Meant To Be

Each of my children were meant to be. They were each designed just for me, made for me, sent to me. So, for all those that have been posting what they are thankful everyday, here is mine. I am thankful everyday for the same thing. It is at the top of my list. I am so thankful that my children were meant to be. They each have a story, wether they came from "flesh of my flesh or bone of my bones." They are mine. They were meant to be hugged by me, kissed by me, loved by me, taught by me, and so much more. If they weren't meant to be then God would not have given them to me.
I love this song and it speaks everything that my heart feels. This Thanksgiving is meant to be. It is our first Thanksgiving all together. It is Leia's first turkey day. I will never be able to advocate enough for the orphan. I hope those who watch my life truly see the blessing of adoption. My life is blessed because of adoption. I have two more blessings that were "meant to be." I know the 147 Million Orphans in this world are meant to be; God wants them with a family. But, we are meant to give them a family or help someone else give them a family. You may not know anyone personally who is adopting at the moment, but there are so many families who could use the help to bring their child(ren) home. I have said this before and I will say it again, help them. Buy a shirt, donate money, anything you can do to help them bring their child home. You may not be one that can or wants to adopt a child, but you are still commanded to care for the orphan. So, I beg you, please help someone who is adopting. I have not met anyone yet through the adoption world who had every penny of their adoption expenses saved up when they started the process. I have not met anyone who did not have to fundraise and ask for money. I speak from past experience, we do not like asking, do not want to ask, and wish there was another way. But it costs to adopt. Yes, it sounds like tons of money and maybe there are ways to make it cheaper. Through years of research and two adoptions, the money all goes for something. Yes, there are crooks, but there is that sometimes with everything. Some money goes to help the ones who are left behind. People say, "Well, there is someone who is on a waiting list to adopt that baby." TRUTH PEOPLE, there are not 147 Million plus people who are waiting and willing to adopt. There are children left behind in orphanages with barely enough food to survive, the clothes on their back, and some orphanages so full not even a place to lay their head. That is the truth. Some orphans come from better situations, and thank you Lord (a prayer sent up) for those places.
If you are wondering how you find people who are adopting, you can click on the CHRISTMAS FRENZY button on my site and you will find 42 families who are currently in the process and are selling items to raise money. They will take donations too. You can also go to www.makingfootprints.org and click on the MISC icon and there are currently 3 families who are doing fundraisers through our site that would love to have a purchase made in their name. We have two more families that will soon be added as well. Please pray about this and help an orphan and their "menat to be family." Some families will get their child home and still have adoption bills left to pay (I know all about that, as well as others close to me do). It is my prayer that someone will be touched to help a family who is in the process of bringing THEIR child home.