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be the difference

Ever feel like you want to help, you just don’t know how?

Or wonder what you could do to really make a difference?

I want you to meet a few families that are working incredibly hard to bring their children home.

Children with special needs. Children that are orphans. Children that really need a mommy and a daddy.

Meet Desiree.

She and I have been online friends for a few years now. In the past, she sewed beautiful outfits to raise funds. She just recently started “Bands of Love” in an effort to bring sweet Rachel home.

In a very short time, they need to have a large portion of their adoption fees due. But they just don’t have it.

Yet.

Blogging tutorial

Desiree is selling adorable handmade floral headbands for $8 each, in the sweetest patterns. These would make a darling stocking stuffer for any little girl on your Christmas list! And in the process you’ll be helping another little girl come home to her forever family.

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Mandi and I met awhile back, and became closer when she and her husband Matt accepted a referral for a little guy through WACAP. Unfortunately, right after they stepped forward for their son, WACAP had to pull the grant they had been promised due to lack of funding.

Then Matt lost his job.

They’ve endured so much in trying to bring this sweet boy home. But they’ve held fast to their faith that Drew is meant to be their son.

In an effort to help bring Drew home, Tracy from JunkPosse has offered to donate 30% of any China purchase made in her store to Matt and Mandi. Read more details about that here.

I have one of Tracy’s necklaces and I love it 🙂

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And then there’s my friend Cynthia. We were DTC together waaaay back in early 2005. We met up with her and her husband Adam right after Isabelle came home. They also came and visited shortly after Sophie came home. Cynthia truly has a heart of gold, I love this woman.

And they have just accepted the referral of an absolutely darling little almost-7 year old they have named Asher.

Man, I just love that name 😉


They need to raise several thousand dollars in the next month in order to be able to continue on their journey to bring Asher home.

They have, among other things to help raise support, set up a giveaway (a Wii!) Be sure to check it out and get entered for the drawing on December 16th!

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Please consider making a $5 or $10 (or more!) donation to one or all of these families. And know that however you help, in a big or small way, you are making a difference in the life of a child.

For Rachel.

For Drew.

For Asher.

Be the difference.

An old man was walking down the beach just before dawn. In the distance he saw a young man picking up stranded starfish and throwing them back into the sea. As the old man approached the young man, he asked, “Why do you spend so much energy doing what seems to be a waste of time?”

The young man explained that the stranded starfish would die if left in the morning sun. “But there must be thousands of beaches and millions of starfish,” exclaimed the old man. “How can your efforts make any difference?”

The young man looked down at the small starfish in his hand and as he threw it to safety in the sea, he said,

“It made all the difference to that one.”

P.S. Speaking of Starfish, another way to make a difference, and it won’t even cost you a dime, is to visit Amy’s blog, and leave a comment. $1 will be donated to the Starfish Foster Home for every comment left!

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11.20.09 · adoption, love others 4

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  1. Desiree' says

    November 20, 2009 at 8:35 PM

    Stefanie!! you are so sweet. In the mist of trying to fund your own adoption you do so much for others who are trying to bring their children home!! What can I say?? Thank you so much for getting the word out!!

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  2. Chris says

    November 20, 2009 at 9:56 PM

    I love this post! I love how we can come together as a community and have an opportunity to help each other out!!!

    Thank you for making me aware of these amazing families!

    Reply
  3. Cynthia says

    November 21, 2009 at 2:29 AM

    Thank you so much for the shout out! We appreciate you so much!!

    Thank you for all you do for us and for the little ones!!

    Love you girl!

    Reply
  4. Patricia/NYC says

    November 21, 2009 at 2:50 AM

    You are an angel!!

    Wonderful post!!

    Reply

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I'm Stefanie. Wife to one, mom to 13. Occasional blogger and t-shirt maker. Wannabe photographer and exerciser. Constant grace-needer and orphan advocator. more
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