Yesterday I took Elijah to a Boy Scout project... Aaron was still in bed.
When I came back Aaron was standing downstairs watching me as I came in the house. He was obviously sad. I picked him up into my arms and he wrapped his little body around me and said...
"Aaron wooked and wooked to find his Mama to tell her hewo dis mornin and Aaron was so sad."
Melt my heart. Leave me a blubbering mess on the floor!
I posted the story on Facebook and thought about it all day yesterday.
He wooked and wooked.
Wooking for his Mama.
Layers upon layers of reality in his simple sentence.
To even consider the depth of meaning behind his words makes me shut down. I can't consider how many years Aaron stood alone wooking and wooking to find his Mama.
I just can't let my mind go there.
This little guy - Jack - Is looking and wondering about his Mama. Dear Jack. I wish I could answer that she is coming. Jack, I wish with all my heart a Mama would go get you.
The little ones below. They are still wooking. They are still wondering. They are still watching and waiting and longing for a Mama to come and grab them up in their arms so they can wrap themselves into her and tell her that they wooked and wooked for her. Faithfully looking. Faithfully waiting. Faithfully believing.
The simple desires of a child's heart. To be loved. To be wanted. To be cared for by a Mama and a Papa.
They have no idea as they lay in their cribs alone and lonely, wooking and waiting for their Mama, that across the ocean 68 loving people have dug deep into their pockets to give them hope. 68 people have given in love so that somewhere a Mama and Papa will bravely step forward to cross that ocean for them.
Dear Friends, a total of $2,118.00 has been raised for the Passed Over Kids.
THANK YOU!!
But our work is not even close to being done...
Some of the Passed Over Babes have had some SERIOUS money donated in the last few days.
Some others continue to be PASSED OVER...
Yegor, Arina, Paul and Nikita....
They NEED OUR HELP.... Please consider donating to those four. Help their grant accounts rise. Their chances of finding a family are SO SLIM because their pictures are seriously bad.
I've again updated the numbers....
The Angel Tree goal is to get each of their accounts above $1,000.00.
The real goal is to give these kids a voice and to raise enough in their grant accounts so that a family will not have money stand in their way. Every single donation helps. Every single time you share about them helps. Please don't neglect the sharing part. Feature ONE or TWO of the kids on your blog. Help people SEE past their pictures.
$255.00 $192.00 $202.00
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$680.00 $711.00 $720.00
Danila's Warrior Spencer's Warrior- ME!! Meredith's Warrior
$2307.00 $1,116.00 $1,844.00
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$5,430.00
In Our Passed Over Babes Giveaway we have over $600.00 worth of prizes included....
Over at A PERFECT LILY - my sweet friend Patti has a Pure Love Giveaway going on that is worth $1,000.00 in prizes....
So if you donate.... LEAVE ME A COMMENT HERE so I know you donated (without a comment I can't put you on my list) and then CLICK HERE to let Patti know that you donated and she will enter your name into her Giveaway too!!
WE HAVE 10 AMAZING PRIZES IN THIS GIVEAWAY!!
You give FIVE DOLLARS to TWO OR MORE kids above and leave me a comment - I will enter your name in our Giveaway - ONE ENTRY FOR EVERY CHILD!!
AND
AFTER YOU DONATE TO TWO OR MORE....
IF you BLOG about these kids..... you get another chance to win in our Giveaway.
AND/OR...
IF you FACEBOOK or TWITTER about these kids... you get another chance to win in our Giveaway.
Give FIRST, then share and share.....
Put their faces out there. Let people know these are the PASSED OVER BABES who have sat far too long on the Angel Tree. THEY NEED FAMILIES.
WHAT CAN YOU WIN???
1. A KINDLE TOUCH - (99.00 value)
2. FLIP ULTRA HD VIDEO CAMERA 8 GB 3RD GENERATION - Newest Model (150.00 value)
3. 100 DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE VINTAGE PEARL
Each and every piece is handcrafted from start to finish in the studio. They use sterling silver and freshwater pearls in their creations!!
4. A SIGNED COPY OF BIBLIOPLAN'S ANCIENT HISTORY BOOK (59.95 value)
by Rob and Julia Nalle
5. A set of 4 hand-carved wooden Christmas ornaments (50.00 value)
6. A 50 Dollar YOUR CHOICE Gift card
7. A 50 Dollar YOUR CHOICE Gift card
8. A 25 Dollar YOUR CHOICE Gift card
9. A 10 Dollar YOUR CHOICE Gift card
10. A 10 Dollar YOUR CHOICE Gift card.
These YOUR CHOICE cards are to ANY store, restaurant, mall etc. that you desire. You tell us what you want and we will deliver!! Amazon, Walmart, Cracker Barrel, Starbucks, Kohls, etc. etc.
Will you help the PASSED OVER BABES??
They have been on the Angel Tree since 2009.
THIS GIVEAWAY ENDS ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 13TH...
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I just donated to Arina and Paul!
ReplyDeleteI blogged about it: http://mdbeau.blogspot.com/2011/12/passed-over-babes.html
ReplyDeleteand posted on FB and Twitter.
Praying for these kids!
Hi Julia - I donated to Yegor, Arina, Paul, and Nikita. Thank you for doing what you're doing and God Bless you. Lisa Lim
ReplyDeleteironic timing since ben thought I abandoned him at shriners yesterday. I took sophie in to xray and said you wait here and watch mickey mouse. but he wasnt paying attention and when I came back he was sobbing, all alone with his blanket. he said I thought you left me. I promised him I would ALWAYS find him no matter WHERE he is. this abandonment feeling runs deep in these kids. they were literally thrown away! how could they not worry that it will happen again. Aaron is so much like Ben, such a sensitive little boy. If I could wave a magic wand, all the kids would have a permanent home. kids should not have to worry about their MAMA leaving them behind! it just isnt right and its so unfair that they were put in such a position.
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