The Rescuers - Someone's waiting for you

Be brave little one.
Make a wish for each sad little tear.
Hold your head up though no one is near
Someone's waiting for you.
Don't cry little one.
There'll be a smile where a frown use to be
You'll be part of the love that you see.
Someone's waiting for you.
Always keep a little prayer in your pocket
and you're sure to see the light.
Soon there'll be joy and happiness
and your little world will be bright
Have faith little one
'Til your hopes and your wishes come true.
You must try to be brave little one.
Someone's waiting to love you

loan

So we got an email about the loan we applied for and here it is short and sweet. of course they added a huge amount of niceness to it trying to make it sound not so bad but this is all I could read. "We do not have the resources to provide financial assistance for every family who applies. We sincerely regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you any financial assistance for your adoption."
I don't know what we are going to do about the money we still need,all I can say is it's in Gods hands.
we need around $3,000 for our first trip and will need around $15,000 for our 2nd and not sure about the 3rd. So far we have had just what we needed when we needed it so I will trust for the same for the rest.

Vote for Andrea

Andrea Roberts (who is the founder of RR) was chosen to receive the "Heroes Among Us" Award through people magazine.if she wins, RR will receive an award of $10,000. That will help orphans to find their families. please go and VOTE for Andrea? You can vote as many times as you'd like.
VOTE

6 MONTHS

6 months today 1/2 a year wow ! so we are pretty close to getting to hold our baby and I pray that before I write the 7 month post we will have a bunch more pictures and stories to tell about him. 6 months can seem long at times but other times it seems so short, right now I'm back and forth on that because for one thing to tell you the truth I just cant believe we are done with all that stuff! homestudy and dossiers. I look back and it feels like it wasn't even us doing all that stuff,it amazes me that we did it all and have it all done and that our next step is to get on a flight to go see our boy . Then I think about how much kids grow in 6 months and I just wish we could have one new picture of him so we could see how big he is, if his hair has grown out. And an update on if he's walking, talking so on.As a mom you want to be there for all of their millstones. It's hard to think of everything he has probably learned or how far he has come in 6 months that I have missed. I know that I will see him not to long from now so that helps. So here is to 1/2 a year !!! let the next 1/2 be full of blessings!!!!  We are still short $3,400 for our first trip if you can help us please do we hate hate asking for anything let alone money so this is a hard thing for us to ask but if you had been planning to donate now would be a great time. Thank you to all of you who read this blog all the prayers and support.

Charity needs a family

Not sure why but I felt a strong need to post Charity as well so you get 3 babies this week.
Charity 

Girl, Born September 26, 2008
What a munchkin! Big brown eyes :) More photos available. Charity is a beautiful girl with Down syndrome. She was born with a heart condition, but has had corrective surgery and is healthy and doing well now. She is still crawling, and will greatly benefit from a loving family to encourage her development!!

Sasha and Lisette need a family.

Sasha

Boy, Born July 17, 2007
Poor Sasha lost his family due to an unexpected illness :( He is now "at risk" and needing a new family quickly! He has darling duck fuzz platinum blonde hair and giant blue eyes. We have many photos of him available. Hope someone will consider him, and any of the other precious babies at this orphanage!
I have $4020 in my grant fund towards the cost of my
adoption!

Lisette

Girl, Born March 10, 2007
she like Sasha has lost her family not sure why but she is now listed back on Reece's Rainbow and needs a family.
 Isn't she beautiful? Long, silky brown hair and deep brown eyes! Born with an ASD (atrial septal defect) and pulmonary stenosis of the first degree. Received regular cardiac check-ups. Cardiology check-up in July 2009 indicates no further heart problems and no more follow up visits are needed. She has been receiving therapy. She is sitting without assistance, has good eye to eye contact, she is taking toys and playing with them. Lisette is already cleared for international adoption and can be adopted very quickly! More photos available.
I have $1440 in my grant fund towards the cost of my adoption!

Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are (Cover by MattyBRaps ft. Tyler Ward)

Simon has found his family!!!

Last week I posted sweet baby Simon as needing a family well his family has found him and I am so excited for them.you can read his blog here simons blog

Nicholas and Jayson need love! are you their Mommy or Daddy?

Nicholas P.

Date of Birth: March 2009

Gender: Male

Eyes: Gray

Hair: brown

Nature: Calm

Jayson

Boy, Born July 2009
We are so excited to present the first of many beautiful children from our new program in Latin America! Jayson is a sweet 13 month old boy. He has dark hair and dark skin. He is healthy and growing well. This is an EASY program, with easy travel and easy family requirements/restrictions. Photos and more medical/social history coming soon. Jayson will likely find his family quickly because of the ease of the program. Please inquire if you are interested!
U.S. families only at this time

Single moms and married couples, ages 25-55
No family size restrictions
NO CRIMINAL HISTORY
NO MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS
Both parents travel for one trip only for approx 14 days
Fast program, approx 9 months start to finish
Beautiful and comfortable place to visit
Child comes home on an IR-3 visa (meaning adoption must be finalized here in the US as well)
Total cost approx $25k

Doll show and people God put in our path

Doll show today we did ok sold a few dolls and made $285 and we had fun. we met so many people that were also adopting or had adopted. It was fun to get to talk to people and I know that God put them in our path for a reason, a really great reason. The first lady I met said she was adopting thru foster care and when I said Reece's Rainbow she said she knew of Reece's Rainbow, it just felt like this really neat connection between us, I know that at some point God will put her back in my life. she bought a doll and actually paid $25 more for it as a donation for Josiah how cool is that. Then another lady we met, she had a really sweet baby on her back in a pack and he was falling asleep, he had glasses on and I asked her about the glasses because I'm thinking Josiah will probably have to have them. It ended up her baby 2 years old has down syndrome she adopted him in the US, but she knew all about Reece's Rainbow and said she thinks she has read Josiah's blog. She said she would get me all the contact info for the play and support groups in our area. It was so neat to talk to her and get to see her sweet little boy who may one day be Josiah's playmate. At the end of the show a lady came and bought a doll from me and she said it was so strange because she had just finished reading a book about a family adopting a boy from the same country Josiah is from. she was a sweet lady that had the best wishes for us. The lady across from us adopted her three children years ago and the lady down from us was adopted herself, there were story after story people would tell me about their adoption, or so in so they know having down syndrome, or about Josiah's country. So even though we didn't make much money it was a really neat day. Even if we just did it to meet the people we met it was so worth it. It really felt good to talk about Josiah out loud and not just thru my lap top.

Doll show Saturday, selling my doll collection

I collect dolls and made them at one time long ago. well I have a bunch and just feel that bringing my baby home is worth more to me then having a bunch of dolls. so this Saturday there is a doll show, I got a table and my girls and I are  going to sell my dolls to make money for Josiahs adoption . please pray that we do well and sell a lot and get good money for them. We will also be handing out flyers and have a donation jar out, please pray that the Lord touches peoples hearts to give. thank you

A three week setback

  A three week setback we were just told that the person that gives the dates to come meet the committee and Josiah is on vacation. The lady filling in for her does not feel comfortable in giving us a date due to the fact that we already have six kids. The fact that we have six kids has not come up before as far as a bad thing so I'm not sure why this lady felt this way. but what this means for us is that we have to wait to get our date until the other lady gets back from vacation on Sept 21st. so instead of us getting our date tomorrow like he had thought it will not be for three weeks. I am taking this all pretty well, maybe this is a blessing we can't see right now, giving us more time to raise the money we need. But we really did want him home with us by the end of the year.It is all Gods time so we will just sit back for the ride. please if you can donate to help bring him home we do still need it we still have not gotten word about the loans.

God doesn't make mistakes! Video

God doesn't make mistakes ! click here to watch

2 year old Randy and 6 month old Simon need families.

Simon

Boy, Born February 19, 2010
This darling prince is only 6 months old. FULL MEDICAL RECORDS available. He was born with a small open oval window, but is doing well. Very alert, responds to his environment, learning to play, holding his head up.

Randy

Date of Birth: September 2008

Gender: MaleEyes: Gray

Hair: brown

Character: calm, smiling, emotional

Randy is a real cutie! He was born at 36 weeks with the cord wrapped around his neck. He does have a heart condition, so he will need to see a cardiologist once home. But he is described as a very sweet boy and he is doing well!

to find other children click here to go to REECE'S RAINBOW

Court Dossier

Our court Dossier was sent to be apistilled. We got it back Tuesday and we mailed it to our agency. They will look it over and if all is good they will send it to our facilitator in Josiah's country. She will translate it and if its all good she will submit it to the judge, after we get home from our first trip. The judge will then send us a court date. Please pray that everything is good and no changes need to be made with our Dossier. And that nothing else needs to be added. I will tell you it sure does feel good to have it all done!!!



Please also pray that we get granted one of the adoption loans we applied for. As of now looks like we will be short $3000 for our first trip or maybe we can say our flights. If anyone out there wants to help us out by paying for our flights please let me know. Or if anyone is willing to put it on their credit card for us to pay back that would also be great. Thank you for all your prayers.