Do You See What I See?

"Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows what we know, and holds us responsible to act." Prov. 24:12

Do You See What I see?

A beautiful little girl looking back at me? Waiting and wishing for a home. A little girl who has spent all her life, in an orphanage. Never knowing what having a family feels like. No one to tell her that they love her everyday, or to lay her down to sleep. 
















Do You See What I See? 

A little girl who left this earth, without the love of someone, like you, or like me. Never experiencing the love of a home, a sister, a brother, a mother & father. The love and the proper medical attention that she could be playing under the warm sun today. But instead she will be watching us forever from above. 
















Do You See What I See? 

A little girl that needs to jump and run and play. Have fun with friends, and experience all the things that life has to offer. A little girl that is ready to do something new. 
























Do You See What I See?

A little girls eyes filled with hope, and love. She has a family that will soon rescue her from a life time in an mental institute. Who will soon have brothers and sisters, a mother and father. She will experience things in life that her friends in her "baby home" will never even know or dream about. For every one orphan that is rescued, there are over a hundred that are left behind














Do You See What I See?

A little boy.. just reaching out to hug someone, like you or like me! A little boy who mom never really gave him the proper care and attention even before the day he was born. A Little boy that lights up the world around him, despite the fate, and destiny he has been given by no choice of his own. 

Do You Know What I Know!!

That all of these kids. They have lived in an Baby Home (orphanage) since the day that they came into the world. They were placed there for being born the way God made them to be. By no fault of their own, one day they woke up in the arms of nannies, and workers, never seeing their Mommies and Daddies again.  Never being intended to be heard from, or seen again. All because they were born with Down Syndrome. This I take quite personally, having a child with Down Syndrome myself. I know all the love, and the hopes and their dreams that they have inside of them, ready to show to the world. The love they radiate everyday, and want more than anything to be loved and accepted. 

You Know what else I know... 

That there are hundreds and hundreds of children out there in this world waiting to be adopted. Children with or without Down Syndrome. 

Did you know... 

That people in Eastern Europe can't believe that that we would want these kids! They can't understand why we would want to be "burdened" by these kids. 

If anyone ever wants to know... 

I will show you... 

The day the Nicholas was born, I knew that my life was forever changed. I knew that he would need me, and depend on me for the rest of his life. I knew he would need me, and his family for the love, and the guidance to make him the person that he is today. Never did I know that I would end up needing, him just as much as he needed me... 

Nicholas has had the love and attention of a mother... 





Nicholas has been blessed by the love of a Great Grandmother... 

The BEST of Friends... and cousins....

A Grandfather like no other

The Love & Hugs from a Grammy

He has has discovered.... 

 He has learned that if tries hard, he can achieve wonderful things!! 

 He has believed in many things... 

 He has played.... and played... 

He has made believe, and made everyone he meets believe that you can do anything you want to do... 

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 He has felt being proud of his achievements... 

Sometimes I wonder if Nicholas was born in another nation. A nation that does not have the same love and acceptance for individuals of people with Down Syndrome. Would anyone take notice? Would anyone take the time to hug him, feed him, love him? If he were left to a life in a baby home, or even worse, a mental institute. Would anyone open their hearts, and their homes to him? Would they take them into their home, and give them all the opportunities in the world that he deserved? I can only pray that someone in this world would take notice and open their home to him. Much like (I am sure) Vika's Mom has done for her...


 I know that for many of these parents, who had to give up their children. They must feel very much the same way. They have to wonder and pray for the well-being of their children. My heart breaks for them. They will never know the love that their sons and daughters had in their hearts, and was ready to shine to the world. Not because they didn't want them. But they felt as though the world didn't want them. 

Do you want to know one last thing... 

There are SO many families out there ready to adopt, and welcome these special children into their homes. But there is one thing that stops that from happening, and it is MONEY!! It makes me frustrated to say it.. but it is true. It is what I pray for, and wish for everyday. While a bigger home, or a nicer car would be nice. My heart automatically would lead me to giving children like Vika a forever family... if only... 

Right now, if you donate money to help bring Vika home (by clicking on the chip-in button to the left). You could be the lucky winner of an iPad 2. I want to say a big THANK YOU!!! 

to everyone that has supported me so far! 

You are a part of something way bigger than yourself!! 

All the love and blessings in the world..

taryn