We need you!

Imagine that your parents never picked you up when you cried, never kissed you gently while they cradled you in their arms, never sang playful songs to make you laugh and were never by your bedside to comfort you when you were sick. Imagine what it would be like to grow up without any parents at all.

I found this quote at achildawaits.org.  How perfectly it describes our feelings. 

Us and Jeremy share something in common, dreaming of each other.  Every waking moment, from the moment we close our eyes, to the first hint of awakeness we have each other on our minds.  We are working so hard to bring you home little boy!

Realize this.  When we go to pick him up, and maybe his little sister, they will be handed to us in nothing but a pair of underwear.  So do you see when I say he has nothing it literally mean nothing.  We are rich folk, but we have EVERYTHING to him, the love of a family.

So donations..... WE NEED DONATIONS!!!!  There is just no way around it.  What would you do to save your child or grandchild?  Seriously, if everyone who has looked at this site would have donated just a dollar, we would be so much further along.   We are and will continue to contribute every single spare penny we have to saving our son from a life of an institution.

The institution is even lesser staffed than the baby houses.  One family literally found their little boy sitting in a shed rocking himself.  He had been there for a year.  Why? Because he needed leg braces to walk.  Something so simple for his family here to provide, but something his country would have never bothered giving him.  So he soothed his loneliness, sadness, and hunger for love by rocking.  Now that little boy is riding a bike and always has a huge smile on his face.  That little boy had people just like you contribute whatever they could and now he gets hugs daily from his mommy and daddy.

Please donate.  Believe me it is a whole new ball game to be on this end of giving.  We fell in love with this boy and will do anything to save him, including swallowing our pride and asking for money.  Yes money!  We need it to raise his ransom!  What would you do to save your child?  Seriously, if everyone who looked at this just gave a $1 we would be soooo much closer.  Please listen to your heart and give whatever you can. Even if it isn't comfortable.  Giving Jeremy a home is more satisfying that any meal out or merchandise.

How do you eat an elephant? one spoonful at a time

Yes, the amount of money we need to raise in the next few months is as big as elephant.  We are trying every possible way we can think of to raise that money.  We have t-shirts, we have enchiladas, we have a target card up for raffle give away, heck, I've even offered to shave my head.  The only way this money is going to come is through donations.  We are both maxing out our hours at work so we can bring our little boy home. 

We need your help!  If everyone who has seen our blog and our story would have donated just $1, we would be almost $1500 closer.  If 1000 people would donate $20 we would be there!  So consider how many people you have on your face book.  Could you promote us and promote that $20 donation? Could you donate $10, $20, or even $50?  It's tax deductible! How much did you spend yesterday on a meal out instead of a peanut butter jelly sandwich?  Your whole family eating an inexpensive meal in and foregoing a night out, could give a child a mom and dad. 

There is a second child who we want to commit to.  She is a beautiful little girl.  We hesitate to commit due to our fund raising efforts being so slow at this point.

So think of this way.  Elephant $20,000 Spoon $1        


Please be our spoons!  Giving is a blessing.  Allow yourself to feel that blessing.

Now I gotta get twitter...

Last night a friend of a friend tweeted LL Cool J about our adoption, and he re-tweeted!  Then her post about me, steadily climbed to over 1000 hits.  I thought all night that maybe this is a breakthrough in making our miracle happen.  But, much to my surprise, absolutely no changes in donations.  This a.m.I have a new follower, YAY!



Let's keep the faith that all those people who now know about Jeremy will be touched by his picture and think about him over the next few days and feel convicted to give.

You had to be there though when the message from my friend Heather came through informing of LL's deed.  At first, I was just staring, I couldn't figure out what she meant.  Course 6 hours of sleep in 48 hours makes you, well ya know. Then DING, light bulb!  I said very loud, right in the middle of the ER, again very loud. -"Oh my God!"  Then I had every one's attention to say the least....  I couldn't believe it, but one person was like who's LL Cool J.  Oh my.....  But still it was fun through the night to see Heather posts of how many hits she was getting.  She's a rock star blogger!  This should help her following for sure!

So let's get Jeremy home.  I can't go into details right now.  Time is very very very urgent in getting our little man home  We implore you, please please please help.  Please share our cause.  Give whatever you can, again no gift is to small when it comes from the heart.