How To Do More

I am at this stage where our adoption process and the saving is taking a lot longer than I thought it would. We continue to save, come up with ways to raise money, pray for the process in Ethiopia to get resolved and I dream of the day where I can look into big sweet brown eyes and know with all my heart that God created this life to join our family forever. Oh sweet day!

But today, I am in a waiting/twiddling thumbs stage. I hate twiddling my thumbs when so many orphans wait for someone to do something, anything. I pray for them every night but that's not enough. So How do I do more from where I am now?  I am thinking of trying to start a small group that our focus every month will be on the Orphan, whether it's watching a documentary like Bereaved (I need to see what this is all about), holding a shoe drive or cloth diaper drive and then sending them to the orphanages that need them, maybe it's simply reflecting and praying for those that need us. There is so much swirling in my head and I just pray that God gives me a direction for all of this. I cannot explain what has happened in my heart but it's a good thing. My eyes have been opened and I can't pretend I haven't seen.

I want Lydia to know how blessed we are to live in a home with running water (warm water) to have clean clothes every day (lots of cute clean clothes) to have toys and books to read. I want her to realize that not everyone is as blessed as we are. We are not rich by US standards but compared to the rest of the world we live a life of luxury. She will be able to go to school even college and she can be whatever she dreams to be in this life and other children her age are wondering if they will make it to their next birthday.

I am glad my eyes have been opened, I am glad that God is breaking my heart and taking me outside of myself because when we allow that to happen I think we can truly change the world, even if it's just for one!

Don't forget about the Cupcake Kids and the cupcake sales going on throughout the country tomorrow!! Help these precious children in Uganda, they need it more than you know!!

Have a Happy Weekend :)