Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Meet the DC Summer Miracle Kids
The DC Summer Miracles community will be hosting and advocating for 8 children from Colombia. They will arrive together on June 30th and will be staying until August 3rd. There are weekend events (where prospective adoptive families can meet the children) scheduled for every weekend they are here. Please let me know if you interested in meeting the children. Please pray that we find loving families to adopt these 8 precious kids!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Getting the word out
An article on Kidsave Summer Miracles was in last week's edition of the Frederick County, MD Gazette. I think the reporter did a great job reporting the facts and generating interest in Kidsave. Several people approached me at our Friday night swim meet to learn more about Paula and about Kidsave because they had read the article in the Gazette. Help us spread the word...because every child needs a family!
You can read the article here ...
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You can read the article here ...
Link
Saturday, June 14, 2008
A Prayer for those left behind
This is a video made by a 13-year-old girl who came to the US from a Colombian orphanage with Summer Miracles a few years back and was adopted by a family who met her while she was visiting. It may not be the best quality but it is incredibly moving.
"Passion begins with a burden and a split-second moment when you understand something like never before. That burden is on those who know. Those who don't know are at peace. Those of us who do know get disturbed and are forced to take action."
-Wangari Maathai, Kenyan, Nobel Peace Prize winner
"Passion begins with a burden and a split-second moment when you understand something like never before. That burden is on those who know. Those who don't know are at peace. Those of us who do know get disturbed and are forced to take action."
-Wangari Maathai, Kenyan, Nobel Peace Prize winner
Friday, June 13, 2008
It's Official!
We just found out that Paula will be arriving on June 30th just before midnight! Having the actual date makes the anticipation so real. So, she will be arriving at the airport on June 30th and coming home to stay with us for just under 5 weeks. Paula will fly home to Colombia with the other DC community kids bright and early on August 3rd. I already have a sick feeling about saying "goodbye" and I haven't even met her yet.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
You Learn Something New Everyday
Trainer: What is your rule about your kids getting up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom?
Dad in the back: Please do!!!
We had a double training session yesterday to help prepare us for hosting an older child. It actually turned out to be very interesting and informative. There were several things covered that I really hadn't thought that much about. To be honest...because we already have children I didn't think I would need that much preparation. I definitely learned that there are a lot of things we can do to prepare our house and our family for our much anticipated summer visitor.
The above exchange occurred when we were discussing the unwritten rules of the house. I think "please do" would probably be the response of almost everyone I know with children. However, the children coming from orphanages may not be allowed to get up in the middle of the night and use the bathroom without getting permission first. The trainers gave us homework to do together with our children about the unwritten rules and procedures for our daily life and how to introduce those to Paula. When I start to examine the different parts of our day, there are so many things that are unspoken and just expected of our children that Paula will probably not understand. I'm actually looking forward to sitting down with our girls and hearing what they perceive as the expections for our family rituals.
The training provided us with some really useful strategies to help make Paula's stay as stress-free as possible and actually made us even more anxious for her to arrive!
Dad in the back: Please do!!!
We had a double training session yesterday to help prepare us for hosting an older child. It actually turned out to be very interesting and informative. There were several things covered that I really hadn't thought that much about. To be honest...because we already have children I didn't think I would need that much preparation. I definitely learned that there are a lot of things we can do to prepare our house and our family for our much anticipated summer visitor.
The above exchange occurred when we were discussing the unwritten rules of the house. I think "please do" would probably be the response of almost everyone I know with children. However, the children coming from orphanages may not be allowed to get up in the middle of the night and use the bathroom without getting permission first. The trainers gave us homework to do together with our children about the unwritten rules and procedures for our daily life and how to introduce those to Paula. When I start to examine the different parts of our day, there are so many things that are unspoken and just expected of our children that Paula will probably not understand. I'm actually looking forward to sitting down with our girls and hearing what they perceive as the expections for our family rituals.
The training provided us with some really useful strategies to help make Paula's stay as stress-free as possible and actually made us even more anxious for her to arrive!
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