Today was the offical launch of the Christmas Angel Project!
I know I have soooooo many things to blog about and there is an update in photos coming soon I promise! We have had a busy weekend but I will tell you about that later ;)
So I did get a bit of a head start in fundraising but oh well!
I am soooo looking forward to helping Igor this christmas and I hope ya'll we help me too!
I have a bake sale planned and a few other little fundraising ideas but since most of you are half way around the world it is almost impossible that you can be here but I would love you to give up something and donate it to Igors adoption fund!
50 cents, $1, $2, $20, $50, $100
IT ALL COUNTS!
Please consider giving the gift of a family to Igor this christmas!
Simply click 'chip in' and off you go!
That simple to save the life of an orphan this christmas!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Fliping a coin
Did you ever make a decsion on the flip of a coin?
I know I do it often.
I have the same chance of winning as I do of losing, right?
Well, its like Oscar.
Heads is that Oscar does get cancer by the age of seven.
Tails is that he does not get cancer by the age of seven.
Chances of winning are the same as chances of losing.
Oscar is as likly to get cancer as he is to not.
That is terrifing!
I flip a coin and it can mean Oscars life is a struggle or relativly easy, right?
But instead of flipping a coin I chose to trust.
Trust in the Lord.
Trust that His will shall be done.
TRUST....
That is the very thing I have been reling on since Oscars birth, to trust that this is ALL part of a plan.... Cancer or not!
50% is the chance Oscar will develop cancer
50% is the chance Oscar will not develop cancer
100% is the chance that God loves us
0% is the chance God will forsake us..... No matter what!
So lets flip....
I know I do it often.
I have the same chance of winning as I do of losing, right?
Well, its like Oscar.
Heads is that Oscar does get cancer by the age of seven.
Tails is that he does not get cancer by the age of seven.
Chances of winning are the same as chances of losing.
Oscar is as likly to get cancer as he is to not.
That is terrifing!
I flip a coin and it can mean Oscars life is a struggle or relativly easy, right?
But instead of flipping a coin I chose to trust.
Trust in the Lord.
Trust that His will shall be done.
TRUST....
That is the very thing I have been reling on since Oscars birth, to trust that this is ALL part of a plan.... Cancer or not!
50% is the chance Oscar will develop cancer
50% is the chance Oscar will not develop cancer
100% is the chance that God loves us
0% is the chance God will forsake us..... No matter what!
So lets flip....
Friday, October 29, 2010
BIG news!
Before I tell ya'll my big news, I just wanted to say Happy Birthday Billy :)
Billy is a brother next door :) Yep, him and Zac have very close birthdays huh?!
We have a party this sunday which is going to be super fun!
Billy.... Today you are seven, what JOY you have bought to us the past seven years!
Next off.... Could you PLEASE donate to Igors adoption! I am not having much luck but I know God is faithful and he is pulling together some great ideas here in Austrlia (but if you could help too that would be beyond great!)
Ok time for the BIG news :)
Remember how I did the 40 hour famine? And applied for the youth ambasitor?
Well, I got to the next round!
Yes, close to my dream of going to East Temor and help save the world, one person at a time!
I have to go to Syndey in about 2 weeks and do a speech! AHHHHHHH!
The speech is on 'an event that has made an impact on your life'!
WOW, How I just love the way God gives me so many oppertunitys to share Oscar with the world :)
It is going to be hard but I am doing this to show the world that one person can make a differance! And I will, whether I get this or not :)
I did the 40 hour famine in honor of Chrissie and I just know she has gotten me this far and will be right there with me when I am terrified doing my speech!
Please pray that God does give me this life changing oppertunity!
It wouls make Chrissie so proud, huh?!
Oscar is on the mend :) Not 100%, maybe not even 50% but on his way :)
I am keen to see him and tell him all about the oppertuntiy God gave me today!
Wow, I have 2 weeks to write a speech on Oscar!
Lets get to work! :)
Billy is a brother next door :) Yep, him and Zac have very close birthdays huh?!
We have a party this sunday which is going to be super fun!
Billy.... Today you are seven, what JOY you have bought to us the past seven years!
Next off.... Could you PLEASE donate to Igors adoption! I am not having much luck but I know God is faithful and he is pulling together some great ideas here in Austrlia (but if you could help too that would be beyond great!)
Ok time for the BIG news :)
Remember how I did the 40 hour famine? And applied for the youth ambasitor?
Well, I got to the next round!
Yes, close to my dream of going to East Temor and help save the world, one person at a time!
I have to go to Syndey in about 2 weeks and do a speech! AHHHHHHH!
The speech is on 'an event that has made an impact on your life'!
WOW, How I just love the way God gives me so many oppertunitys to share Oscar with the world :)
It is going to be hard but I am doing this to show the world that one person can make a differance! And I will, whether I get this or not :)
I did the 40 hour famine in honor of Chrissie and I just know she has gotten me this far and will be right there with me when I am terrified doing my speech!
Please pray that God does give me this life changing oppertunity!
It wouls make Chrissie so proud, huh?!
Oscar is on the mend :) Not 100%, maybe not even 50% but on his way :)
I am keen to see him and tell him all about the oppertuntiy God gave me today!
Wow, I have 2 weeks to write a speech on Oscar!
Lets get to work! :)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Chip-in
Ok, I have NO idea how to put my chip in button on the side of my blog! If someone could help that would be great (otherwise I will just put it at the end of every post :)
If everyone could just give a little amount of money to Igors adoption grant it will add up really quick!
10 cents will help!
Please consider donating and helping Igor find a family!
How knows, you donation might be the differance between a family saying yes or just walking away!
Donating is really easy, just click 'chip in' and fill out the forms and your done!
60 seconds of your life to help save him!
If everyone could just give a little amount of money to Igors adoption grant it will add up really quick!
10 cents will help!
Please consider donating and helping Igor find a family!
How knows, you donation might be the differance between a family saying yes or just walking away!
Donating is really easy, just click 'chip in' and fill out the forms and your done!
60 seconds of your life to help save him!
Igor...
Igor is my Christmas Angel this year and I have made a pledge to help him :)
Please help me do so!
He deseves a home, family, LOVE!
Please click on the chip-in button and help bring Igor home :)
Thank you!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The boy with the growing foot!
Today is Zacs 4th birthday :)
When I woke him up this morning he needed a reminder that it was his special day!
As soon as he got up he looked at his foot and said "Tayli, now I am 4 my foot is bigger!" with the biggest smile on his face!
I had to head off to school so I gave Zac his present soon after waking. In his card I gave him $5 and he was beyond thrilled with that! His very own money! Then he got a tool set from me and LOVED that too! He has been playing with it ALL day :)
Zac is such a joy to all those he meets! He is one of those really happy children, which I love :)
He has got to be one of the funniest four year olds I have ever meet too! He always says something to crack me up!
Jody was pregnate with Zac when they moved in next door so I have had the chance to know him since birth! Wow, that was an entire four years ago!
I still remember him being a lil bubba :(
And now I am so honored to call him... Brother :)
Little brother, you are an amazing little boy and bring me so much joy!
I am glad you had a great birthday!
We are so proud of you and love you very much!
Love Tayli xoxox
(Wanted to post this quick cono I had with Zac)
Taylah: Zac, Mattie Patterson says Happy Birthday
Zac: Is that Chrissies sister?
Taylah: It sure is!
Zac: Can we go and see her?
Taylah: She lives in Texas!!!!
Zac: Oh well, Chrissie will give me a hug from her and God AND Mattie :)
And can you guess what appered later today? A RAINBOW :)
Happy birthday Zac... Love Chrissie!
When I woke him up this morning he needed a reminder that it was his special day!
As soon as he got up he looked at his foot and said "Tayli, now I am 4 my foot is bigger!" with the biggest smile on his face!
I had to head off to school so I gave Zac his present soon after waking. In his card I gave him $5 and he was beyond thrilled with that! His very own money! Then he got a tool set from me and LOVED that too! He has been playing with it ALL day :)
Zac is such a joy to all those he meets! He is one of those really happy children, which I love :)
He has got to be one of the funniest four year olds I have ever meet too! He always says something to crack me up!
Jody was pregnate with Zac when they moved in next door so I have had the chance to know him since birth! Wow, that was an entire four years ago!
I still remember him being a lil bubba :(
And now I am so honored to call him... Brother :)
Little brother, you are an amazing little boy and bring me so much joy!
I am glad you had a great birthday!
We are so proud of you and love you very much!
Love Tayli xoxox
(Wanted to post this quick cono I had with Zac)
Taylah: Zac, Mattie Patterson says Happy Birthday
Zac: Is that Chrissies sister?
Taylah: It sure is!
Zac: Can we go and see her?
Taylah: She lives in Texas!!!!
Zac: Oh well, Chrissie will give me a hug from her and God AND Mattie :)
And can you guess what appered later today? A RAINBOW :)
Happy birthday Zac... Love Chrissie!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Oscar update!
I would LOVE to say that Oscar is doing great, but that in not the reality of things.
Infact, he is not doing well at all.
No he is not lying in a hospital bed close to death, which is a realtity that SO many of you have exerianced. And for that reason I should not be complaining. But this is HARD! It is hard to watch someone you love in pain. No it is not a pain that is going to result in death, and I should see that as a blessing, but hey, pain is pain? And noone wants to see someone they are so crazy in love with go through it!
Oscar bottom is still really bad. There are a few huge blisters on there and some spots are bleeding when we change him.
He also has a bad chest infection. It only got bad yesterday and we got some antibiotics today so hopeing he is on the mend!
I got to see his beautiful face for about a half an hour this afternoon :)
Although he was in pain he smiled a bit! ;)
He loved seeing the shadows on the walls and trying to make some!
He is just a crack up!
Please pray his bottom heals... and for good this time! Pray that the nasty cough goes away very soon! Pray for a happy little boy... the one we used to know!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Just wanted to say,
How great my friend Ashley is!
She has a little sister with that specail extra chromosome too!
I think Oscar and Laura would make the cutest little couple and how cool would it be to be related to Ash!
Laura has got to be the most adorable little girl EVER! Which is another reason why her and Oscar soooo belong together! I could just eat them up!
Ashley is simply AMAZING! I just love her so so much!
We have so much fun together, making cute videos and talking about Oscar and Laura.
Not matter what mood I am in Ashley can make me smile!
Could you believe that there is a huge ocean between us?
That we have never layed eyes on eachother?
That I have only known her for about a week?
Yet, I love her so much and can not wait to meet her in person!
Soul sisters, HUH?!?
Are they not the most beautiful girls? :)
Yep, Ashley and Laura are California girls :)
Love you Cali girls!
She has a little sister with that specail extra chromosome too!
I think Oscar and Laura would make the cutest little couple and how cool would it be to be related to Ash!
Laura has got to be the most adorable little girl EVER! Which is another reason why her and Oscar soooo belong together! I could just eat them up!
Ashley is simply AMAZING! I just love her so so much!
We have so much fun together, making cute videos and talking about Oscar and Laura.
Not matter what mood I am in Ashley can make me smile!
Could you believe that there is a huge ocean between us?
That we have never layed eyes on eachother?
That I have only known her for about a week?
Yet, I love her so much and can not wait to meet her in person!
Soul sisters, HUH?!?
Are they not the most beautiful girls? :)
Yep, Ashley and Laura are California girls :)
Love you Cali girls!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Something Special
I know it is Down Syndrome Awareness Month... Don't worry I have not forgot!
God has given me sooooo many oppertunities to not only teach people about DS but also LEARN about special needs :)
I have had school tasks, not direrctly related to special needs but I could change it to make it about that!
We had an english and a science task that I had the oppertunity to talk about DS just this week!
I will publish my english task soon, but I really wanted to talk about what today meant to me!
Each year the year 6 kids come over to the high school and do a few activitys with a peer support leader (Thats me this year!) and today we had a sports gala day :)
It was a beautiful day and super fun!
I had a group of around 30 children and 1 little girl with specail needs.
About half an hour into the day we started having issues... not participating, wetting pants, scared about high school, and honestly I was culeless as to what to do!
This scared me compleatly! If I could not deal with this special needs child how would I deal with Oscar?
So I spent the entire day running around for this child, as well as keeping my group under control, dealing with major ingerys (bleeding noses, broken arms) and trying to keep the kids participating in the sports and not water fights as it was stickin' hot!
While I was doing it I felt as if I was doing a terrible job! But everyone commented on what an amazing job I did and how well I handled all the challanges in the day!
Today was a bit of a message to me....
That I will be OK with Oscar,
That God wants me to look after this little girl when she enters high school next year,
And that maybe there is a future with special needs kids for me? (I sure hope so!)
Today I kinda lost faith in myself... I thought I couldn't do it... I was doing a terrible job! But turns out I did a great job!
I guess another message is that...
ALL is possible with God :)
God has given me sooooo many oppertunities to not only teach people about DS but also LEARN about special needs :)
I have had school tasks, not direrctly related to special needs but I could change it to make it about that!
We had an english and a science task that I had the oppertunity to talk about DS just this week!
I will publish my english task soon, but I really wanted to talk about what today meant to me!
Each year the year 6 kids come over to the high school and do a few activitys with a peer support leader (Thats me this year!) and today we had a sports gala day :)
It was a beautiful day and super fun!
I had a group of around 30 children and 1 little girl with specail needs.
About half an hour into the day we started having issues... not participating, wetting pants, scared about high school, and honestly I was culeless as to what to do!
This scared me compleatly! If I could not deal with this special needs child how would I deal with Oscar?
So I spent the entire day running around for this child, as well as keeping my group under control, dealing with major ingerys (bleeding noses, broken arms) and trying to keep the kids participating in the sports and not water fights as it was stickin' hot!
While I was doing it I felt as if I was doing a terrible job! But everyone commented on what an amazing job I did and how well I handled all the challanges in the day!
Today was a bit of a message to me....
That I will be OK with Oscar,
That God wants me to look after this little girl when she enters high school next year,
And that maybe there is a future with special needs kids for me? (I sure hope so!)
Today I kinda lost faith in myself... I thought I couldn't do it... I was doing a terrible job! But turns out I did a great job!
I guess another message is that...
ALL is possible with God :)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Yesterday....
I don't know what it was yesterday?
I woke in a good mood...
Nothing bad really happened...
But by the afternoon I was just so so emotional!
I went to babysitting and work right after, so I didn't really get time to think about anything which I thought would be a good thing, I would simply forget about my afternoon (not that it was horrible, just I was feeling horrible).
Well it didn't!
I got home and just lost it. Sat in my room, crying, angry, burdened!
Burdened for them....
These children are lonley, hungry, possible drugged!
Who knows what people are doing to them at this very second!
But what I do know is that they feel UNLOVED!
They do not know the love Our Father has for them or the love we have for them.
They feel worthless!
They just won't esscape my head!
No matter what I am doing I think of them, and what they are doing!
How they do not have a chance to life right now!
Last night I was asking why?
Why should they suffer God?
What did they do that is so bad?
I have sinned, they have not!
I have hated, they have not!
Why them, and not me?
I would trade MY life for THEIRS anyday!
Why? Becuase THEY are worth it!
I guess it hurts so much becuase I know what Oscar is like.
He thrives off love. So would they!
Last night, when I was highly emotional, I was talking to my friend Kimberly.
I sat there asking her why... I sat there telling her how I felt.
And she sat there and told me everything would be OK!
'I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you'~John 14:18
This amazing women is not my friend from school... In fact I have never meet her before! Just anouther one of those amazing friends I have over the other side of the world, Although she has an EXTORDANRY gift.
She made me trust!
Trust in His will.... This is all His plan and I am not in the position to question it!
She is the reason I got my 8 hours of sleep last night!
Thanks babe!
Not to mention what I found on my facebook wall this morning!
"Faith can move mountains....or can simply get you thru whatever is in front of you for the day. So when in doubt look up!!!!!!"
WOW! Is that not just what I need to do? PERFECT!
Do I think I am going to get through today without crying, questioning and getting angry?
Well, I sure hope so!
Thank you Kimberly, I love you!
I woke in a good mood...
Nothing bad really happened...
But by the afternoon I was just so so emotional!
I went to babysitting and work right after, so I didn't really get time to think about anything which I thought would be a good thing, I would simply forget about my afternoon (not that it was horrible, just I was feeling horrible).
Well it didn't!
I got home and just lost it. Sat in my room, crying, angry, burdened!
Burdened for them....
These children are lonley, hungry, possible drugged!
Who knows what people are doing to them at this very second!
But what I do know is that they feel UNLOVED!
They do not know the love Our Father has for them or the love we have for them.
They feel worthless!
They just won't esscape my head!
No matter what I am doing I think of them, and what they are doing!
How they do not have a chance to life right now!
Last night I was asking why?
Why should they suffer God?
What did they do that is so bad?
I have sinned, they have not!
I have hated, they have not!
Why them, and not me?
I would trade MY life for THEIRS anyday!
Why? Becuase THEY are worth it!
I guess it hurts so much becuase I know what Oscar is like.
He thrives off love. So would they!
Last night, when I was highly emotional, I was talking to my friend Kimberly.
I sat there asking her why... I sat there telling her how I felt.
And she sat there and told me everything would be OK!
'I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you'~John 14:18
This amazing women is not my friend from school... In fact I have never meet her before! Just anouther one of those amazing friends I have over the other side of the world, Although she has an EXTORDANRY gift.
She made me trust!
Trust in His will.... This is all His plan and I am not in the position to question it!
She is the reason I got my 8 hours of sleep last night!
Thanks babe!
Not to mention what I found on my facebook wall this morning!
"Faith can move mountains....or can simply get you thru whatever is in front of you for the day. So when in doubt look up!!!!!!"
WOW! Is that not just what I need to do? PERFECT!
Do I think I am going to get through today without crying, questioning and getting angry?
Well, I sure hope so!
Thank you Kimberly, I love you!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Boys will be boys...
As you know I was sick earlier today but am feeling much better now :)
I had a nap this afternoon and when I woke up I woke to the laughter of two little boys!
I walked out of my room to see Billy and Zac being thrown into the air by Jake and Paul! OH MY GOODNESS! These are 2 little boys, not gymnests! FAR OUT!
Jake has recently joined 'flips' and club for training people to do flips and stuff like that... he thinks it is really cool!
And I guess he thought it would be cool to show Billy and Zac how to do it too!
Defensive big sister DOES NOT agree!
So now...
Billy and Zac think it is cool to get Jakey to throw them around in the air, and jump off the trampoline and do flips!
Jake... I LOVE that you have a new hobbie but please, BE CAREFUL with my babies!
I had a nap this afternoon and when I woke up I woke to the laughter of two little boys!
I walked out of my room to see Billy and Zac being thrown into the air by Jake and Paul! OH MY GOODNESS! These are 2 little boys, not gymnests! FAR OUT!
Jake has recently joined 'flips' and club for training people to do flips and stuff like that... he thinks it is really cool!
And I guess he thought it would be cool to show Billy and Zac how to do it too!
Defensive big sister DOES NOT agree!
So now...
Billy and Zac think it is cool to get Jakey to throw them around in the air, and jump off the trampoline and do flips!
Jake... I LOVE that you have a new hobbie but please, BE CAREFUL with my babies!
Monday, October 18, 2010
While we wait...
They are waiting for someone... anyone, to come and rescue them!
They feel unwanted and unloved! They do not know that WE love them!
While we wait for the perfect timing...they hope they can wait another day.
While we wait for more money...they wait with nothing.
While we wait for a bigger home with enough room...they wait for room in our hearts.
While we wait for others approval......
I found this the other day and that is the way I feel....
It seems that at night time I often am thinking of orphans, Maybe it is the fact that my days are so full I do not have the time to sit down and think about these children but when night comes and I am sitting here thinking... It is almost always of them!
Their sweet faces haunt my dreams. Some nights it feels as if I have had NO sleep.
I am waiting....
Waiting to be old enough to adopt,
Waiting to be able to do something.
They are waiting....
And I can't help think they are waiting for me!
My heart is just breaking everytime I go on to the Reeces Rainbow site, which is just sooooo often! Honestly, I am doing everything I can to help these kids...
I have had my party, I am doing my Christmas Angel project, But what elce can I do?
I can not tell my family to adopt because here in Australia we can not adopt through RR.
I can not tell them to pack up and leave everything for the sake of an orphan.... I God wanted that done He would speak right to them right?
What can I possibly do to save these kids?
"We wait for perfect timing, They hope they can wait for another day"
I am waiting for perfect timing right?
Oh, wont you please pray for God to tell me exactly what he wants to do!
Trust me, if I could pack up and leave for the sake of an orphan I would!
If I could give my own life for the sake of an orphan I would!
There is not a thing I would not do for these kids, I would give up anything I owned to save just one!
Why?.... They are worth it! They are precious! They are LOVED!
But they just don't know it....
:(
Over 147 MILLION!
All WAITING,
UNLOVED
UNWANTED
UNCARED FOR
WAITING.......
They feel unwanted and unloved! They do not know that WE love them!
While we wait for the perfect timing...they hope they can wait another day.
While we wait for more money...they wait with nothing.
While we wait for a bigger home with enough room...they wait for room in our hearts.
While we wait for others approval......
I found this the other day and that is the way I feel....
It seems that at night time I often am thinking of orphans, Maybe it is the fact that my days are so full I do not have the time to sit down and think about these children but when night comes and I am sitting here thinking... It is almost always of them!
Their sweet faces haunt my dreams. Some nights it feels as if I have had NO sleep.
I am waiting....
Waiting to be old enough to adopt,
Waiting to be able to do something.
They are waiting....
And I can't help think they are waiting for me!
My heart is just breaking everytime I go on to the Reeces Rainbow site, which is just sooooo often! Honestly, I am doing everything I can to help these kids...
I have had my party, I am doing my Christmas Angel project, But what elce can I do?
I can not tell my family to adopt because here in Australia we can not adopt through RR.
I can not tell them to pack up and leave everything for the sake of an orphan.... I God wanted that done He would speak right to them right?
What can I possibly do to save these kids?
"We wait for perfect timing, They hope they can wait for another day"
I am waiting for perfect timing right?
Oh, wont you please pray for God to tell me exactly what he wants to do!
Trust me, if I could pack up and leave for the sake of an orphan I would!
If I could give my own life for the sake of an orphan I would!
There is not a thing I would not do for these kids, I would give up anything I owned to save just one!
Why?.... They are worth it! They are precious! They are LOVED!
But they just don't know it....
:(
Over 147 MILLION!
All WAITING,
UNLOVED
UNWANTED
UNCARED FOR
WAITING.......
Just an update!
All here in Australia is relativly going well.
That friend of mine I talked about losing her mother and father came back to school yesterday! I am so proud of her! She is AMAZING! And it was so great to see her again!
Oscar bum is a little better, when I say little I mean little. But a little bit better each day makes a differance!
I know you probebly think I am being dramatic about the whole thing but trust me.... it is bad! It is a burn, burns are painful! It bleeds it is that bad :(
I wish I could put a picture up but sadly these days you can not put pictures of bottoms on the internet without stressing over who is looking at them!
We are so exited to get Oscars pixi photo delived any day now! I can not wait to see it! Although they did say it wasn't to great as he couldn't sit up due to his butt and whenever he was laying he would roll around! lol :)
Today I had to take the day off school which really sucked as we had a breast cancer fundraiser at school.... which I had organised and I couldnt be there!
I have been up ALL night vomiting! Yuck!
I hate being stuck at home with almost nothing to do! Infact I like school! I want to be there! I want to see my friends and Tuesday afternoons is my afternoon with Oscar! well not this week! :(
I have been feeling a little better this morning and have not vomited which is a good sign!
Not sure where this came from? There are no virus' going around and I didn't eat anything that the others didn't.... Weird huh?
Hope you all have a blessed day! MWAAAA :)
That friend of mine I talked about losing her mother and father came back to school yesterday! I am so proud of her! She is AMAZING! And it was so great to see her again!
Oscar bum is a little better, when I say little I mean little. But a little bit better each day makes a differance!
I know you probebly think I am being dramatic about the whole thing but trust me.... it is bad! It is a burn, burns are painful! It bleeds it is that bad :(
I wish I could put a picture up but sadly these days you can not put pictures of bottoms on the internet without stressing over who is looking at them!
We are so exited to get Oscars pixi photo delived any day now! I can not wait to see it! Although they did say it wasn't to great as he couldn't sit up due to his butt and whenever he was laying he would roll around! lol :)
Today I had to take the day off school which really sucked as we had a breast cancer fundraiser at school.... which I had organised and I couldnt be there!
I have been up ALL night vomiting! Yuck!
I hate being stuck at home with almost nothing to do! Infact I like school! I want to be there! I want to see my friends and Tuesday afternoons is my afternoon with Oscar! well not this week! :(
I have been feeling a little better this morning and have not vomited which is a good sign!
Not sure where this came from? There are no virus' going around and I didn't eat anything that the others didn't.... Weird huh?
Hope you all have a blessed day! MWAAAA :)
Australias Saint & Texas' Saint
As many of you may have realised, Mary MacKillop has been recognised as a saint. Today, an Australian women was recognised for all the work she put in to serve the Lord. She devoted her life to Him. She is an insperation to ALL women and how blessed our lives can be serving others and Him... Her life was blessed and ours can too! She showed us the way! She showed us what it is like to trust God with EVERYTHING and anything. She showed us that with God ALL things are possible!
She was amazing!
Excuse me if I am wrong, but to become a saint you must be recognised for two miricals?
Mary MacKillops two miricals were curing people of cancer... The first leukaemia and second of lung cancer. Both of these women had NO hope of living but hey, they did!
So you know why the title of my post is Australias saint but do you get the Texas part?
This time, exactly a year ago Chrissie got off the plane at huston airport sreeming the words "Hi Ya'll!" in her Texas accent!
From that day on Chrissie touched the hearts of so many! Not only in America but all over the world! (Yep, thats me!!!)
Chrissie was no longer an orphan tied to a crib, left there for hours with NO love... She was thriving in her new family, living life like she had been her entire life, SHE WAS LOVED!
She went from this....
To this...
A helpless, dying orphan....
to a precious, sweet, perfect, thriving, LOVED, little Princess!
ADOPTION CHANGES LIVES!
Before I talked about how to be named a saint you must have performed two miricals...
Well Chrissie, I am proud to say YOU are a saint too baby girl!
You have performed mirical after mirical after mirical!
You are one amazing little girl and I am so honored I know you!
You, just like Mary MacKillop, showed the world how to live!
You trusted Him with everything!
You let Him use your life to bring so many people to Him!
You showed the world that with God ALL is possible!
Chrissie's miricals!
-Living past 2 days old without heart surgery
-Serving in an orphanage waiting for momma and dadda to come for 4 years
-Bringing people closer to Christ
-Bossing your heart
-Touching thousands of hearts all around the world
-Showing the world what a warrior princess you are
And much much more baby!
You are our little saint, precious girl!
You make us all so so proud and bless our lives each and every day!
I miss you so much Chrissie and I am so exited to meet you in heaven!
Christyn Joy, you changed my life beyond beleif and I am so so blessed to have had the oppertunity to get to know and love you!
Your so amazing, you shine like the stars! Your so amazing, the beauty you are! You came blazing right into my heart! Your so amazing.... You are!
She was amazing!
Excuse me if I am wrong, but to become a saint you must be recognised for two miricals?
Mary MacKillops two miricals were curing people of cancer... The first leukaemia and second of lung cancer. Both of these women had NO hope of living but hey, they did!
So you know why the title of my post is Australias saint but do you get the Texas part?
This time, exactly a year ago Chrissie got off the plane at huston airport sreeming the words "Hi Ya'll!" in her Texas accent!
From that day on Chrissie touched the hearts of so many! Not only in America but all over the world! (Yep, thats me!!!)
Chrissie was no longer an orphan tied to a crib, left there for hours with NO love... She was thriving in her new family, living life like she had been her entire life, SHE WAS LOVED!
She went from this....
To this...
A helpless, dying orphan....
to a precious, sweet, perfect, thriving, LOVED, little Princess!
ADOPTION CHANGES LIVES!
Before I talked about how to be named a saint you must have performed two miricals...
Well Chrissie, I am proud to say YOU are a saint too baby girl!
You have performed mirical after mirical after mirical!
You are one amazing little girl and I am so honored I know you!
You, just like Mary MacKillop, showed the world how to live!
You trusted Him with everything!
You let Him use your life to bring so many people to Him!
You showed the world that with God ALL is possible!
Chrissie's miricals!
-Living past 2 days old without heart surgery
-Serving in an orphanage waiting for momma and dadda to come for 4 years
-Bringing people closer to Christ
-Bossing your heart
-Touching thousands of hearts all around the world
-Showing the world what a warrior princess you are
And much much more baby!
You are our little saint, precious girl!
You make us all so so proud and bless our lives each and every day!
I miss you so much Chrissie and I am so exited to meet you in heaven!
Christyn Joy, you changed my life beyond beleif and I am so so blessed to have had the oppertunity to get to know and love you!
Your so amazing, you shine like the stars! Your so amazing, the beauty you are! You came blazing right into my heart! Your so amazing.... You are!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Helpless
Right now that is the word to discribe the way I am feeling.
Today we were meant to go to the buddy walk but plans were changed and we didn't end up getting there :(
I feel helpless because Oscar bum is really bad again and there is NOTHING I can do!
Helpless.... I can not take your pain away
Helpless.... I can not find the right bum cream to help you
Helpless.... I can not provide finacially for your medication and creams
Helpless.... I can not do anything to make you smile
Helpless.... I can not comfort you
Helpless....
Helpless....
Helpless....
Helpless.... I am human!
God! I am pleading!
I am begging!
Take his pain away! Dont not make him suffer!
I will do ANYTHING to take that pain away!
To hear him laughing! Oh how I love that sound!
I will do absolutly anything to have my happy little boy back! Pain free!
Oscar, sweet hunny, God it there, watching and listening to our pleads! He has a plan, I promise!
Keep fighting this pain, you are a brave little boy and I couldn't be more proud of you!
We will get through this baby! One day all that butt pain is going to be gone!
I love you baby! So so so much! I am sorry I can not help you, but He will! Just in Hid perfect time!
Please pray for my sweet boy! Hate seeing him like this! It shatters my heart into a million peices!!!!
Love you Oscar William Rose!
Today we were meant to go to the buddy walk but plans were changed and we didn't end up getting there :(
I feel helpless because Oscar bum is really bad again and there is NOTHING I can do!
Helpless.... I can not take your pain away
Helpless.... I can not find the right bum cream to help you
Helpless.... I can not provide finacially for your medication and creams
Helpless.... I can not do anything to make you smile
Helpless.... I can not comfort you
Helpless....
Helpless....
Helpless....
Helpless.... I am human!
God! I am pleading!
I am begging!
Take his pain away! Dont not make him suffer!
I will do ANYTHING to take that pain away!
To hear him laughing! Oh how I love that sound!
I will do absolutly anything to have my happy little boy back! Pain free!
Oscar, sweet hunny, God it there, watching and listening to our pleads! He has a plan, I promise!
Keep fighting this pain, you are a brave little boy and I couldn't be more proud of you!
We will get through this baby! One day all that butt pain is going to be gone!
I love you baby! So so so much! I am sorry I can not help you, but He will! Just in Hid perfect time!
Please pray for my sweet boy! Hate seeing him like this! It shatters my heart into a million peices!!!!
Love you Oscar William Rose!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Reece's Rainbow Fundraiser...
In honor of Chrissie!
The party started at 2pm thisafternoon but I want to tell you all about the previous day too :)
We had been cooking ALL Thursday afternoon and I had to work Friday to Mum stayed home and cooked untill I got home from work at 8pm. My cousins Beth and Sarah are spending the weekend here to so they were a great help in cooking, cleaning and setting up for the party.
Friday night was loads of fun, just hanging out with Sarah and Beth and cooking for Chrissie (:
We ended up pushing two single bed together and all slept in there so we could be together. This was about 11pm, and boy were we tired! A big week at school, and work, and babysitting, and planning a party, and cooking... It really takes it out of you!
All weather forcasts were raining, poring, and in some places snowing! I was nervous about the weather, being stuck inside all day wasn't going to be as good as I had planned!
I woke at about 6am and looked out the window... Can you guess what I saw?
SUN AND BLUE SKYS! Wow! See, God is greater then any news forcast!
God had planned for me to have this party on THIS date and He was going to make it suuny. Great Huh?!
Unfortunatly, it was REALLY windy and chilli outside but that was OK, because it wasn't wet! Amen :)
In the morning we cooked and cooked and cooked! Then set up and decorated the house, perfect for a princess! I was really looking forward to the party, in just a few short hours!!!!
Its hard to think that I had been planning this party since May and it was all going to be over soon enough, kinda a sad thought, but I was really looking forward to it!
Once we had the house set up and all food was cooked I started to get ready :)
I got to put my 'Boss your heart' necklace on for the very first time (Thank you so much Lorraine!) And I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! And it just happened to look amazing with my dress ;)
We still had a bit of time on our hands so while we finished getting ready for everyone to come we watched Dirty Dancing. It has got to be one of the most greatest movies! Love it! And Mumma LOVES Patrick! So that was alot of fun too :)
After we were ready, my sister Lana arrived! I LOVE Lana to bits! She has got to be one of the most bossy people I have ever come across but I love it!
We had a bit of a dance and then more guests started arriving!
Within a half an hour pretty much everyone was here so we played some games.
We played the clinker game, a game where you pass around a bag of clinker, take a bite and if you guess the right colour you get another turn.
The little kids really enjoyed this game but honestly for the bigger kids, after a while it got a bit boring. So we got some new games to play :)
Have you heard of the show minute to win it? Well you play all sorts of differant games and have 60 seconds to compleate each one!
It was loads of fun!!!!! So of the games were really funny to watch, there were ones were you had to put your nose in vassalene and the dip it in a cotton ball to move the ball from one place to another using your nose, it was a crack up to watch :)
After that we just talked and danced.
Then I got the computer out and we watched a slide show I made for and about Chrissie (I will try and get it up as soon as I can! I really want to share it with everyone!) Then we had a birthday cake and sang the 'happy birthday' song to Chrissie, just because she LOVES it!
Soon after that alot of people started leaving so the rest of us hit the dance floor and busted some moves ;)
I think Billy was the best dancer! He was a crack up!
Then we had a massive photo sesh (session) and took LOTS of photos! :)
There was stacks of yummy food at the party but I think EVERYONES favorite has to be Gragras cramel slice! Amazing how a half blind women can cook such amazing food!
Also, Oscar did show up today, but only for a little while, he is in alot of pain with his bottom at the moment, poor little thing! He wasn't a very happy boy!
Sarah and Beth are sleeping again tonight which is good but I think we all be in bed pretty soon after such a big day!
There are SO many people I need to thank!
First off, Thank you Patterson family. Thank you for letting Chrissie touch my heart and make me want to change the world! Thank you for bringing Chrissie into your family and loving on her! Thank you for all your kind words and support! Thank you for always praying for me! You guys are a real blessing in my life and I love each and everyone of you to bits!
Next, everyone who came! WOW guys! Thank you for coming, Thank you for donatining, Thank you for all your sweet comments, Thank you for making my day so special!
Thank you to my beautiful Mummy, for letting me host this party, for slaving in the kitchen all week, for buying everything we needed, for all your time and effort. I love you!
Thank you to everyone how has been following my blog, and facebook, for all your great party ideas, and sweet thoughts :)
And a BIG Thank You to Andrea Roberts, for helping bring these orphans home! You are amazing!!!!!
Oh, you are probebly wondering how much was raised...
Well, I was guessing about $200 before I counted it and guess what?!?
$400!
$400 towards finding sweet Nika a forever family!
$400 towards saving Nikas life!
Thank you EVERYONE so much for donating!
Love you all to bits!
Also, My cousin Sarah wanted to feature on my blog so here you go... :)
(Sory they are not in
Hayy everyone, it’s sarah, Taylahs cousin here I was just writing to say that taylah was not lying in her blogg the fundraiser was absoulutly amazing and everyone had a ball!
I also just wanted to make sure that you all knew that my couisin is the most amazing girl and the specialist person on this earth. I also want to thank you for letting such special people into her life. I hope that everything works out for all of your familes, REST IN PEACE CHRISSIE,,
Thanks Sar!
And one more thing! After we watched Chrissie's slide show I showed this...
Is it not the sweetest thing? :)
Here are some pics from the party.... ENJOY!
(Sorry they are not in order, can't really be bother to fix it!)
Oh Chrissie, How I longed to have you there dancing in my arms today! But I know you are looking over at me now with a smile! I hope I made you proud, baby girl! That was my main goal... my goal through out my life! One day we will have a Princess Ball in heaven together and it will be even better then today! I love you Princess Chrissie!
The party started at 2pm thisafternoon but I want to tell you all about the previous day too :)
We had been cooking ALL Thursday afternoon and I had to work Friday to Mum stayed home and cooked untill I got home from work at 8pm. My cousins Beth and Sarah are spending the weekend here to so they were a great help in cooking, cleaning and setting up for the party.
Friday night was loads of fun, just hanging out with Sarah and Beth and cooking for Chrissie (:
We ended up pushing two single bed together and all slept in there so we could be together. This was about 11pm, and boy were we tired! A big week at school, and work, and babysitting, and planning a party, and cooking... It really takes it out of you!
All weather forcasts were raining, poring, and in some places snowing! I was nervous about the weather, being stuck inside all day wasn't going to be as good as I had planned!
I woke at about 6am and looked out the window... Can you guess what I saw?
SUN AND BLUE SKYS! Wow! See, God is greater then any news forcast!
God had planned for me to have this party on THIS date and He was going to make it suuny. Great Huh?!
Unfortunatly, it was REALLY windy and chilli outside but that was OK, because it wasn't wet! Amen :)
In the morning we cooked and cooked and cooked! Then set up and decorated the house, perfect for a princess! I was really looking forward to the party, in just a few short hours!!!!
Its hard to think that I had been planning this party since May and it was all going to be over soon enough, kinda a sad thought, but I was really looking forward to it!
Once we had the house set up and all food was cooked I started to get ready :)
I got to put my 'Boss your heart' necklace on for the very first time (Thank you so much Lorraine!) And I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! And it just happened to look amazing with my dress ;)
We still had a bit of time on our hands so while we finished getting ready for everyone to come we watched Dirty Dancing. It has got to be one of the most greatest movies! Love it! And Mumma LOVES Patrick! So that was alot of fun too :)
After we were ready, my sister Lana arrived! I LOVE Lana to bits! She has got to be one of the most bossy people I have ever come across but I love it!
We had a bit of a dance and then more guests started arriving!
Within a half an hour pretty much everyone was here so we played some games.
We played the clinker game, a game where you pass around a bag of clinker, take a bite and if you guess the right colour you get another turn.
The little kids really enjoyed this game but honestly for the bigger kids, after a while it got a bit boring. So we got some new games to play :)
Have you heard of the show minute to win it? Well you play all sorts of differant games and have 60 seconds to compleate each one!
It was loads of fun!!!!! So of the games were really funny to watch, there were ones were you had to put your nose in vassalene and the dip it in a cotton ball to move the ball from one place to another using your nose, it was a crack up to watch :)
After that we just talked and danced.
Then I got the computer out and we watched a slide show I made for and about Chrissie (I will try and get it up as soon as I can! I really want to share it with everyone!) Then we had a birthday cake and sang the 'happy birthday' song to Chrissie, just because she LOVES it!
Soon after that alot of people started leaving so the rest of us hit the dance floor and busted some moves ;)
I think Billy was the best dancer! He was a crack up!
Then we had a massive photo sesh (session) and took LOTS of photos! :)
There was stacks of yummy food at the party but I think EVERYONES favorite has to be Gragras cramel slice! Amazing how a half blind women can cook such amazing food!
Also, Oscar did show up today, but only for a little while, he is in alot of pain with his bottom at the moment, poor little thing! He wasn't a very happy boy!
Sarah and Beth are sleeping again tonight which is good but I think we all be in bed pretty soon after such a big day!
There are SO many people I need to thank!
First off, Thank you Patterson family. Thank you for letting Chrissie touch my heart and make me want to change the world! Thank you for bringing Chrissie into your family and loving on her! Thank you for all your kind words and support! Thank you for always praying for me! You guys are a real blessing in my life and I love each and everyone of you to bits!
Next, everyone who came! WOW guys! Thank you for coming, Thank you for donatining, Thank you for all your sweet comments, Thank you for making my day so special!
Thank you to my beautiful Mummy, for letting me host this party, for slaving in the kitchen all week, for buying everything we needed, for all your time and effort. I love you!
Thank you to everyone how has been following my blog, and facebook, for all your great party ideas, and sweet thoughts :)
And a BIG Thank You to Andrea Roberts, for helping bring these orphans home! You are amazing!!!!!
Oh, you are probebly wondering how much was raised...
Well, I was guessing about $200 before I counted it and guess what?!?
$400!
$400 towards finding sweet Nika a forever family!
$400 towards saving Nikas life!
Thank you EVERYONE so much for donating!
Love you all to bits!
Also, My cousin Sarah wanted to feature on my blog so here you go... :)
(Sory they are not in
Hayy everyone, it’s sarah, Taylahs cousin here I was just writing to say that taylah was not lying in her blogg the fundraiser was absoulutly amazing and everyone had a ball!
I also just wanted to make sure that you all knew that my couisin is the most amazing girl and the specialist person on this earth. I also want to thank you for letting such special people into her life. I hope that everything works out for all of your familes, REST IN PEACE CHRISSIE,,
Thanks Sar!
And one more thing! After we watched Chrissie's slide show I showed this...
Is it not the sweetest thing? :)
Here are some pics from the party.... ENJOY!
(Sorry they are not in order, can't really be bother to fix it!)
Oh Chrissie, How I longed to have you there dancing in my arms today! But I know you are looking over at me now with a smile! I hope I made you proud, baby girl! That was my main goal... my goal through out my life! One day we will have a Princess Ball in heaven together and it will be even better then today! I love you Princess Chrissie!
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