The Spirit of Giving

Christmas is wonderful. I love to spend time with family and enjoy giving thoughtful gifts. We don't have as much money as we had when I used to work full time. I can't work in my field right now but we are lucky to be doing just fine. Right now when so many families are struggling, I feel like we have so much.

Around this time of year many people try to give back to their community or help those in need. That's the best gift.

 If you are looking for a very worthy recipient of such help look no further than a young boy named Aiden. He is five years old and is living in an orphanage in Eastern Europe. He is also blind and it is not likely that he will be adopted because of his disability.

Aiden, age 5

I am not asking you to adopt him, though that would be wonderful. Please consider donating to help finance his adoption. Through Reece's Rainbow you can donate to a grant that will be used to help a family adopt him. It is expensive and can take several trips abroad to adopt a child who is not from the United States. This organization helps children with Down Syndrome and other special needs find families. I can't think of anyone more deserving than this sweet boy.

All of the stimulation and love that I give to Thomas is missing from this child's life. My heart just breaks to read about him and know that he could be so much more if he had a family to love him and teach him. He knows his name and is able to walk and understands simple directions. I find that very impressive considering the lack of interaction and education this child would get in an orphanage.

There is currently $360.22 available to assist in his adoption expenses. Let's see if we can raise that number! If you do one beautiful and selfless thing this year let it be helping this child find a family.

I know this is an unusual post for me but I had to share this in hopes that we could help this child.