$1072.50 !!!!

WOOOOOOOHOOOOO! Raffi has $1072.50 in his grant fund now!!!! http://reecesrainbow.org/18899/raphael-15h

Get an Ornament of Raffi

Angel Tree 2011

Get an Ornament of Raffi
The goal of the Angel Tree is to raise $1000 or more as an adoption grant for each waiting child with Down syndrome listed
The minimum donation to receive an ornament is $35.  You can give more for your child by adding additional funds in the empty box.
Ornaments will be mailed about every other day, so you should expect your order within a week.


Go here Angel tree and find Raffis picture it will be this one  add his ornament to your gift basket go to your gift basket and pay with paypal, credit card or check.

new pictures

look how cute he is!

Thinking about him all the time.

I can not stop from thinking about Raffi, his picture comes into my mind all through the day. I wonder if he is being loved and taken care of? He may  be  but not by a mommy and a daddy and brothers and sisters. I pray that he finds his family soon,I pray that his grant grows. Sweet boy I pray that he would not spend another christmas with out a family.

Listen is God calling you?

Listen is God calling you to help Orphans?..... He calls us to  many different  positions to care for the orphans none is better then the other, all of the positions he calls us to are important, all of his children are worthy of love. Maybe he is calling you to  Russia, Ethiopia,Bulgaria or China.  Maybe it's the US saving a baby from being aborted giving their parents another option thru adoption, or becoming a foster parent. Or maybe  you  donate to other families in the process.Or  you can be called to be the voice of the voiceless orphans locked away. .Maybe you are  called to pray for the children or the families adopting.
Listen to your heart is God calling you? Will you listen?... Will you react?... Will you respond?... Your response could  very well be a matter of life and death!....

 

a distraction? no a reminder!

This week a new baby started in my childcare,he is tiny only 2  1/2 months old a little over 7 lbs.He was born with something extra just like Raffi. I thought that by having him to take care of all day I would sort of push Raffi out of my thoughts but nope it just makes me think of him more. Ian looks alot like Raffi's baby picture and it just makes me think of how Raffi was at his age and what he is like now.

here is Raffi
on the left
and baby Ian on the right.
another little guy on Reeces Rainbow that is in my heart he also makes me think of a baby Raffi he is only 6 mo old. his name is Arden here is his link http://reecesrainbow.org/arden-15h
here is his picture
Arddi has been on my heart for a couple months now too I may have to change this blog to love for Raffi and Arddi.
when I hold and love on and even feed and change Ian and Vahnya I just cant help thinking of the babies that don't get that same love it just breaks my heart.

Why can't I look at His picture with out my heart doing spins?

Blessings

Smile (Just want to be with You) Chris Rice sub-titles.wmv

Little red shoes

                                         Little red shoes..
  This morning I was getting Vahnya ready for church. I had him on my bed getting him dressed. I was putting on his  little red shoes. As I was tying them a flash ran across my thoughts of another little boy sitting here with us. He had the same red shoes matching his brothers. I was putting them on him he was looking at me smiling so big. My heart was so happy looking at my two little boys that looked almost like twins. Could this have been Raffi? Oh how my heart aches for sweet Raffi boy.

will he ever be held by his mommy?

  From the time he was born he has been held, held by a nurse,a caregiver,a nannie. and as I'm sure they took good care of him. Nothing is the same as being held by a mommy! feeling her love, a love so strong she would do anything for you. The love of a mommy felt thru her touch, seen in her smile, heard in her voice. Will Raffi ever get the joy of being held by his mommy? Are you his mommy?  go see Raffi here http://reecesrainbow.org/raphael-15h

Raffi got new pictures

Oh look how he has grown he is 2 years and 3 mo now.Someone please go get him so I can stop thinking about him.

look how much Raffi looks like Vahnya

I wanted to show how much Raffi looks like Vahnya, well to me any ways. they both had on the same type outfit at the same age too.

What do you think?

In my heart.

Some people ask how can you have love for someone you have never even held or set eyes on?

I can't answer that all I know is it is in your heart. I picture it like this little piece of my heart that if you scooped it out there would be a hole. What I know is that the Lord can give you this overwhelming love, sometimes I just have to shake my head to try not to think about Raffi. I felt this way when we were adopting Vahnya, all I could think of was holding him in my arms. Its like your arms ache for them.

I don't know why the lord has put this love in my heart for Raffi. Yes I know just so all of you my family and friends don't think I don't know, we just got back with Vahnya less then 2 months ago.I have 7 kids already, we have so much going on in our lives that needs to be taken care of, doctor appointments, dentist appointments, camp, drivers insurance for our oldest son, 3 birthday parties in July, bills that were neglected during our adoption  of vahnya.We still have two post placement reports to pay for this year alone at $500 a pop. and I have 2 less daycare kids now so we have less income.

 I know all of this but I can not put this feeling out of my heart.

 So I am advocating to find this little boy a family. Maybe that is why the Lord put the love I feel for him there, maybe he wants to use me to find his mommy.

So here it is I made this blog for him so I can do just that look for Raffi's mommy.  Will you help me? blog about him, facebook about him, pray for him  and donate to his grant.