Heavy on the heart is a common thread with me, which I feel I should apologize about. But truly, there is no way to sugar coat the orphan crisis, child abuse, trafficking and just plain brokeness. There is too much reality in what I blog about to be sweetly packaged with a pretty bow.
Over the months I have been so blessed to see so many beautiful children come home to their forever families, many of whom I have had the pleasure of meeting. Many I am still waiting to meet. But then there are so very many I will never meet, never see them as they grow and never, never, never. Why?
There is a side of this world that should never be. The side that doesn’t get talked about aside from those in our closed little community of passionate advocating orphan lovers and adoptive parents. Although we stand with torches blazing and lungs bellowing, screaming at the very tip tops of our voices for all to hear, begging for others to hear us out, to see what they have been blinded to. Please, SEE THEM! LOVE THEM! HELP THEM! SPREAD THE WORD! Although we stand, this is what is not heard… They will be lost forever, aging out and put on the streets to fend for themselves. They will be placed in mental institutions, be forgotten, caged like animals. They will die. If you dont listen, help, share, or see. Really open your eyes and look at their faces.
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Walden
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Dayna
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Declan
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Kevin
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Kyle
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Myra
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Rosie
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Stacy
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Hanson
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Jacob
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Connor James
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Leif
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Will
All of these precious, sweet babes have lost their battle waiting for a family. They all passed away before they could know the love of a mother, before they knew what snuggles were. They did not get the chance to live loved by the people they were with, but rather they were all so very loved by all those fighting to help them. We loved them, I loved them. I believe we will always love them, think of them, pray for their powerful legacy to live on. My hope is their legacy will bring forth change and give hope to those still waiting.
These are just a handful of the children who died waiting. In loving memory.
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It doesn’t have to be this way. These babies did not have to die.
Please share. Advocate. Educate yourself despite the heartbreak. Donate. Help change the world.
Heart Of The Young 
My heart’s breaking. it always does. I want to adopt them all. Like yesterday. I know I’m supposed to to finish my degree and get a job and settle down but I just want to drop everything and adopt like 30 kids. or move to Ukraine… thanks for all the research and work you’ve put into this site. I’ll be hanging around. 🙂
Joanna, Oh I have said this same thing to my husband so many times! I have grand ideas about opening up our own facility there someday and loving on all the kiddos, teaching them that they are treasures and not trash. But alas, we cannot do that just now. Lots of praying, lots and lots… Thank you so much for your support and thank you for reading my blog, I have put alot of work into it and am so happy to know it is serving it’s purpose and being read.