me they will not have to be an orphan anyone.

I know you may think I am crazy when I write but I write from my heart and I write of what I have seen over the pass 20 years.  I have visited many orphanages and yes I wished I could have brought back every child I met.  But knowing during many of these times it was better that I helped other families find their children and help them also in bringing them home.  Now I sit on the other side, I am a parent trying to bring our children home and I am asking for everyone's help.  I had Pay Forward many-many times for orphan children and I will continue to Pay Forward in helping these children.  But honestly I need everyone to help us during this time.  We are in so need of these funds and needing them now.  As I watch around me Adoption after Adoption being Fully Funded and we try and raise what we can.  I advocate for other families like ours daily.  For their are many families like our family who needs that extra BUMP to bring their babies home.

I can tell you how much I cry each night and tell you how many pennies I have picked up at Walmarts.  But it does not change the fact we are still short in funds. I can not say I will stop crying whether we get these funds or not but I miss my babies so much. I dream of the day we pick them up and I hold them in my arms.  For this day will be the Gotcha Days of Days.  My love will be in my heart till then and now.. Please I ask and pray everyone to help..