Two Months Ago Today....

...Henry Died.

As my pastor Fr. Greg said at his funeral, "He went from hell to the heaven of your arms to the heaven that never ends."

Today I bring you Darren...

Another little boy living in Henry's country....who needs to come to the heaven of a family before being transferred to the hell of an institution.

He SHOULD have been transferred to that institution NOW because he just turned 5 years old...

but an advocate friendly with the director at the baby house got them to give him 6 MONTHS before transfer.

He has 6 months to find a family or the rest of his life will look like this.

According to a family who met him in late 2012 (while adopting their child), he is gentle with others. He listens to and follows basic directions from caregivers. He has a developmental delay in all areas. He has "clubfeet" and walks with help.

Abby has met him before and blogged about him HERE and she took this precious photo and wrote these words: "He is in this photo. You can't see his face, but you can see affection. He used the small fence around the play area for support to walk over to this little girl and gently rub her hair."

Today I am going to ask you for a favor.

PLEASE share Darren....

in honor of Henry...

to find him a family before it is too late.

A friend has provided a $100 Prepaid Mastercard. If you share Darren's Reece's Rainbow profile:

http://reecesrainbow.org/439/darren405

you get an entry to win the card (leave a comment below telling me how you shared).

If you share Darren's Facebook Group:

Darren Needs a Family

you get an entry to win the card (leave a comment under my FB post)

If you blog about Darren on YOUR blog (and leave a comment and link to your blog here) you get 5 entries to win the card.

We are running this "SHARIN' DARREN GIVEAWAY" from today until February 28...

or until he finds a family, whichever comes first :-)

We are not asking for money for his Reece's Rainbow grant fund...but if you want to go to his Reece's Rainbow profile page linked above and click the "Donate Now" button on the bottom left and put in a little something today to show his family that we will support them when the time comes...

well...it would make this grieving momma's day a bit brighter.

Today in Washington DC....

....something is going on that you might not know about....

and I could not blame you.

The annual March for Life 2013 is taking place in our nation's capital to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Last year over 400,000 people marched to protect the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" which has been denied to the pre-born in the US since 1973.

More people (it is estimated) are there marching in DC RIGHT NOW!!!

I logged onto AOL this morning and checked the "Latest Headlines"...

not a mention.

I googled "March for Life 2013" - the only non-religious, non-March sponsored site that mentioned the March today as of 9am Eastern Time was a DC site which gives the street closures in effect in the capital city today during the March.

Now why am I talking about this on Henry's blog??

Because I have talked about the dangers of SILENCE regarding the unborn, the disabled, and the orphan on this blog before....

Because when we finally had confirmed Henry's actual diagnosis of Larsen's Syndrome and I googled it up...

The first item was a medical summary of the ultrasound techniques used to diagnose Larsen's Syndrome on a male child of 22 weeks gestation in the womb....the mother chose to terminate the pregnancy when her child was diagnosed.

The second item was a blog post by an anonymous woman whose baby girl was diagnosed with Larsen's Syndrome "in utero" at 24 weeks....and this woman ALSO chose to terminate the pregnancy of her little one.

So this one is personal for me.

And Henry.

We have been lied to.

For 40 years.

The same way the secular media is lying by not reporting that HALF a MILLION people are braving the cold RIGHT NOW to say ALL life is PRECIOUS and has VALUE.

The same way they try to say that only a bunch of clueless old men and religious kooks oppose abortion.

I beg to differ.

So do they.

The slogan for the March this year is:

40=55 Million

Meaning:

In 40 years, 55 Million American children have been disposed of because they were inconvenient or defective or unwanted...

or because their mothers were pressured and threatened and lied to.

My heart aches for them and I want them to know that forgiveness and healing is possible.

We need to stand up and SHOUT that EVERYONE has a place in this world.

No matter their race or economic circumstances or cognitive or physical abilities...

or size :-)

Because if we stay silent...

like they want us to...

the world will miss out on the wonderful light one special soul can bring.

My dear friend Donna....

Left this earth to meet her dear Jesus one year ago today.

Donna fought cancer for over 15 years...and was able to see her youngest daughter into high school after being diagnosed when she was only a baby...

I met Donna through a bible study group that met in my dining room for about 3 years...

Donna ALWAYS sat on my right....

And ALWAYS held my current baby so I could hostess and serve coffee and chase a toddler.

It gives me great JOY to know that Donna is holding Henry for me in heaven.

I think it is worse...

What is?

What the families hoping to adopt from Russia are going through.

Worse than what?

Worse than what I am going through.

How can not being able to complete an adoption be worse than your child dying?

Because of what I know.

And what they don't know.

I KNOW where Henry is.

Heaven.

I KNOW Henry is no longer in any pain and is happily running with abandon!

My heart breaks for the mommies and daddies who DON'T know.

Don't know if their children are hungry or cold or getting the medical care they need.

Don't know what the children are being told about why the parents they expected back after Orthodox Christmas are not there.

Don't know if their child's heart is broken.

Yes we are suffering together...

But they need your prayers more right now.

Please pray for an end to this senseless ban on American adoptions from Russia.

A season...

Of silence...

Of stillness...

Of suffering...

Of seeking...

Of listening...

Of abandonment...

To His Holy Will...

Which is Love and Mercy Itself.