Its been awhile I just returned from Haiti

I just returned from Haiti it was a eventful trip there was alot of unrest in this country. I am all ways amazed at how we as a nation have so much but we do nothing for a country that has nothing but misery and starvation. while we drive on these sad roads people will come up to the van to sell us nasty water or weeds they have picked or anything else. when you hand them something as simple as a granola bar or a little snack they are so grateful for it. where people in our country just take it for granted.But there are those that do make it out of this country to become something. There is a young man on the show so you think you can dance that has come along way.he was a orphan on the streets of Haiti and knew it was a legit way of making some pennies to live and now he is a wonderful dancer. so we can all pray that some way some how there will be a change for this country.

International Adoptions?

Madonna’s quest to adopt a second child — a 3-year-old girl — from Malawi has once again put the celebrity in the spotlight and stirred debate about international adoptions.Save the Children (U.K.) has said that the girl Madonna wants to adopt and children like her would be better off in their home countries, and that most children in orphanages have extended family. This view of international adoption is also held by Unicef. the news media often distorts some aspects of international adoption, but can at the same time bring needed attention to important realities the biggest problem in international adoption is that many who call themselves advocates for children’s human rights press for legal restrictions that limit the ability to provide homes to children in need. Thus Save the Children calls for denying Madonna’s second adoption based on interpreting a residence requirement so as to prevent virtually all international adoption. Some 67 children’s rights organizations went into court to oppose her first adoption. Unicef calls regularly for restrictions limiting international adoption to at best last-resort status.

Many millions of children worldwide are living and dying in orphanages or on the streets, with no possibility of finding homes in their own country. Unicef argues for the creation of foster care and social welfare programs, but these things will not happen overnight, and foster care generally doesn’t work nearly as well for children as adoption.

International adoption provides good homes for the children lucky enough to be placed, and brings significant new resources into countries to improve orphanage conditions and help build welfare programs for the future. Celebrities like Madonna and Angelina Jolie have provided many millions of dollars for such efforts. While few individual adopters have their resources, many develop comparable interest as a result of their own adoptions in contributing what they can to help those children left behind. I agree with this point on International Adoptions this is what helped me and Dave see what was going on in Haiti.I know when I tell people about Haiti they are shocked they never really heard on seen images of Haiti.once they are informed they are all ways willing to help our orphanage or what ever group we know that is helping this country.So I think judges in these country's should really take in the child's life and all that the adopting parents can do to help this child plus the country they are adopting from.

What you can do with just a little amount of money!

Before and after eating FMSC rice!

Have you ever thought that $5.00 could feed a child for a month! Well it can and I have personally held a little boy that was 4 yrs old and very close to death from not having any food.WoW, it was alot to take in. but after receiving  these boxes and loading them into a suitcase is a very strong and emotional experience. But I am so thankful for it.If every person gave $1.00 to a great cause that really cares about the people it is serving WOW it could change so much so we as Americans Have so much but lets give $1.00 and see what a difference it can make . I wish the U.S. had a program where we as Americans had to visit a 3rd world country  to see how great a country we have. who cares if we vote republic or democrati!. what really matters is starving kids or starving adults who watch there family not make it to the age of 56 yrs old. I know most parents are older then that in this country,can you Imagine not having your mom or dad around to see the milestones in your life! well right know take that dollar off your floor or out of your car that you just have laying around and feed a child! 

The simple things in life"What a blessing"

I have been thinking allot about the mess our country is in but then I think back to our trip to Haiti and it puts it into perspective.we are struggling to keep up with our daily bills and trying to make sure we have enough for gas or to buy food for our family until the next payday. but I know that all of us probally have food in our fridge or in cupboards right now It may not be what we fill like eating or maybe it wont go perfectly with what we are making but at least we have something.when I was hodling our son I knew what it meant to hold someone starving to death and it just broke my heart. How selfish it was when I would complain about not wanting to eat something that I just did not fill like eating. And all the times I would complain about having to clean my house at least I had a house to clean. or doing my laundry. I should be thankful to have clothes to clean and to wear. we may not have extra for things that will not matter in a year from know but at least we are able to eat and to make sure are kids are taken care off.And we can turn on the faucet and get a drink of water.what a blessing the simple things we take for granted.I truly hope someone can give this counrty some kind of help so the people can have hope someday.