Match­ing Mon­day

I'm tak­ing the "Match­ing Mon­day Challenge!"

From match­ing monday:

"I have been doing Match­ing Mon­days for many months now.More peo­ple fea­tur­ing wait­ing chil­dren means more peo­ple will be see­ing­wait­ing chil­dren and hope­fully more hearts will be changed, minds will be enlight­ened and more matches will be made. This is some­thing rel­a­tively easy that you can do to sup­port adoption.

I hope you will join me in this effort!

I encour­age YOU to become an advo­cate of wait­ing chil­dren by look­ing through your own states wait­ing chil­dren web­sites and choose one or two each Mon­day to fea­ture on your blog.

My three main goals in fea­tur­ing wait­ing chil­dren was to...

1. Give these chil­dren and all wait­ing chil­dren more pos­i­tive exposure.
2. Help change hearts and minds by allow­ing peo­ple to see who is really wait­ing for a family...break stereotypes.
3. Help cou­ples and chil­dren come together.

I have been think­ing of what else can be done with Match­ing Mon­days to help in these three goals move for­ward. After pon­der­ing on this topic, I decided that I need to recruit peo­ple to fea­ture wait­ing chil­dren on their own blogs. It seems that in many cases it is a lit­tle eas­ier to adopt chil­dren wait­ing in your own state."

I think I made some good picks!

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Lit­tle­john
About Lit­tle­john

Lit­tle­john is described as very active, talk­a­tive, and has a "wild imag­i­na­tion." Lit­tle­john likes play­ing bas­ket­ball, video games, and foot­ball. He also enjoys art and swim­ming. Littlejohn's favorite pos­ses­sions are his Lego's..
Lit­tle­john is age appro­pri­ate in both height and weight and he is able to com­plete per­sonal hygiene tasks with­out assis­tance. Things that make Lit­tle­john happy is hav­ing a good rela­tion­ship with his sis­ter, swim­ming, and going on field trips. Lit­tle­john has a good appetite and enjoys a vari­ety of foods.
Lit­tle­john needs a fam­ily who can pro­vide him love, struc­ture, and rou­tine. He will do well with a fam­ily who loves him dearly and can meet his need. Lit­tle­john is tribal and ICWA applies to the case, but there has been a good cause hear­ing so that all fam­i­lies can be considered.

Mona

Mona is an 18-year-old girl from Texas who is hop­ing to be adopted.

Mona is an adven­tur­ous teen who loves to have fun. She is spon­ta­neous and easy to get along with. She has a great sense of humor and tends to be sar­cas­tic at times. Mona loves to be on the go and involved in dif­fer­ent activ­i­ties. A very social teen, Mona has many friends. She also likes to keep up with the hottest trends in fash­ion and music. She loves her iPod and always has it with her. Mona will eat just about any­thing but really likes spaghetti, jam­bal­aya and chicken. Mona is a very encour­ag­ing teen. She loves to dance, draw and play sports. She is a great role model to younger chil­dren and just loves to have fun. Mona is cur­rently work­ing on improv­ing her grades in school and becom­ing more organized.
Mona and Joe are very bonded and get along great with each other. They think about each other in every deci­sion they make and spend a lot of time together. Mona and Joe really want to be adopted! Mona is an adven­tur­ous teen who loves to have fun. She is spon­ta­neous and easy to get along with. She has a great sense of humor and tends to be sar­cas­tic at times. Mona loves to be on the go and involved in dif­fer­ent activ­i­ties. Joe is very out­go­ing and excels in ath­let­ics. He plays foot­ball, bas­ket­ball and runs track for his school. He loves being out­doors and try­ing new things. He also is a great artist. Visit us at the San Anto­nio Heart Gallery. Visit us at the TARE Gallery.
Mona wants a fam­ily who likes to spend time together and is active. She wants an adven­tur­ous fam­ily who likes to be out of the house and go dif­fer­ent places. Mona is okay with hav­ing other chil­dren in the home as long as she can have her own room. She needs a fam­ily who will be sup­port­ive of her in the deci­sions she makes and will guide her through her future. Mona has two broth­ers, one that is a part of this adop­tion and the other with whom she would like to remain in con­tact with.
Sib­lingsJoe (16)

Prince

Prince is a 1-year-old boy from Texas who is hop­ing to be adopted.

Prince is an easy-going baby who enjoys affec­tion. He often smiles and enjoys engag­ing in play with adults and with other chil­dren. Prince is diag­nosed with Sen­sory Inte­gra­tion Issues. He was eval­u­ated by the Early Child­hood Inter­ven­tion (ECI) and they felt he became over­stim­u­lated by the out­doors. It is felt that he will over­come these issues through therapy.

 

Fadia, Prince, and David have a close rela­tion­ship. They enjoy being in each other's com­pany and play­ing together. Fadia is a very talk­a­tive and ener­getic youth who is fun to be around. David is a sweet, affec­tion­ate child who can be shy at first. Prince is an easy-going baby who enjoys affec­tion. They always warmly greet one another and are insep­a­ra­ble. They have their occa­sional con­flicts, but make no mis­take, they love and care for one another. Visit us at the TARE Gallery.

Prince needs to be placed with a fam­ily who can pro­vide him with love and nur­tu­rance and help pro­mote his deveo­pl­men­tal growth. It is impor­tant that his fam­ily be edu­cated about the chal­lenges that he may face later in life.

Shar­day

Shar­day is a 14-year-old girl from Texas who is hop­ing to be adopted.
Shar­day is very quiet and shy; how­ever, once she becomes com­fort­able with a per­son she can be very open and will talk for­ever. Shar­day enjoys writ­ing and being on the com­puter, she also enjoys play­ing bas­ket­ball. She loves to draw and be engaged in activ­i­ties with oth­ers. She will share, but only when she decides. Shar­day is very pro­tec­tive of her­self, space, and belong­ings. She can have episodes when she gets sad. Shar­day does fairly well in her classes, but can excel with encour­age­ment and extra sup­port. She strug­gles a lit­tle bit in read­ing. Shar­day receives extra help both at school and in her fos­ter home. Sharday's case­worker reports she is a well adjusted youth, that will tell you how she feels and knows how to express her feel­ings pos­i­tively. Shar­day is mind­ful of her actions and will accept respon­si­b­lity to cor­rect them. Sharday's fos­ter mother says she is doing very well. She helps oth­ers and will vol­un­teer to do more if some­one else is unable to do it. Fos­ter mother adds that Shar­day is a good lis­tener and likes to ask a lot of ques­tions because she is very curi­ous. Visit me at the TARE Gallery.
Shar­day is a very lov­ing girl who is seek­ing sta­bil­ity in her life. She needs a fam­ily that is very lov­ing, car­ing and sen­si­tive to her emo­tions. She needs a fam­ily that is will­ing to work with her and spend qual­ity time with her.

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you

We pray for the conversion of all those who refuse to acknowledge that human life belongs only to God.

Scripture:
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations."
- Jeremiah 1:4-5

Reflection:
To be or not to be? There is no question!

The question of "being" is something philosophers have long pondered. What is the meaning of being and what is the source? In the passage before us, we have our answer. We have being because we are known by God.

For God to declare that he knows and sets apart the prophet Jeremiah even before he is conceived indicates that our being rests in God's own being. Because He is and because He wills we, therefore, are and do. The Apostle Paul says as much when he declares before the philosophers of his day, "In Him we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28).

One of the tragedies of the abortion culture is that life in the womb has been so heartbreakingly devalued. To embrace the arguments of the "pro-choice" crowd one must conclude that the child in the womb doesn't exist, isn't there, has no being. But nothing could be further from the truth. That child is known by God and, as such, has being.

Prayer:
Lord God, we confess that in You we live and move and have our being. Because You are, we are. May we find grace from You to affirm the being of every human and may we labor to make this truth known to the world around us. Amen.

Rev. J. Kirk van der Swaagh
Pastor, Conservative Congregational Christian Conference

Thank God for Kids

I’ve always had a thing for babies and little children. I was the oldest of many cousins, so I acted like such a little mom all the time! I think that’s why I want to protect the unborn so much now too. Anyway, that facial expression of amazement I had back then, when I saw my little sister…. is almost exactly what my face looked like in the recent photo with my daughter (if you could see my face.) I still couldn’t believe this little breathing human came out of me? It’s still too amazing for me to fathom. I just got the most recent photos of my daughter in the mail today from her adoptive family, and I am even more in awe of what God can do. She is growing into such a beautiful little girl and is so happy! I love the parents so much. They said her eyes sparkle and shine so much and her smile wins over the hearts of everyone! People in their church can’t help but stop by and be captivated by her laugh and personality! Isn’t God GREAT! I was scared to open them when they first arrived, but I’m always so happy when I do. Thank you God for her and her great family!

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